OFFICE OF THE Al-l-ORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Honomblr W. H. Franka
county Judgu
hulrd cotmty
Ysnard, Tesar
Dear Judge Franka: Opinion No.
Ret co1lnty in ax&d
fOlWt38- wneP..~entltleQ to $5.09
tee on plea8 ofCgti?ty‘..~
brltloa rhould be made or the
Y&JIo~& herewith for your informationa oopy of
oplnlon Xo. O-23& oi thlm dsp:&mnt whleh holde, among other
thlngr, t&t thr Comleelonera~ Court neither har the author-
ity to grant a leave or abrenos to the oounty attorney to anter
the armed toroes nor the power to dralare his orfics vaoant
if he does enter the armed Soroes.
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Menard county, Texas, her a population or lore thae
EO,OOO inhabitants acoordlog to ths last preoedlng Fadenl OQ~SUIS.
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Honorable 1. H. Franka, Page e
71%la a um from your letter that lta oi$loora are oompenaatod
OS a Sea baair.
Artlolea 1068 and 1070, Vernonca Annotated Taxaa
Cod* of Cr5alnal Prooe4ur0, ma4 a6 tollowt
*Art. 1068. I? ths dafandant pleads guilty
to a bhargs before a justice, the re6 allowed
the attorney reproaontlng the Stata ahall ba
rive dollars. Thr attorney rho rspraaeata the
State in a orllsinalaotlon in a juatlo*'a oourt
shall reodve, for each aonvictlon on a p1.a of
not glltp, where KIOappeal la taken, ten dollara.
*Art. 1070.
Ho fee ahall be allowed a dla-
trlct or county attorney in any aaab whe.rehe la
not present an4 roprsssnting the State, upon the
trial thoreof, unls66 ho hea tokaa #ciaoaotioa
therein for the State, or la pramit and ready
to represent the Stats at eaoh regular tera of
the oouzt la whloh such crlmlnal eotlon la ,pendlngy
provldad.that whe& ~leaa of guilt7 are lc o a h d
fn any Justleo court; at any hermtlms than-
the regzzar term tbereor,the oounty attorney
ahall reoelvr the au& OS tin dolhra. fn m
oaar shall~the oounty attorney, la oonal4rration
;;eamplmk or guilty nlait any part oi hi6 law+ul.
.
You are reapsctiullyadrlsad that it Is the o~inlon
or thla aepartmrBtt
#hero the oouaty sttorney~haa taken roam aotim
In the oaaf;*for the State in the jnstloa court ho would br
antitled to the @LOO fee on a plea of guilt in the juotlce
oourt regardlsaa of whet&r ho was praasnt ln the ju+tloe
court at the tlmr the plea war entmad. Bar oxample, ii rour
oountf attorn tiled a complaint in joatlor court before he
lsrt to Join the hnny he would be entitled to the iXU0 ire
l’r the aerenuant aubaequentlyIlaad~guilty.
2. I? ths county attorney ha6 not taken any aotlon
in such a case and la not prsaent end ready to represent the
State at a regular tcm of the juatlaa.oourt,an4a defendant
plerdr gallty- at suoh raylor tenitthe aounty attorney would
not be entitled to thr fea. Nor would t&s oountyba ontitled
to the See. If no fso is 4~0 the oounty ettornry it should
not bo Ohar(SOaagainat the a8rendant. :
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HoBomblo W. H. Franka, F’ags S
3. If the defendant plead guilty in luatlo~ oourt
at any time other than ths retplar term 0r auoh oourt the
oounty attorney would be entitled to a 45.00 iSa oven though
hr was not prsaont and hea taken no aOtiOB in the onme
*y ~$Q-+
Wm.J. F‘annliq
Assistant
WJFrGO