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January 28, 2015      12:39 PM

Perry legal teams says there is still hope for a swift resolution to his felony case

Botsford says Third Court of Appeals could deal with their appeal within a couple months

Former Gov. Perry’s legal team on Wednesday said despite a Republican judge’s refusal to dismiss felony charges against their client, hope remains that the case could be resolved in fairly short order. That assessment, however, differs from the analysis of many in the legal community who say the last real hope Perry’s team had of quickly resolving his abuse of power case faded dramatically on Tuesday.

That’s when Judge Bert Richardson said the case could proceed after he denied defense attorneys’ requests to dismiss the two-count felony indictment.

Richardson’s order is here.

During a morning news conference at the Omni Hotel in downtown Austin, attorney David Botsford said the appeal they’re filing with the Third Court of Appeals will be, in his opinion, dealt with in a “minimum period of time.” When asked by Quorum Report what that meant exactly, Botsford said he believed it could be as quick as a month to two months before a decision is made.

By Scott Braddock