BREAKING: A Travis County judge sentenced Daniel Perry to 25 years in prison for the murder of Black Lives Matter protester Garrett Foster in July 2020.
in a statement posted to social media less than 24 hours after the verdict was handed down.
In Texas, the Governor can only act on a recommendation by the Board of Pardons and Paroles, but state law does allow Abbott to request the board determine if Perry should be granted a pardon. Travis County DA asks to present evidence to Board of Pardons and Paroles in Daniel Perry murder case Travis County District Attorney José Garza has written to the Board to request an meeting ‘to present evidence considered by the jury’ in Daniel Perry’s murder trial."Chairman Gutierrez, the Presiding Officer of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles has received a request from Governor Abbott asking for an expedited investigation, along with a recommendation as to a pardon for U.S. Army Sergeant Daniel Perry. The board will be commencing that investigation immediately.
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