Execution moratorium stays in place

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The state House Judiciary Committee in a 13-7 vote Friday rejected legislation that would have lifted a court-ordered moratorium on executions in Maryland by lethal injection.

The vote was considered a sign the committee might be willing to ban the death penalty completely.

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