Running Rabbit

The clemency hearing for Ronald Smith concluded this afternoon in Deer Lodge at the Powell County Courthouse.  Ronald Smith was convicted of a double murder in 1982 and had requested that Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer grant him clemency, effectively trading his death sentence for life without parole...

Ronald Smith, convicted double murderer, will speak today during an executive clemency hearing at the Powell County Courthouse in Deer Lodge. The hearing represents what will likely be his final opportunity to explain why his sentence should be commuted to life in prison instead of the death penalty...

There are a number of questions in play here.  Smith has been convicted and sentenced. How long will this go on? It's already been 20 years...