By pushing for a review of Daniel Perry’s murder conviction, analysts say Gov. Greg Abbott has taken a Texas-sized leap in touting his pardoning powers.
Gov. Greg Abbott declared his admiration for the state’s criminal justice system late last year, including its ability to grant some Texans a “second chance” through one specific mechanism: his office’s power to decide who gets a pardon.their convictions for minor crimes that included serving alcohol to a minor in in 2006 and assault by contact in 2015. They were sentenced to one year of deferred adjudication probation and a $269 fine, respectively.
Jones said Abbott realizes that, to many Republican primary voters and activists, this is “a miscarriage of justice” against someone “who was standing up to the woke mob. ” “The more in sync he is with the Republican primary electorate and the more support he has from those voters, the more likely it is that Republican state senators and representatives are going to listen to what he says or at least entertain his request, if not approve them,” Jones said. “The more support and backing he has from the base, the more influential he is in policy matters. Especially this session where he has quite a bit of heavy lifting.
Marc Levin, the Houston-based chief policy council at the non-partisan Council on Criminal Justice, said a recommendation on whether to Pardon Perry could hinge on his claim that he acted in self-defense.
“For as long the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles has existed, it has been a cautious steward of the power of clemency in our State,” said DA Garza. “We look forward to working with the Board to present all evidence necessary for its consideration.”“The board recommended to the governor 75 clemency grants in 2021 and 53 in 2020. The governor only granted eight in 2021 and seven in 2020,” he said.
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