Canadian death row inmate Ronald Smith will not be granted clemency by outgoing Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer before the governor leaves office.
Ron Waterman from the American Civil Liberties Union says he has been informed by the Democratic governor's office that there will be no action taken in the case.
The matter now falls to Steve Bullock, who takes over as governor today.
Waterman said he is disappointed but not surprised.
Smith has been on death row for more than 30 years for the 1982 murders of Thomas Running Rabbit and Harvey Mad Man Jr. near East Glacier, Mont.
Smith, originally from Red Deer, Alta., initially asked for the death penalty, but has since changed his mind and has been fighting for his life ever since.
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