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'Here we are again': Death row Canadian waits as Montana looks at resuming executions

Ronald Smith, a Canadian on death row in Montana for 42 years, faces renewed uncertainty as state legislators consider resuming executions by changing drug requirements for lethal injection.
Executing Smith has been stalled since 2015 due to the unavailability of an "ultra-fast-acting barbiturate," which is required by Montana law.
Alex Rate from the American Civil Liberties Union criticized the proposed bill, stating it could allow cruel methods of execution and undermine constitutional protections.
Smith expressed frustration with his situation, saying, "If they’re not going to cut me a break, then go ahead and do away with me.

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Death row Canadian waits as Montana looks at resuming executions: ‘Here we are again’

Ronald Smith, 67, from Red Deer, and has been on death row since 1983 after he and another man, high on LSD and alcohol, shot and killed two cousins near East Glacier, Montana.

19 days ago·Toronto, Canada

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Daily Montanan

Montana legislators turn down bill that would have resumed lethal injections

An attempt to reopen to the door to state executions in Montana for prisoners sentenced to the death penalty has died in the House. Montana stopped lethal injections after an

’Here we are again’: Death row Canadian waits as Montana looks at resuming executions

The fate of a Canadian who has been on death row in Montana for the past 42 years has been thrown into more uncertainty as state legislators try again to remove obstacles to resuming executions.

20 days ago·Calgary, Canada

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The Globe & Mail

Canadian on death row waits as Montana looks at resuming executions

Lawmakers propose changes to legislation after executions have been stayed in the state since 2015 because the state requires the use of an ‘ultra-fast-acting barbiturate’ that is no longer available

21 days ago·Canada

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Death row Canadian waits as Montana looks at resuming executions

The fate of a Canadian who has been on death row in Montana for the past 42 years has been thrown into more uncertainty.

21 days ago·Toronto, Canada

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The fate of a Canadian who has been on death row in Montana for the past 42 years has been thrown into more uncertainty as state legislators try again to remove obstacles to resuming executions. Ronald Smith, 67, is originally from Red Deer, Alta., and has been on death row since 1983, a year after he and another man, high on LSD and alcohol, shot and killed two young Indigenous cousins near East Glacier, Mont. Time moves slowly at Montana State…

20 days ago

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