Perjury For Filing A Writ Of Habeas Corpus?

Courtesy Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer  Thu, 10/01/2009 - 2:30am

Reading between the lines from this KXAN news story, “Man Faces Life In Prison for Perjury ”:

A Liberty Hill man faces life in prison for aggravated perjury charges after claiming he was innocent following a plea bargain with the Williamson County District Attorney’s Office.

Prosecutors say Markus Peavy had made false statements in his plea bargain and the writ when claiming he was not guilty of DWI charges.

Peavy is two years into a 55-year sentence...



 

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