Author: Darla Shelden
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Maryland Senate passes O’Malley’s death penalty repeal bill
By ALEX JACKSON, Staff Writer Posted on March 6, 2013 The Maryland State Senate passed Gov. Martin O’Malley’s proposed death penalty repeal on Wednesday. After more than two hours of debate, the Senate voted 27-20 in favor of the repeal. […]
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Georgia Inmate Wins Stay of Execution 30 Minutes Before Execution
US federal appeals court for the 11th circuit spares prisoner from death chamber to consider issue of his intellectual disabilities By Ed Pikington in Jackson Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013 Warren Hill, an intellectually disabled prisoner, has been spared the death […]
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OK Senate Bill 717 – Capital Punishment Task Force
State Senator Constance N. Johnson has authored and submitted Senate Bill 717 for the 2013 Oklahoma Legislative Session. SB 717 Task Force bill is regarding Capital Punishment; creating a task force to study capital punishment. Status: Emergency. The Oklahoma Legislature […]
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