Gov. O’Malley to commute sentences of Maryland’s remaining death-row inmates
When the Maryland legislature outlawed imposition of the death penalty in criminal cases, it curiously did nothing about death sentences already imposed. In the two years since, one of the five prisoners on death row in MD died of natural causes, and it became apparent that Maryland could not carry out the other four sentences. This week it was announced that the problem is permanently resolved.
All four of those remaining will have their sentences commuted to life without possibility of parole. The expected argle-bargle in response goes on as usual.
