Controversy Surrounds Texas Governor's Pardon Request in Daniel Perry Case
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An alternate juror in the trial of Daniel Perry, a US Army sergeant convicted of murder, has criticized Texas Governor Greg Abbott's rush for a pardon as an "egregious overreach" to wipe aside the jury's unanimous decision over a 2020 shooting during a Black Lives Matter protest. Abbott's move has been called highly unusual by legal experts and condemned as troubling by prosecutors. Perry, who was on active duty at the time of the shooting, is still awaiting sentencing from a judge and faces up to life in prison.
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