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| Austin DA says it's 'deeply troubling' that Texas Gov Abbott wants to pardon Army sergeant convicted of murder |
| 2023-04-10 |
| [FoxNews] Travis County District Attorney José Garza hit back at Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over the weekend, saying it is "deeply troubling" that the governor wants to pardon Sgt. Daniel Perry after he was convicted of murder for shooting and killing a Black Lives Matter protester during the violent 2020 riots. Perry was found guilty on Friday of murdering Garrett Foster, an Air Force veteran who was carrying an AK-47 during a protest in downtown Austin in July 2020. Attorneys for Perry argued that he acted in self-defense after Foster raised the rifle at him, while prosecutors alleged that Perry instigated the shooting. "In this case, a jury of twelve listened to testimony for nearly two weeks, upending their lives to painstakingly evaluate the evidence and arguments presented by both the State and the Defense. After hearing from civilian eyewitnesses and expert witnesses, and deliberating for over fifteen hours, they reached the unanimous decision that Daniel Perry did not kill Garrett Foster in self-defense and was guilty of murder beyond a reasonable doubt," Garza said in a statement on Sunday. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #10 José Garza, the new transvestite spokesman for...? |
| Posted by: Woodrow 2023-04-10 19:44 |
| #9 TW, I believe the Army, or Guard, would see it a double jeopardy and not act. If the DA refused to go after him, then the Army would. But the DA convicted him, triggering double jeopardy... I could be wrong. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2023-04-10 13:07 |
| #8 the Army will almost certainly see to it that he pays a price for defending himself. Would the Texas Army National Guard be an acceptable substitute? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2023-04-10 12:28 |
| #7 It seems the DA may have excluded exculpatory evidence from the grand jury and had the prosecuting attorney lie. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2023-04-10 10:40 |
| #6 contrarian view |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2023-04-10 09:21 |
| #5 I've got a compromise... send the DA into the worst parts of Austin with gold chains wrapped around him and have him try to walk out of there. Problem solved. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2023-04-10 09:16 |
| #4 ...Although SGT Perry will likely be pardoned by the State of Texas, the Army will almost certainly see to it that he pays a price for defending himself. There's no way in hell I see the current DoD leadership allowing him to just quietly go home. Mike |
| Posted by: MikeKozlowski 2023-04-10 08:09 |
| #3 All the cases the DA failed to prosecute are just pardons before the fact. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-04-10 07:24 |
| #2 I've got a compromise...how about we pardon the Sergeant and have the DA serve his sentence. I'd be fully satisfied with this arrangement. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2023-04-10 05:51 |
| #1 Now we are all troubled. Trouble is what is brewing on the stove. One thing we can rule out - compromise. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-04-10 03:29 |