a bill to repeal Maryland’s death penalty failed to get enough...

a bill to repeal Maryland’s death penalty failed to get enough support in a Senate committee to move forward. The Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee voted five to five. The bill, sponsored by Baltimore Sen. Lisa A. Gladden, would replace the death penalty with life without parole. The bill has been one of the most talked about measures during the General Assembly’s 90-day session. Gov. Martin O’Malley, a Democrat, said he would be willing to sign a repeal of the death penalty, if the measure is approved by the General Assembly. There are currently six men on death row.