Gov. Greg Abbott stunned many on Saturday when he announced a plan to pardon Daniel Perry, an Army sergeant who had been convicted of murder in Austin less than 24 hours earlier. Here's why the move is so extraordinary.
His tweet signals that he exercised that power in this case, adding that he told board members to “expedite” their decision. His office did not respond to a request for more specifics about exactly what he asked for and how.Yes, very. “I’ve never known it to happen in Texas at all, certainly not with this governor,” said Mike Ware, director of the Innocence Project of Texas. “No one has even fathomed that it would ever happen.
That section says that before a sentence is pronounced against a criminal defendant, the person “shall be asked whether he has anything to say why the sentence should not be pronounced against him.” One possible reason which could lead to the person’s discharge: “That the defendant has received a pardon from the proper authority, on the presentation of which, legally authenticated, he shall be discharged.
He urged them: “Do not bow to public pressure or from any pressure exerted upon you by the Executive Branch or the media.”The matter is now in the hands of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, whose decision-making process is famously opaque. Texas law provides almost no guidance for the seven board members who vote on pardon-related issues. They are not required to meet, either in person or by telephone, and they don’t have to offer any reasoning for their votes.
The pardon application for Floyd was related to an old arrest by former Houston police officer Gerald Goines, who was later charged with falsifying evidence in drug cases.
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