Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
George Gaal, Appellant v. the State of Texas
March 2, 20112011 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 284
Summary
The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas reversed the Court of Appeals' finding that the trial judge’s statement foreclosing plea bargains required recusal, holding that the recusal judge’s denial was within the zone of reasonable disagreement and that the higher court has jurisdiction to review that denial, and remanded for further proceedings.