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No Posthumous Pardon From Perry

By Steve Hall

That's the title of a report by Jordan Smith in the latest Austin Chronicle, out today.  LINK  Here's an extended excerpt:The debate over whether Gov. Rick Perry is free to grant a posthumous pardon ? without any change of law, without a constitutional amendment ? is still raging: On July 6, the Legislative Council ? which provides legal research and opinions to lawmakers ? weighed in, opining that state laws are actually silent on the topic. "May the governor grant a legally effective posthumous pardon under current Texas law?" wrote Gabe Brake, a Lege Council attorney. "Possibly." The law is "unclear on the question," and "no Texas court has squarely answered this question," he wrote...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on July 16, 2009 (boomark / email).