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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Graig Graziosi

Juror slams Greg Abbott as he seeks to pardon man who murdered BLM protester

Austin American-Statesman

Jere Dowell sat as an alternate juror during the trial of US Army Sergeant Daniel Perry, who was convicted of murdering a 28-year-old demonstrator during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests in Austin.

After conservative outcry over the murder conviction, Texas Governor Greg Abbott promised he was working to pardon Perry's crime — a move Ms Dowell says is indicative of "egregious overreach" by the governor's office.

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