Davis v. State

Citations

• 44 Tex. 523

Syllabus

<p>1. Special judge.—The district attorney has power to agree with the defendant upon a special judge when the district judge is disqualified from trying the case.</p> <p>2. Murray v. The State, 34 Tex., 331, overruled.</p> <p>3. Disqualification of district judge.—That the property stolen belonged to the district judge, is not a ground of disqualification to try the party accused of the theft.</p> <p>4. Special judge.—Until the contingency happen authorizing the selection by the parties of a special judge, the appointment of one is void.</p>