Criminal
Jul. 29, 2024
An age of lawlessness
Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, has been criticized for pardoning a man convicted of murder before he was sentenced or his case appealed. The murder case involved Daniel Perry, a former US Army Sergeant, who fatally shot Garret Foster, a BLM protestor, during a protest in Dallas in 2020.
William W. Bruzzo
Law Ofc William W BruzzoWill is criminal defense lawyer in Orange County practicing civilian and military criminal law. He is a 1994 Graduate of the Naval Justice School and spent seven years in the United States Marine Corps which included positions as a judge advocate, company commander and the executive officer of an H&S Company in the 4th Tank Battalion. He was honorably discharged as a major. He is also a mentor at the Veteran's Court in the Orange County Superior Court.
While Donald Trump’s election fraud trial was going on in New York City, on May 16, 2024, the Governor of Texas pardoned a man convicted of murder by a jury in Austin. While that might be an odd thing for the Governor to do, it got stranger still when it was learned that the Governor made public statements about overturning the conviction soon after the jury verdict and before sentencing had occurred. Why would the Texas Governor seek to pardon a man convicted of murd...
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