Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

...... -. . . . ... .:.- .. OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN Eonoreble Taylor Cariiale, Fege 3 where before his eleotloh, he had been empJ.oyedadversely. HOUle7er,it iS 8R aholeht OaliOhOf leg81 qthiqa that no at- torncig~sha&l rqma.qent adverasor oonilioting intqerseta. It.16 8ga$nst ,pablle. poliop r0r a ooaaty attomey to prose- oat@ in Q oaso.whan hq hadbmn qrnployqd~aUvereqly.prlor to hie .q~eo@.on,~$rreepeotlvqoi the abasnqq of a prohltd- tory statate;erd we think the~ootmts would 80 hold. Bpe therefore think that you have very properly &$eid, ~yourself iir,paahoases. An assistant - oount y attqrney hae authorltp. bog&k atiidavits in hie ~name as ahsiatant Oo+ty sttqney. Dlux~V.’ State‘;.35 2. W. 661, Kqllqy v. statq, 38 8, pr.391 Noore ‘v..%fetq, 3G S. F..209; Copeland v. State, 38 S. F. 210, and .kaley v. .&ate, ,224 5.. W. .'771. , I The aae,edf Pvivisv. State,'58 3. W.. (2) 89, holds that an stiaiatantoo&ty attorney ia mug auttrolizs~ ta 00n- daot a oriminel proaeautlon in the name of the State of Texas. Artfclq 31, vernoh'e Annotated Texas Code of Crfm-' reads & r0iith: inal Proeqdtixe,‘ -Art. 31. (38) 139) Attorney pr6 tern Vhaaqvar .a~ngditx&ct.or dounty attorney falls to ettdnd,a,nftqnn of t&e districti, Oounty aZ ja&t- ioe*d mart, the judge of eaid oourt or auoh jaatles nap appoint some ocm tent attorney to pqrfonn tlm duties of auoh dlatrr ot qc aounty ettqrn6y,'*troshall bo allowed the aam3 oaPpenratloa.for hls.aarviocreaa la allowed the district attorney 01:’oonnbJ attornay. Said appolhtmqnt ohall not extend beyond the te$m OS the aourt et whioh it ie made, and @alI be vaekted upon the appearease of the diertriotor oounty attor- neg." The citmeof %ete,v. Laokey, 35 T. 357, hold6 Oha* an ettorney pro tern.appolnted~by the oourt hea all the powers and.dutles of the reguler proseauting EttOrnsY. The above quota& provlsione of Artiale 25. V. 3. C. C. TJ.,were undoubtedly enacted for the puPpos% of keeping