Schweitzer meets with family of Ronald Allen Smith to discuss clemency request

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Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer has met with the family of the only Canadian on death row in the United States to discuss his feelings on whether or not he should let that sentence be carried out.

Alberta Native Ronald Allen Smith murdered two Native American men on Montana’s Blackfeet Indian Reservation in the early 1980s.

Smith says he is a changed man after his nearly 30 years in prison, and has asked that Schweitzer commute his sentence to life with no possibility of parole.

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Interesting article. I am wondering how this is going to turn out. There is a link on the left side of montanacorruption.org that has some interactive views on the death penalty and Montana's death penalty.
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2 thoughts on “Schweitzer meets with family of Ronald Allen Smith to discuss clemency request

  1. It is interesting and I’m glad it’s not my decision to make.

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  2. Pingback: MONTANA GOVERNOR MEETS FAMILY OF DEATH ROW CANADIAN | Faktensucher

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