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Podcast: The Andrew Branca Show
Episode: REAL LAWYER | Daniel Perry Pardoned! Justice? Or Fascism?
Description: Yesterday, May 16, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a full and complete pardon to Daniel Perry, on the recommendation of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. Perry had been convicted of the murder of AK-47 armed Black Lives Matter protestor Garrett Foster during a 2020 BLM protest in Austin TX. The jury rejected Perry's claim of self-defense, and Perry was subsequently sentenced to 25 years in prison.Although Gov. Abbott had soon after the trial promised to pardon Perry if the Board of Pardons so recommended, I'd personally expressed some skepticism that a pardon would ever actually i...