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Canadian on U.S. death row faces uphill battle for clemency
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| Contributor | Jason |
| Last Edited | Jason Apr 08, 2012 10:20am |
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| Media | Website - CBC |
| News Date | Sunday, April 8, 2012 04:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The only Canadian on death row in the United States has a clemency hearing in less than a month, but a leaked document obtained by The Canadian Press suggests he may have already lost his bid before the arguments begin.
The four-page document written by a Montana Board of Pardons and Paroles staff member reviews the case and recommends against granting Ron Smith's request that his life be spared.
"Smith does not meet any of the commutation criteria as outlined in the BOPP administrative rules," the document reads. "Smith hasn't demonstrated an extended period of exemplary performance and there doesn't appear to be any extraordinary mitigating or extenuating circumstances that would constitute the exceptional remedy such as commutation.
"It is recommended that the request for a commutation of sentence be denied."
The document was mailed to Smith's lawyers by mistake and they are infuriated. |
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