Gamez v. State

REEVES, Justice.

Appellant was found guilty of capital murder, and the punishment assessed at life imprisonment. Appellant raises for the first time in a supplementary brief, that Honorable Roy Barrera, Jr., the trial judge, participated in the preparation of this case while serving the State as an assistant criminal district attorney. Although no motion questioning the qualifications of the trial court was brought to his attention, the issue of disqualification of the judge involves the jurisdiction of the court to act and should be considered by us in the interest of justice. Lee v. State,…