A judge on Wednesday sentenced Daniel Perry to 25 years in prison for the murder of an armed Black Lives Matter protester in Austin.
Daniel Perry enters the courtroom at the Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday May 10, 2023. Perry was sentenced to 25 years for the murder of Garrett Foster during a Black Lives Matter protest in July 2020. The decision is the latest development in a case that has garnered national attention since Gov. Greg Abbott announced last month that he planned to pardon Perry.
Perry, a 36-year-old Army sergeant, did not appear to react to Brown’s ruling. His attorneys told reporters afterward that he was “devastated” and that they plan to file an appeal within 30 days, as the law requires. Abbott can’t pardon Perry without a recommendation from the state Board of Pardons and Paroles. He appoints all six members of the board and can fire them at any time. The board has vowed to conduct a “thorough investigation” into Perry’s case.
Fox News host Tucker Carlson suggested on his April 7 show that Abbott pardon the sergeant. Less than 24 hours later, Abbott tweeted that he intended to do so. “The Texas Governor made the decision to insert politics into this case,” Garza said, adding that his office “is not done fighting for Garrett and for the integrity of that process here in Travis County.” He added that the pardon board also promised to hear from Foster’s family.
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