Judge Rules Against Rick Perry: Criminal Case to Proceed: A state district court judge in Austin, Texas ruled against the motion put forward on behalf of Texas Governor Rick Perry. The judge refused to throw out the criminal charges against Texas’ longest serving governor and said the case can move forward. Perry’s legal team attempted to get the charges thrown out with claims the special prosecutor had not been properly appointed to the case.
Senior District Judge Bert Richardson ruled, “This court concludes that Mr. McCrum’s authority was not voided by the procedural irregularities in how and when the oath of office … was administered,” according to an article in the Austin American Statesman Tuesday afternoon.
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