Glendening was quoted in the USA Today as saying, "I continue to believe that there are certain crimes that are so brutal and so vile that they call for society to impose the ultimate punishment, however, reasonable questions have been raised in Maryland and across the country about the application of the death penalty." These events, along with what was going on in Illinois at the time sent a shockwave across the nation, questioning whether capital punishment was really the right thing for the United States. ... Many believe that the momentum swung in favor of abolition on April 15th, 20...

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