Baltimore County State's Attorney Scott Shellenberger urged members of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee...
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03/11/10
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland prosecutors could use fingerprints or photos to link a defendant to a murder in death penalty cases under legislation being considered by a Senate panel Wednesday. Find Us On Facebook
Last year, state lawmakers voted to limit use of the death penalty to murder cases with biological evidence such as DNA, videotaped evidence of a murder or videotaped confessions. But some senators, including the powerful Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, want fingerprints and photographs added to the list.
Baltimore County State's Attorney Scott Shellenberger urged members of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee...
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