Brian Frosh in the hospital
Sen. Brian E. Frosh is in Anne Arundel General hospital this morning after slipping on ice and injuring his back, Sen. Lisa Gladden, his vice-chair on the Judicial Proceedings Committee, announced to the Senate this morning.
Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller said Frosh, a Montgomery County Democrat, was not seriously injured. But Miller said that he insisted Frosh visit the hospital because of his fellow attorney's "little frail frame."
"We want him back and to take charge of his committee," Miller said, with a nod at Gladden, who will lead the Judicial Proceedings Committee today in Frosh's absence. "Who knows what could happen there?"
The committee will this session take up a death penalty repeal bill sponsored by Gov. Martin O'Malley. Gladden, a public defender, is one of the chief advocates for repeal in the General Assembly, while Miller favors maintaining state executions.
--Gadi Dechter
