The President cannot pardon a person convicted of murder under the state law of Texas.
The Constitution grants the President the power to pardon certain people who are guilty of offenses. There are however some limits to this power such as:
- the pardon can only be granted to people who committed federal crimes
- the pardon cannot be used on civil offenders
- the pardon cannot be used in a Presidential impeachment
As per the first point, the presidential pardon cannot be used unless it is a federal crime. The murder was under Texas law so the President cannot pardon the person.
In conclusion, the President can only pardon criminals convicted under federal law. The prisoner can however, be pardoned by the governor of Texas.
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