Charges against Rick Perry dismissed in abuse of power case

[SVPete]

Charges against Rick Perry dismissed in abuse of power case
By Sophie Tatum, CNN
Updated 3:52 PM ET, Wed February 24, 2016

Washington (CNN)The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Wednesday dismissed charges against Rick Perry that alleged the former Texas governor abused his power while in office.

Perry, a two-time former GOP presidential candidate, was indicted by a grand jury in August 2014 after he first threatened and then carried out a veto that defunded a statewide public integrity unit in an attempt to force a district attorney's resignation.

The case examined the state's separation-of-power provision in the Texas Constitution and a governor's veto power under the "abuse of official capacity" statute. Perry originally faced two indictments, but one was dismissed by a lower court in July.
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Perry fought the indictment, claiming that the counts were "unconstitutional."

"The court's decision today proves that this indictment was nothing less than a baseless political attack, and an assault on constitutional powers," he said.

Perry went on to claim the indictment was used to push a political agenda.

"I think the people of this state do not want rogue prosecutors to use the court to get done what they can't get done at the ballot box," he said.

Austin and Travis County need to clean out their prosecutor's office! They keep bringing politically motivated frivolous criminal cases against R officials and getting their @#$ handed to them!

There's going to be some big-time whining in DU-Land when they get wind of this!

[thundley4]

Liberals need to be sued for filing frivolous lawsuits against republicans.

[SVPete]

Liberals need to be sued for filing frivolous lawsuits against republicans.

In this case it was criminal charges, not a civil lawsuit. And the Travis County prosecutor went through the Grand Jury process. So about the only remedy - short of something for which the prosecutor could be disbarred - would be for the voters of Travis County to vote the prosecutor into involuntary retirement and replace her (IIRC) with a non-partisan willing to follow the law rather than carry out partisan lawfare.

[thundley4]

In this case it was criminal charges, not a civil lawsuit. And the Travis County prosecutor went through the Grand Jury process. So about the only remedy - short of something for which the prosecutor could be disbarred - would be for the voters of Travis County to vote the prosecutor into involuntary retirement and replace her (IIRC) with a non-partisan willing to follow the law rather than carry out partisan lawfare.

I've sort of followed the case and thought it was bullshit from the start just like the "secret grand juries" and indictments against Walker in Wisconsin.

[freedumb2003b]

In this case it was criminal charges, not a civil lawsuit. And the Travis County prosecutor went through the Grand Jury process. So about the only remedy - short of something for which the prosecutor could be disbarred - would be for the voters of Travis County to vote the prosecutor into involuntary retirement and replace her (IIRC) with a non-partisan willing to follow the law rather than carry out partisan lawfare.

This can (and should) go Federal with an investigation of Malicious Prosecution and Abuse of Prosecutorial Discretion.
 

[SVPete]

This can (and should) go Federal with an investigation of Malicious Prosecution and Abuse of Prosecutorial Discretion.

Hypothetically, that would be nice. Realistically, Is the statute of limitations for this long enough for an investigation and start of prosecution if an R becomes POTUS in 2017? Because I cannot imagine a serious investigation and prosecution of this under BHO's INJustice Department.

This is the same prosecutor's office (but not the same prosecutor) that forced Tom DeLay out of Congress with bogus charges and convictions (ultimately overturned).

[txradioguy]

Charges against Rick Perry dismissed in abuse of power case
By Sophie Tatum, CNN
Updated 3:52 PM ET, Wed February 24, 2016Austin and Travis County need to clean out their prosecutor's office! They keep bringing politically motivated frivolous criminal cases against R officials and getting their @#$ handed to them!

There's going to be some big-time whining in DU-Land when they get wind of this!

That won't happen any time soon.  Austin is the San Francisco of Texas.