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US, Maryland. The death penalty was abolished here in 2013 by the governor. I've seen too many erroneous convictions and too many false convictions to support it. In OklahomaCity there was a forensic chemist named Joyce Gilchrist who was actively falsifying evidence to obtain convictions for capital crimes. She ended up being dismissed from the job but never charged. However, several rape and capital murder convictions she was a part of ended up being overturned and the city paid millions in lawsuits.