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.