MD has executed so few people since the death penalty was reinstated some 30-odd years ago – does this still effectively end it?

WBAL

The Maryland Senate has amended a death penalty repeal bill to keep capital punishment on the books while limiting its use.

The Senate voted 33-12 Tuesday to accept an amendment by Sen. Robert Zirkin, a Baltimore County Democrat.

Under the amendment, either biological evidence such as DNA, a videotaped confession to a murder or a video recording that conclusively links a defendant to a murder would be needed to seek the death penalty

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