Legal Opinion
Coleman v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided February 6, 2008No. PD-0072-07Published
1Opinion of the Court
246 S.W.3d 76 (2008)
Thomas COLEMAN, Appellant,
v.
The STATE of Texas.
No. PD-0072-07.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
February 6, 2008.
Daniel J. Warrick, Lubbock, for Appellant,
Wally Hatch, District Attorney, Plainview, Jeffrey L. Van Horn, State's Atty., Austin, for State.
OPINION
COCHRAN, J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which MEYERS, PRICE, WOMACK, JOHNSON and HOLCOMB, JJ., joined.
In this case, the elected district attorney recused himself from participating in the perjury investigation and prosecution of appellant because of a conflict of interest. The trial judge appointed two…
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