Texas Gov. Abbott says he is “working as swiftly as Texas law allows” to pardon Daniel Perry, who was convicted of murder in the fatal shooting of a protester at a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020.
Both of the men are white.
“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 an online statement.He said the Texas Constitution limits his pardon authority to the cases recommended by the Board of Pardons and Paroles. He said he requested the Board of Pardons and Paroles to take up Perry’s case and determine if he should be granted a pardon.
District Attorney Garza fired back, arguing, "in a state that believes in upholding the importance of the rule of law, the Governor’s statement that he will intervene in the legal proceedings surrounding the death of Garrett Foster is deeply troubling," he said in a statement sent to ABC News.
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