Del. Lesley Lopez (Dist. 39) is also president of the Women’s Legislative Caucus and deputy whip. In a discussion with WDC, Del. Lopez gives her perspective on legislation that will most benefit women and families and talks about the role the Women’s Caucus will play in supporting Governor Moore’s platform.
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Felony murder should be removed from Maryland criminal law
Many people sit in Maryland prisons for decades or for their entire lives who never intended to kill. They serve sentences for first-degree murder because the law tells prosecutors not to worry about proving intent to kill; if the defendant was involved in one of a certain list of felonies, it doesn’t matter whether the killing was planned or the defendant did or even knew of the killing at all.
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