Another vote on the death penalty. 

       An Anne Arundel County jury has rejected a death sentence  for an inmate who had been convicted of murdering a prison officer. 

       The jury of his peers felt that life without the possibility of parole was the appropriate punishment.

       This is the second time in recent months that a jury has voted not to execute.

       There has been no vote on the death penalty by my peers in the legislature this session.

       Our vote count indicates that a majority of the members in both the Senate and the House of Delegates support an end to capital punishment in Maryland. 

         This is the most profound issue I will work on during my service in the legislature.

         A bill of this consequence deserves a vote.