Gov. O'Malley is urging delegates to "abandon their effort to repeal the death penalty and instead adopt an alternative that limits capital cases" writes Julie Bykowicz, of the Baltimore Sun. Colleagues of the governor have voiced their disappointment for not seeking a full repeal. But so far, the proposed plan is to "allow capital punishment only in murder cases where DNA evidence, a video recording of the crime or a voluntary, videotaped confession by the killer." Baltimore County State's Attorney, Scott D. Shellenberger points out, "if it [does] become [the] law, Maryland would have one of the narrowest capital punishment statutes in the country [and] it would severely limit prosecutors' ability to seek capital punishment."

Will Canadian on death row be granted clemency?: A story by CBS News writes that "a Canadian man on death row in a Montana State Prison says he believes he may get clemency now that lawmakers in the state legislature are voting next month on whether to end the death penalty." Ronald Allen Smith is on death row for murdering two young aboriginal men while hitchhiking back in 1982. Smith claims he is remorseful, "I realize-just through the interactions with my family-I realize what I've done to the families of the two victims." So what? Smith may be feeling bad, but that will not replace both families loss. "I wouldn't have to think about it every day. Everyday, I get up, I sit and drink a cup of coffee, and I look at my son's picture and...think about it...It's just like it happened yesterday. There's no change'" said Thomas Running Rabbit Sr.