CURTIS v. STATE

No. 05-88-00077-CV.

762 S.W.2d 958 (1988)

Thomas Jefferson CURTIS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

December 22, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond A. Desmone, Irving, for appellant.

Timothy B. Couch, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, for appellee.

Before WHITHAM, BAKER and KINKEADE, JJ.


BAKER, Justice.

Thomas Jefferson Curtis appeals from an order of transfer to a criminal district court for trial as an adult. Curtis contends that the trial court erred in hearing the State's transfer motion because the assigned judge was disqualified due to a timely objection filed pursuant to section 74.053 of the Texas Government Code. We agree and reverse the transfer order.

The applicable statutory provision states:

(a) When a judge is assigned...

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