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To Date in the States

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The 2009 state legislative season has been especially active for death penalty issues.  As many legislature are winding down, I thought this might be a good time to provide a summary.To date, two states have given final approval to significant death penalty legislation.  Bills are still pending in several states.New Mexico.  The state abolished its death penalty replacing it with a sentence of life without parole.  The legislation was HB 285, and it has been signed into law by the governor.  The legislative session has concluded.Maryland.   The Maryland Senate rejected an abolition bill supported by the governor.  It passed legislation that severely restricts death penalty prosecutions to cases involving DNA evidence, video-recorded crimes, and/or video-recorded confessions...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on April 24, 2009 (boomark / email).