The commonwealth is now the 23rd state to end capital punishment.

The bill will now go to Gov. Ralph Northam’s desk. If passed, the Commonwealth would become the 23rd state to ban capital punishment.

Senators vote 21-17 on party lines to end capital punishment, but the House of Delegates has to pass its own bill before the death penalty can be abolished.

Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley’s goal of overturning the state’s death penalty achieved a difficult stride today when the state senate voted in favor of a repeal.

Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley spent yesterday being grilled by his state’s legislators when he testified in support of his push to repeal Maryland’s death penalty.

Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley is delivering a speech today in which he will outline his plan to make repealing the state’s death penalty one of his top legislative priorities of the year.

Maryland legislators may have the opportunity to vote on repealing the state’s death penalty this year.

The president of the NAACP will meet with Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley today, pushing him to repeal the death penalty in the Old Line State.

The scene this past Saturday was typically D.C. A packed gym, representative of city demographics with basketball interest, served as the tiniest of temporary meccas for the basketball world.

Photo by stacyviera Just last month, the state of Maryland saw some activity with regard to the death penalty. Yesterday was Virginia’s turn. The Washington Post reports that Virginia Governor Tim Kaine vetoed a mess of bills related to gun carry, capital punishment, and vicarious liability. For the third consecutive year, as the Post notes, Gov. Kaine knocked down the “triggerman” bill that would hold accountable accomplices to murders. This is known as “guilt by…