Jesus Martinez Gamez, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the conviction of Jesus Martinez Gamez for capital murder, holding that the trial judge was not disqualified despite having signed a State "ready" announcement and that Richard Sanchez was not an accomplice witness as a matter of law, so the evidence was sufficient to sustain the conviction. The Court also overruled the "more likely than not" test for corroborating accomplice testimony. Separate opinions by Judges Teague and Clinton dissent from the majority on the judge's disqualification and on the propriety of granting discretionary review.