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| Republicans push Md. Gov. to lift ban |
| By The BayNet.com |
| Published: 04/17/2008 |
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MARYLAND - Following the Supreme Court’s ruling that upheld lethal injection as a constitutional means of execution, House Republicans sent an open letter Governor Martin O’Malley calling on him to issue new death penalty regulations. “With today’s Supreme Court ruling, the Governor has lost an excuse to withhold issuing new regulations”, said Delegate Anthony O’Donnell, House Minority Leader. “He should follow the lead of his colleague in Virginia and end his de facto ban on this constitutionally passed law.” On April 1, Virginia Governor Timothy M. Kaine issued a moratorium on lethal injections pending the Supreme Court’s ruling on Baze v. Rees. The moratorium was lifted today after the ruling was announced. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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