IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
FROM THE TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS
SMITH COUNTY
CONCURRING OPINION
I join the majority opinion, but I write separately to stress one salient point, one driven home to us, or should be, every day. It is not our job to legislate from the bench. We have a branch of government charged with this responsibility, and the Legislature has spoken--DPS is the proper authority for regulating whether an extra-jurisdictional conviction or adjudication triggers a person's duty to register. See Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 62.001(1), 62.003.
Hervey, J.
Filed: October 31, 2012
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