What to expect when Rick Perry’s case goes to appeals court Wednesday

[TexasTowelie]

Former Gov. Rick Perry’s fight to dismiss the criminal case against him will be heard by the state’s top criminal court Wednesday morning.

More than 15 months of legal wrangling will be compressed into two hours of oral arguments beginning at 9 a.m. in the Court of Criminal Appeals’ Austin courtroom, and the result will go a long way toward determining whether Perry faces trial on allegations that he abused his power as governor.

What’s at stake?

Perry hopes to avoid a trial and possible prison time related to his 2013 threat to veto money for Travis County’s Public Integrity Unit unless District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg resigned after her conviction for driving while intoxicated. When Lehmberg refused, Perry cut all of the unit’s $7.5 million from the state budget.

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[TexasProgresive]

1. Put him in prison along with the other governors after Ann

[BlueCollar]

2. I fully expect the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

To toss the charges. Texas courts are in business to support the prison industry. Rick Perry and his cronies (tom delay et al) rigged this game a long time ago.

[Gothmog]

3. The Court of Criminal Appeals in Texas is an instrument of the GOP

I also expect the charges to be dismissed

[Javaman]

4. nothing will happen...

the bribes have long been paid.

the rest is just drama for the masses.