Whitehead v. State

273 S.W.3d 285 (2008)

Charles David WHITEHEAD, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas.

No. PD-0713-07.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

June 25, 2008.

Rehearing Denied September 10, 2008.

Frederick T. Dunbar, Abilene, for Appellant.

Sarah Adams, Assistant District Attorney, Eastland, Jeffrey L. Van Horn, State's Attorney, Austin, for State.

HOLCOMB, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which MEYERS, PRICE, WOMACK, JOHNSON, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.

The court of appeals held that the trial court judge was not statutorily disqualified from presiding over appellant's trial. We reverse.

On April 24, 2000,…