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Death penalty commission holds last hearing

Published 09/23/08

ANNAPOLIS — A former U.S. senator and a New Jersey police chief argued against the death penalty Monday before a commission that is expected to deliver recommendations to lawmakers later this year.

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Former U.S. Sen. Joseph Davies Tydings, D-Md., and West Orange, N.J., Police Chief James Abbott told the commission they were not philosophically opposed to capital punishment, but each expressed serious misgivings about its application.

Tydings said if Maryland wants to keep the death penalty "you have be willing to spend the money" to provide an adequate defense so innocent defendants aren't placed on death row. He...

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