[EL] The Charges Against Governor Perry

[David Adamany]

In the only state whose law I know at all well, if a district attorney leaves office for any reason the Governor appoints a successor until the next election.   Is that the case in Texas?   Would it make Governor Perry more vulnerable to the charge that he attempted to coerce a public official if he were to have the power to replace that official if she resigned in response to his threat to veto an appropriation to support the work of her office?   As a political matter it would certainly make a difference to have a Republican district attorney in solidly Democratic Travis County.   But would it make any legal difference in assessing whether his action was an indictable offense?   Perhaps someone with a knowledge of Texas law could chime in on this.













David Adamany

Laura Carnell Professor of Law
and Political Science, and
Chancellor
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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA 19122
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