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

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the conviction, holding that the trial judge was not disqualified because his perfunctory signing of a readiness announcement did not constitute "counsel in the case," and that the evidence was sufficient and the jury properly instructed on the status of accomplice witnesses. Justice Teague and Justice Clinton filed partial concurrences/dissents disagreeing with the majority on the disqualification analysis and on the test for corroborating accomplice testimony.