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Whitehead v. State

Citations

  • 273 S.W.3d 285
  • 2008 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 760
  • 2008 WL 2512836

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  • “Given this ambiguity in the statute, we may legiti- mately consider, in arriving at a sensible interpretation, such extratex- tual factors as legislative history or the probable consequences of a par- ticular interpretation.”
  • “We have long recognized, and held, that if a trial court judge is disqualified under Article 30.01 from presiding at a trial, then any resulting judgment is a nullity and may be challenged for the first time on appeal.”
  • “We have long recognized, and held, that if a trial court judge is disqualified under Article 30.01 from presiding at a trial, then any resulting judgment is a nullity and may be challenged for the first time on appeal.”

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Judges: Holcomb, Meyers, Price, Womack, Johnson, Cochran, Keller, Keasler, Hervey

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