These days even that's not enough. Gotta wait for the sentencing.
BLM protester shot and killed in Austin, Tx
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Waiting to see how the sentencing goes
I'm surprised (in Texas?) with the verdict, but as you said. Wait for the sentencing.
That's okay we need to be more worried about Jill Biden inviting college basketball players to the White House
btw
Texas Senate approves bill that would create mandatory prison or probation terms for some gun crimes
The Senate voted 30-1 in favor of the bill Wednesday. It now heads to the House.
The Texas Senate on Wednesday approved a bill that would require people who use a firearm while committing certain felonies to serve 10 years in prison or on probation if convicted.
Under Senate Bill 23 from Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, judges wouldn’t be able to offer people charged with some gun-related crimes the opportunity to have convictions wiped from their records if they successfully complete probation. Juries could recommend probation, but it would have to last 10 years, and the conviction could not be removed from a criminal record.
People convicted of a crime while on probation for a gun-related offense would have their sentences stacked, meaning they would begin serving the second one upon completion of the first.
The Senate voted 30-1 in favor of the bill Wednesday. It now heads to the House.
Huffman said during a March 23 Senate committee hearing that the bill stems from a surge in violent gun-related crimes across the state since 2019. Some of the bill’s major opponents are strange bedfellows. Criminal justice reform advocates see the bill as a regression to tough-on-crime policies. Gun rights groups fear law-abiding gun owners who defend themselves with their weapon could face time in prison.
“We know that extended sentences do not reduce crime. Most offenders commit the crime while under the influence of drugs or alcohol or they are emotionally unstable, and they don't take into consideration the actual penalty of the crime,” said Wes Virdell, Texas state director for the Gun Owners of America, who shared self-defense concerns. “While we truly believe in fair and just punishment, a one-size-fits-all approach is not the solution.”
Each person incarcerated in a Texas prison costs the state roughly $28,000 per year, according to the LBB.
DOJ can now step in with slam dunk federal charges of civil rights violations. If Perry accepts a pardon, he must also accept and acknowledge his guilt, same as "Sheriff Joe" when he accepted a pardon from Trump. In admitting guilt, it becomes an easy prosecution for DOJ.
Then there is the Army, if Perry accepts a pardon, then the Army still "owns" him, and there are likely some sort of federal charges they can bring..... surely they can manage to cashier him out with loss of pension.
Then there is the Army, if Perry accepts a pardon, then the Army still "owns" him, and there are likely some sort of federal charges they can bring..... surely they can manage to cashier him out with loss of pension.
He won't spend close to amount of time in prison though.
Is the retard gov. still trying to pardon him?
Better than nothing I guess
"When asked if the new documents changed the governor’s position on pardoning Perry, Abbott’s office shifted the responsibility of any potential pardon onto the parole board members, whom he appoints.
“All pertinent information is for the Board of Pardons and Paroles to consider,” spokesperson Renae Eze said last month.
The board has begun its review, at Abbott’s request, but it is unclear how long its investigation will take. Abbott’s office did not immediately respond to questions about a pardon Wednesday.
Before handing down Perry’s sentence Wednesday, Brown said he didn’t typically speak on sentences but felt compelled to in this case on behalf of the jurors.
“The hard work, the service and the sacrifice of this jury deserves our honor, and it deserves to be respected,” Brown said.
Foster’s common-law wife, Whitney Mitchell, told the court how drastically her life has changed since the murder. Mitchell, a 31-year-old Black woman whose four limbs were amputated below her elbows and knees when she was a teenager, had been with Foster since they were in high school, she said in court. They lived together since 2014, and he was not only her husband but her caretaker, she said.
He helped her get into her wheelchair each morning, use the bathroom, shower, eat, even pursue her dream of designing clothing.
“He did all of it,” she cried from the witness stand Tuesday, dressed in a black blouse and beret.
Daniel Perry is sentenced to 25 years for killing an Austin protester. Gov. Greg Abbott has pledged to pardon him.
Perry’s case has become an explosive political stew of arguments over gun rights, self-defense and racist social media posts. The governor dived in early, saying he would pardon Perry even before a judge handed down the sentence.
www.texastribune.org
Wtf !!!!
He going to have round-the-clock police protection everywhere he goes...
