OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
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aent on the above
put, a* follaa
, c. c. ?. previ&r for c*rtrJa
i1c1rls for holdLn# umlIliDg
lmt*no o o,r b o th.I thenfor. take it th8t
tha mute vould not bs liable for examlain& ~
trlrl fear vhen tho defendant lr asllyglvsn 8
f* aad jail reatenoe.
%vorer, Art. 1055, C. C. t. wooidea that
lanor~ble 1. D. Itrlnger, tye @
ln l a lr dewa no r , u se th e o o u nty sh a ll b o
liable ior om half fee8 r&n t& detdrat
lap hlo tlae cut ln jail 01 10 put o t#u
g\lbllcrorka.
•fulnaqlAM&~e8toa~rt&
oounty&ttoraoy, wtiee of poaoo and poaoe
0fr io en a relntli10d to on+half roe8 -iart
tho county under a u8e when the deiendmt Ia
indicted Mdor Ale. 802, 1. 0. ud 18
g iven l fine and jail 8entonae, aad lay8 Tlu
ri.M Ma 00*t* out in jell. Al80 a8 to whew&-
lr tha dirtriot olerk im ontitled to om-half
fees againrt t& oountr la ruoh a ebae.
'I how aad thmk rou for your letter of
the 19th enoloring OoplO8 of mtar opfnlaru
O-3057 and O-2877,
'As I undorrtmd those qpiaions tho
oonatablr rad jurtloo of pea00 am entitled
to one-half their tee8 under Art. 1055, C, C.
t. I 06~ see no dlrtinctlrm betvoen t&re of-
rioerr md tho oounty rttorne7, and a8 thon-
ion of tha opinion that the latter offloer
vould be entitled to one-kmlf o? hi8 ow
trial fernunder Art. 1055, 0. C. t., uml the
factual rltuatlon prerented.
"I enolose holutith oepy of my tentrtlre
opinion to tho Dl8trlot Clerk, 8ad vould rppre-
alat JOUP rlev8 48 to vlkether I u oomot.*
Vhat -8 said ln our opinion Boo. 0-2877 and o-3057,
relative to ths conrtable and ju8tloo of the peace 18 squally
applloable to the dlatrlat elork under the fact8 mtated. There-
fore, it 1s our oplnfm that the dl8trict clerk 18 entitled to
one-half of her fee8 aa provided by Article 1055, Code of Crla-
lnal Procedure, for services rendered Fn the abort mentioned
0a.e.
With reference to the con8tabl8 and justlosl;fo~
pea00* in rour letter of March 22, 1941, you state:
8~ no dirtinctlon between these offloer8 and the count7 at-
torney, and 8p therefore of the opinion that the latter offloer
v&d be entitled to one-half of hi8 trial fee pder
ex8aG.nln.g
Art. 1355, c. c. P., XK? the factual situation presented. In
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Ronarable I. 0. Wrineer, tye 3
this S-tian ve call
.-.pur attention
__ to Airtlole 1097, Oode of
CrimUml trooedwe, wuea provrao8s
*In a ll OLDeD vhen l defendant 18 lndieted
for a felony but under the ladlotaent he MY be
ooavloted of 8 ri8dem8umr or a felony, rod the
punhhmnt vhlah ry
be uu8sed is a fine, jail
sentence or both SUch fl.ne and irpclsoment la
jell, the 8tato Wl pq no fee8 to any offlow,
exceptwhen the 6eSandant la lndlct8d for th8
olSenme of murder,until the cams hat been fFM3-
1~ dl8po8ed of in the trial court. Provided the
prwi8ion8 of this Article shall not be CoPstrued
a8 ILffOCtingin w WY th. prOViSiO?lSOf Al=tiOla
1019, Coda of Criminal trooedure, ls anended W
hhpter 205, ~ensrd ~vr, Reguhr 8esrioa, ?ortp
l0oaxl Leglslaturet Provided this StUX3.1 not
to sxamlnlng trlol teer to Cyunty Attornbps
Cri DiStriOt Attorne~r.
In vlev of the foregoing rt8tute, pu bre respectfully
rdvlaed, tbmt it i8 the O;piniOnOf th18 departpent that the ooun-
ty attorney vould not be entitled to one-half Of his fees under
Article 1055, Code of Crlmin81 trooeduro, tier the fact8 above
states, but vould bo entitled to his exemlnlng trial tees as
providedw Artlale 1020, Code o? Crlmlnal Prooedure, and vould
be paid by the State.
TNSting that the fOrOg0~ iti17 MSVOC6 JOUr i.nqUirJ,
ve are
Your6 vSF7 trlll~
ATTORBEY OEBERAL
Ardell h';rlllama
A?slrtant