Gov. Abbott says he has requested the Board of Pardons and Paroles to look into Army Sgt. Daniel Perry's April 7 conviction and determine if he should be granted a pardon.
Abbott says he has requested the Board of Pardons and Paroles to look into Sgt. Perry's April 7 conviction and determine if he should be granted a pardon.guilty of murder in the July 2020 death of Black Lives Matter protestor Garrett Foster
after nearly 16 hours of jury deliberation. Perry was also found not guilty of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The state claimed Perry intentionally drove into the crowd of protesters the night of July 25, 2020, and killed Foster, while his defense team claimed what Perry did that night was self-defense.
On Saturday, April 8, one day after the guilty verdict was handed down, Gov. Abbott tweeted that he was "working as swiftly as Texas law allows regarding the pardon of Sgt. Perry.""Texas has one of the strongest ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws of self-defense that cannot be nullified by a jury or a progressive District Attorney.
"Unlike the President or some other states, the Texas Constitution limits the Governor's pardon authority to only act on a recommendation by the Board of Pardons and Paroles. Texas law DOES allow the Governor to request the Board of Pardons and Paroles to determine if a person should be granted a pardon. I have made that request and instructed the Board to expedite its review.
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