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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
aonorable A. C YInborn
c;rimInal Dlstrlat ,Attorney
;!ouston, Texas
Dear Sir f 0p1n10nlo. O-7104
Rer Can a clerk employed by a just106
0r the peaas accept a plea 0r guilty
lo a arlmlnal aas0 and aamsa a rm
therein. in the absence of the jus-
tice Orvthe peacF,i -
We have received your resent Inquiry, puotsd In part
as s0110vs:
“There are somu
county who employ a
subpoenas, write judgments
89809s a rim
ea on the “justice”, “cowt
Code or Cr Imlnal Proaedure .
0r guilty In a crImIna1 case
act, and, as
designated by
judicial powers
by said’+Qrk la void,
We point out that we are not called on here to pass upon
the authorlty of such “clerk” to perform the named clerical duties.
r-7 Yours very truly