Posted on 11/07/2014 9:26:09 PM PST by SSS Two
AUSTIN — The prosecutor handling the indictment against Rick Perry is pressing a judge not to dismiss the case, arguing that doing so would amount to making an exception for the governor.
In a series of filings made public Friday evening, special prosecutor Michael McCrum argues the only way to deal with the allegations against Perry is to let the facts come out during a trial and ask a jury to decide the governor’s fate ...
In seeking a dismissal of the case, Perry’s defense team has argued the indictment violates Perry’s right to free speech, defies the separation of powers doctrines and relies on overly broad, unconstitutional and vague laws. All the while, Perry and his lawyers have maintained the charges are politically motivated.
(Excerpt) Read more at blog.chron.com ...
They’re that corrupt.
Their position is the governor has no right to hold them accountable.
And they want to convict him for not letting them run loose as they wish.
Its prosecutorial misconduct and raw abuse of power. No real crime has been committed here.
Why wouldn’t he just pardon himself?
The judge should find the DA in contempt of the human race and fine him to a lifetime of watching Obama speeches!
Abbott could pardon him but I don’t think it will get to trial.
You cannot punish a governor for not wanting to fund the DA’s office. Like that is an automatic entitlement.
If Michael McCrum feels Perry is wrong, he should have run for his job. Taking him out via the back door is an affront to our democracy.
Perry is still Gov. I think he could just pardon himself.
Is there any need to wonder why Perry threatened to cut off funding to these slimy political hacks?
When does Greg Abbott get sworn in? Soon I hope.
Jan 20, 2015
oh well
So, the prosecutor says that dismissing the case “would amount to making an exception for the governor.” Of course, the legitimacy of the case should be judged on its merits. The prosecutor is drawing the judge away from the facts of the case and onto the straw man argument of appearances. Nice try bucko!
Or tbe Republic....
You had the same problem dating back when the county law libraries were only available to lawyers.
It'll take a lawsuit to stop this denial of equal access, if the court documents are available via a public court of competent jurisdiction (excluding juvenile records) then they are public records accessible to one and all, not JUST-US, and the hell with Joe Six-Pack.
And they will probably delay the prosecution as long as they did to keep Tom DeLay from clearing his name as well.
Stalinist tactics on display in government offices. The highest form of an abuse of power.
Why are they shielding this vile drunken witch?
It's a leftover from ReConstruction.
Texas is different in this.
/johnny
/johnny
“Why wouldn’t he just pardon himself?”
Won’t look good for 2016, which is what this is all about. The left is trying to take out the right so we wind up with a a RINO candidate.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/images/08/15/rick-perry-indictment.pdf
The above is the Grand Jury Indictment Counts I & II.
I find nothing else at this time.
/Jonny is right - the Texas governor can’t initiate a pardon. He can only act on a majority recommendation from the board of pardons and parole. And they are very unlikely to act pre-conviction.
Writ of Habeus Corpus - August 25, 2014
First Motion to Quash and Dismiss - September 8, 2014
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