Appeals court denies bid to disqualify Reyna in Twin Peaks case
An intermediate appeals court ruled Wednesday that McLennan County District Attorney Abel Reyna should not be disqualified from prosecuting the case of a biker arrested after the 2015 shootout at Twin Peaks.
The opinions from Waco’s 10th Court of Appeals maintain Reyna’s status over the case. However, the court’s ruling was a bit unusual in the sense that it featured opinions from all three judges, with two concurring opinions.
Justice Al Scoggins denied biker Matthew Clendennen’s petition for mandamus in a single sentence, while Chief Justice Tom Gray wrote a six-page concurring opinion and Justice Rex Davis wrote a three-page concurring opinion.
Dallas attorney Clint Broden, who represents Clendennen, appealed an October order by 54th State District Judge Matt Johnson denying a motion to disqualify Reyna, who went to the scene and advised Waco police commanders about how to proceed after the deadly May 17, 2015, melee at Twin Peaks.
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