Two senators say 30 years in prison isn't long enough for someone who commits a ghastly murder. But right now, that's the maximum for defendants convicted of second-degree murder, according to Maryland law.
Sen. James Brochin told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday that only six states cap their penalties as low as Maryland does. Thirty states and the federal government allow sentences of life in prison.
Brochin and Sen. Norman Stone want to raise the maximum to 40 years, which would mirror laws in Virginia and West Virginia.
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5 comments:
Eye for an eye should be the law..
How about one year then you die. Hurry up with those appeals...
8:46 has the right idea!
You get more time for lesser crimes.
Penalty needs to be very harsh...like the crime.
death penalty or life sentence.
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