silence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoAbbott grants Daniel Perry pardon in murder of Black Lives Matter protester | Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is pardoning Daniel Perry, the former Army sergeant convicted in the fatal shootingwapo.stexternal-linkmessage-square31linkfedilinkarrow-up1239arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up1231arrow-down1external-linkAbbott grants Daniel Perry pardon in murder of Black Lives Matter protester | Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is pardoning Daniel Perry, the former Army sergeant convicted in the fatal shootingwapo.stsilence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square31linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarekescusay@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up50·1 year agoThe prosecutors should immediately contact the DOJ and see if a federal case makes sense. Governor Murder-Pardoner can’t pardon a federal conviction.
minus-squareGlendatheGayWitch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoWouldn’t that be double jeopardy since he has already been tried and convicted by the court?
minus-squareGlendatheGayWitch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoOk, thanks for the clarification
The prosecutors should immediately contact the DOJ and see if a federal case makes sense. Governor Murder-Pardoner can’t pardon a federal conviction.
Wouldn’t that be double jeopardy since he has already been tried and convicted by the court?
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Ok, thanks for the clarification