On Wednesday, a judge sentenced Daniel Perry to 25 years in prison for the murder of Black Lives Matter protester Garrett Foster. However, it is unclear how much time Perry will serve, as Texas Governor Greg Abbott has promised he will pardon Perry if the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles send him a request.
On Tuesday’s first day of the sentencing hearing, the prosecution asked District Judge Clifford Brown to give Perry a minimum of 25 years in prison, saying he was a “loaded gun” who had the potential to harm people again,...
On Tuesday’s first day of the sentencing hearing, the prosecution asked District Judge Clifford Brown to give Perry a minimum of 25 years in prison, saying he was a “loaded gun” who had the potential to harm people again,...
- 5/10/2023
- by Andrea Marks
- Rollingstone.com
A jury in Austin, Texas, has found Daniel Perry guilty of murdering Black Lives Matter protester Garrett Foster in the summer of 2020. In a case that has put Texas’ gun laws on display, the jury found Perry had not acted in self-defense when he drove into a crowd of people and fatally shot an armed protester from the driver’s side window of his car.
In July 2021, a grand jury indicted Perry for murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The case is unique because both people involved in the incident were armed.
In July 2021, a grand jury indicted Perry for murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The case is unique because both people involved in the incident were armed.
- 4/7/2023
- by Andrea Marks
- Rollingstone.com
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