Daniel Perry, the Army sergeant Gov. Abbott is pushing to pardon, denied a retrial by Texas judge
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles has already begun what legal experts say is a highly unusual and immediate review of the case on the orders of Abbott, who appoints the panel.
Perry attorney Clinton Broden declined to comment on the judge's rejection of a retrial and the potential pardon.
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