Posted on 05/16/2024 2:30:35 PM PDT by dynachrome
Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a full pardon and restoration of rights for Daniel Perry, the former Army sergeant who was found guilty of murder for the fatal shooting of Garrett Foster during a 2020 Black Lives Matter protest while Perry was an Uber driver.
"The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles conducted an exhaustive review of U.S. Army Sergeant Daniel Perry’s personal history and the facts surrounding the July 2020 incident and recommended a Full Pardon and Restoration of Full Civil Rights of Citizenship," said Abbott in a statement.
"Among the voluminous files reviewed by the Board, they considered information provided by the Travis County District Attorney, the full investigative report on Daniel Perry, plus a review of all the testimony provided at trial. 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. I thank the Board for its thorough investigation, and I approve their pardon recommendation."
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Praise God!
Hooray for Gov. Abbott!
Veteran lives matter!
Great news. You should be entitled to self defense. This will still embolden these corrupt DA’s to further trample our god given rights. They got their conviction so it’s full steam ahead for them.
Amen!
Given the way the law works in Texas it as a soon as it could happen. Now he sue Travis county
Gov Abbott needs to hold a press conference and DUNK on the lefties.
Tell them to gather their things and get out of Texas if they can’t apply the law. There is no reason he should have been convicted in the first place. And he needs to take them to task for imprisoning an innocent man.
The other rioters should be charged under the Felony Murder Rule. They rioted and one of their own died.
About time.
Yup. LONG Overdue!!!
The felony murder rule does not apply in Texas
Did Garrett Foster attack Perry?
Good news.
Excellent.
Travis county including Austin: The LA/SF of Texas. They are an embarrassment to most Texans.
Good for Governor Abbott. Just wish he would have done this sooner.
Only took the parole board an entire year to fix this travesty.
The only problem with those Black Looters Movement Riots is not enough of the scumbags took a bullet while rapin, killin, and pillaging.
Wrong. Texas has specifically abolished any distinctions between “accomplice” and “principal” culpability. That makes each person criminally responsible as a “party” to the offense.
Look deeper in that crackerjack box.
Texas has executed people who did not pull the trigger. They were a party to the robbery or whatever being committed.
Great news but that took WAY too damn long.
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