Perry lawyers to challenge the indictment next week

Texas Tribune:
A lawyer for Gov. Rick Perry said Friday he will challenge felony charges that the governor overstepped his authority when he said he would veto state funding for Travis County prosecutors if District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg would not resign her post.

David Botsford, an attorney for Perry, informed Visiting Judge Bert Richardson he plans to file a writ of habeas corpus challenging the constitutionality of the laws underlying the two-count indictment against Perry.

“It will speak for itself,” Botsford told reporters. He said his challenge would be based on the governor’s power to veto and his First Amendment rights.
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This appears to be consistent with my earlier analysis of how this fight will take place.  The prosecution will be given some time to respond before the Judge schedules a hearing.  I would not be surprised to see any ruling in the case appealed and I am cetain that would be the case if the ruling goes against Gov. Perry.  It will be interesting to see what arguments the prosecution has to deal with the relevant case law which appears to go against them.

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