Is Tucker Carlson the reason that Texas Gov. Abbott will pardon a convicted killer?

The Perry-Foster Collision at the BLM Intersection: Why he Shot a White Man, Not a Red Light

The governor cited the attorney’s explanation of why Perry shot Foster as he believed that the governor should pardon him.

According to Austin police, Perry was driving his car when he reached an intersection blocked by BLM protesters. He initially paused for a few seconds to allow some demonstrators to cross the street, but after honking his horn at them, he ran a red light. The prosecution argued Perry initiated the encounter by running the light and turning into the crowd, according to CNN affiliate KEYE. That’s when the confrontation took place between Perry and Foster – both White and legally armed.

The Texas law says a person can use force if they think it is necessary to protect them from another use or attempted use of force.

Abbott told the Board to speed its review after he made that request. The governor said he would approve the Board’s pardon recommendation as soon as it arrived at his desk.

“The board will be commencing that investigation immediately,” the agency told NPR. After completion, the board will make recommendations to the governor.

Travis County District Attorney José Garza says it is “deeply troubling” that Abbott is intervening in the case, noting that the legal process around the case isn’t yet complete.

“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,” Garza said in a statement emailed to NPR.

He also noted that the jurors deliberated for over 15 hours before reaching the unanimous decision that Perry was guilty of murder — a decision Abbott now wants to overturn.

The Case for a Soros-Funded Austin DA: An Attorney for the Victims of a Black Lives Matter Shooting

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Foster, with the assault rifle, raised the AK-47 towards the sergeant. Perry. It was only then that. Sgt. Perry, who carried a handgun in his car for his own protection, fired on Foster because he believed his life to be in jeopardy,” Broden has said.

On his Fox News show on Friday night, Carlson called on Abbott to pardon Perry, arguing that the defendant had acted in self-defense – despite the jury rejecting that argument. Carlson even attacked the prosecutor by describing him as a “Soros-funded DA,” invoking the billionaire Jewish philanthropist whose name is often used as an antisemitic putdown by the right. Carlson declared that the verdict “means that in the state of Texas, if you have the wrong politics, you’re not allowed to defend yourself.”

Evidence showed the jury made a mistake, but did Jackson cite it? Nope. But like some other Republicans, he dog-whistled the name Soros, saying, “don’t let a Soros-owned Austin liberal DA destroy our justice system.”

The jury had heard about the Stand Your Ground law. It reviewed the facts in the case and determined that Perry was guilty. Lawyers for the defendants should file an appeal if the verdict is clearly wrong. Clint Broden told CNN his client plans to appeal the verdict.

As the Texas pardons board weighs a request from the governor for an expedited review of the conviction of an Army sergeant who fatally shot a protester at a Black Lives Matter rally, an attorney for the victim’s family is calling for the full legal process to play out first, including sentencing and an appeal.

A prosecuting Daniel Perry vs Abbott in the case of a fatally shot and harassed car driver: A letter to the Board of Paroles

The jury found Perry not guilty on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and a deadly conduct charge is still pending with the county attorney’s office.

The defense team argued in their request for a new trial that they were not permitted to introduce evidence that showedFoster harassed other drivers in the days before he was killed.

Without the intervention of the Governor, the conviction will not be reviewed by the courts and there will be no legal errors made at that point in time.

On Tuesday, he wrote to the Texas Board of Paroles, asking them to meet with him to present evidence considered by jurors in the case.

Before making a final recommendation, he asked the board to meet with Fosters family and look at their public safety implications.

Foster’s family’s civil attorney criticized Abbott’s pardon before sentencing and appeals process saying it “turns the rule of law on its head.”

“Nobody, including the Governor of the State of Texas, should shut down that process, and any attempt to do so threatens the rule of law for all of us,” Brogdon said.

On the night of July 25, 2020, Perry, an active duty sergeant at nearby Fort Hood, was working as a rideshare driver to make extra money, his attorney Clint Broden previously said.

The prosecution argued that due to his previous statements on social media about shooting protesters and a red light running, Perry initiated the encounter by turning into the crowd gathered for the police brutality protest.

Then-Austin Police Chief Brian Manley said officers responded to a 911 call in which the caller stated they had just shot someone who approached their car window and pointed a rifle at them.

Source: https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/11/us/daniel-perry-greg-abbott-pardon-case-explained/index.html

Abandoning a Clemency Recommendation for an Accelerated Protest Against a Protagonist

“This was intentional. It was aggressive and he accelerated into a crowd of protesters,” Sasinowski said. He could have waited for us to go by or he could have slowed down. We would have allowed him to go through.”

CNN has asked for more information on how long the investigation could take and whether the appeal process needs to play out before the board can make a recommendation.

Parole Guidelines are used to assess the likelihood for a successful Parole against the risk to society, according to the board’s website.

The Senate gives its approval to the board members being appointed by the governor. During Abbott’s time in office there were seven members currently on the board, all of whom were appointed or reappointed.

If a majority of board members approve a recommendation, the governor can pardon any crime, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

In 2021, the board, citing procedural errors, withdrew George Floyd’s Clemency recommendation after it previously voted unanimously to recommend a full posthumous pardon of Floyd for a 2004 drug conviction, according to hearing minutes provided by the board to CNN.

Proponents of the laws say people have the right to protect themselves no matter where they are. Critics say the laws encourage violence and allow for legal racial bias.