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Maryland and the Death Penalty

Maryland allows the death penalty as an option in cases of first-degree murder, either premeditated or during the commission of a felony.

The sentence is death by lethal injection.

Minimum age for death penalty: 18

Maryland forbids the execution of the mentally retarded.

Executions 1930-1976: 68

Executions since 1977: 2

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