Texas Governor Greg Abbott said Saturday that he was working “swiftly” to get Daniel Perry a pardon after he was convicted in a case involving self-defense during the BLM riots of 2020.
Perry was not initially charged with any crimes after he shot and killed a man in which he pleaded self-defense, but in 2021, George Soros backed District Attorney Jose Garza decided to prosecute Perry when he took office.
From The Daily Wire:
“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,” Abbott said in a statement. “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,” Abbott continued. “I have made that request and instructed the Board to expedite its review. I look forward to approving the Board’s pardon recommendation as soon as it hits my desk. Additionally, I have already prioritized reining in rogue District Attorneys, and the Texas Legislature is working on laws to achieve that goal.” Abbott’s decision to go after “rogue District Attorneys” comes after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis sent law enforcement officials to remove a woke Soros prosecutor from power in the state — the only time that a Soros prosecutor has been removed from power by a governor. David Fugitt, the lead investigating detective in the case, said in a 2021 affidavit that Garza acted with “criminal behavior” in the case. “I had several conversations with the District Attorney’s Office regarding the presentation of exculpatory evidence related to Daniel Perry,” Fugitt said. “It became clear to me that the District Attorney’s Office did not want to present evidence to the grand jury that would be exculpatory to Daniel Perry.”
