Posted on 01/27/2015 7:10:19 PM PST by smokingfrog
AUSTIN, Texas A Texas judge on Tuesday refused to dismiss a felony abuse-of-power case against former Gov. Rick Perry on constitutional grounds, ruling that criminal charges against the possible 2016 presidential candidate should stand.
In 44 pages of decisions and orders, District Judge Bert Richardson, who like Perry is a Republican, rejected calls from Perry's pricy defense team to toss the case because its client was acting within his rights as chief executive of America's second-most populous state when he publicly threatened, then carried out, a 2013 veto of state funding for public corruption prosecutors.
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What you describe sounds very plausible. Where can one find these decisions online?
Austin will be a great city again once these commies are washed out.
It took them 40 years to corrupt it, will take another 20 to disinfect it.
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You recall wrongly, so let me refresh your memory.
The original complaint was filed with DA Lehmberg's office but she recused immediately and sent the complaint up to a state district court judge who also recused because she was an ex republican turned democrat and the case was sent up to an appellate judge, Billy Ray Stubblefield who is a republican and appointed by Perry.
Stubblefield hired retired/visiting judge Richardson(republican) to hear the case and Richardson hired lawyer McCrum to serve as special prosecutor.
McCrum served as a justice dept attorney under GHW Bush and a few years ago the two GOP senators recommended that Obama appoint McCrum to head the western district, which Obama did. But McCrum withdrew his name because at that time the GOP was not confirming any Obama appointees.
You probably didn't get the memo, but Perry doesn't want this type of stuff you posted in the media anymore. It might have been helpful for a short time but within a day or two the details of how the GOP judges handled the case became public knowledge.
I didn’t get the memo? Get lost twerp.
Perry doesn't want?? It's already in the media. Have another.
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