Legal Opinion
Kniatt v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided December 5, 2007No. 10-03-00199-CRPublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ABATEMENT ORDER ON MOTION FOR REHEARING
2Per curiam
The principal issue before us in Appellant Nathan Kniatt’s motion for rehearing is whether the trial judge who heard Kniatt’s motion to recuse District Judge Gene Knize correctly applied or interpreted the law governing recusal. We will abate this appeal for a new hearing on Kniatt’s recusal motion.
Procedural Background
Kniatt was charged by indictment for possession of methamphetamine. At a pretrial hearing on December 7, 2001, Kniatt’s attorney (whom Kniatt had just terminated) and the assistant district attorney informed the trial court either that…
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