Ex Parte White

DeCARLO, Judge.

This petition was filed by Howard L. White, Jr. on June 3, 1974, the date set for his trial. The petition prayed that the Court of Criminal Appeals grant a writ directing the Honorable Richard P. Emmet, a Judge of the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, to recuse himself from the petitioner’s case (State of Alabama v. Howard L. White, Jr., Montgomery Circuit Court case 9461) or to show cause why he should not be so required.

Specifically, the petitioner avers that the said trial judge has a personal interest in the outcome of the petitioner’s case within the meaning of Title 13,…