This post has been updated.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) will be issued a summons following his indictment for abusing the powers of his office instead of an arrest warrant, according to WFAA’s Jason Whitley.
No arrest warrant will be issued for @GovernorPerry, just a summons to appear after his indictment. Perry is believed to surrender today.
— Jason Whitely (@JasonWhitely) August 18, 2014
Judge Bert Richardson from SA, Perry grand jury judge and judge who heard Fred Yazdi case, will issue a jail summon for Governor today.
— Chris Sadeghi (@chrissadeghi) August 18, 2014
Linda Estrada, a Travis County court clerk, confirmed to the Associated Press that the judge overseeing the case will not issue an arrest warrant and will issue a summons when the state sets Perry’s court date.
Whitely said that Perry will need to be booked in jail, yet KXAN reporter Chris Sadeghi reported that the governor won’t have to do a walkthrough in the courthouse.
Travis Co. Jail Information says even a summons requires being booked in for @GovernorPerry.
— Jason Whitely (@JasonWhitely) August 18, 2014
Travis County District Clerk tells us Perry would not be required to do booking walkthrough w/ jail summon. #PerryIndicted
— Chris Sadeghi (@chrissadeghi) August 18, 2014
According to WFAA, Perry will still have to surrender, likely to the Travis County Courthouse.
Perry will not surrender on Monday, according to Dallas Morning News reporter Wayne Slater.
Rick Perry will not be booked today, his office says. Presumably later this week before he goes to DC, NC and SC
— Wayne Slater (@WayneSlater) August 18, 2014
Perry was indicted Friday for vetoing the budget for the Texas public integrity unit in an attempt to force Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg to resign.
The governor has insisted that he didn’t do anything wrong in carrying out his veto threat.
“I stood up for the rule of law in the state of Texas,” he said on Sunday. “And if I had to do it again, I would make exactly the same decision.”
Wonder if he will wear his “smart” glasses for the mug shot?
Make my day…
PERP WALK! PERP WALK!
jw1
Of course. He’s not one of the peons to whom the common laws apply.
Ah yes…when you’re the right kind of person you’re invited to court, not dragged there.