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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Eoxwrabl* a. mlrtt Potter
county Atto.nley
sm Patrlolo
Sinton, Toxa6
ITOhave a lott
Pea+ at QrogWy, Tsxar
he lnqulroe whether a j
iquost snd be antltlod
4a in 4n automob
who naw the kill
4 attention to 4n
a Juustloeof the
Pea04 wan no 44 if t&4 kiulllg
wee in the pros ; we preeum4 you had ~for-
44 r4raaleU that the party
e pr444noo oS~on4 or nkoro
of an unlawrul killing *a8 in-
th a oopy OS said opinion.
n 4 oi ~rtlale @(JB,Cods of criminal
that the &&toe of the Peaao au& hold
8011ar4 su
death by unlawrul steam.*
Under the abme quoted provision It is the duty
or e Julitioo of the P4a44 to hold an inquest whera th4
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Honorable C. Burtt Pet&or, P44 2
alroumstanaem surrounding the dorth are muoh ae to load to
a euepioion that ho 04ai4 to him death by ualawtul meana,
although there may bc any number of orsonia present at tho
time the dsath ocourr4b and the Junt 9 04 or ths Poaoo would
be lntitlrd to reoeirs his ing\ust S44.
Thor4 IS no OOnf'lictin thi8 holding and the on0
mdc by us in Opinion Ilo. O-1274.
Undrr said rrtlolo 968 thoro are row s4parato
and dlatlnot oondltlonr undsr which a Justloe of the Poaoe
is not only authorleod to but It is his duty to bold an in-
qurst without a Iury. The raota surrounding oaoh death
would of oourao govorn the quostion.ar to whothrr an in-
quest murt bo hold by th4 Justloo CC the Poaoo. Piarson t,
ga.lrrotonCO* 131 6. W. (2) 27.
mu lnatead of Ihdgo Pato boaauao
ho ray8 yciutold about our opinion. WO an, Donding him
a oopy or this oplaion.
&to. W. Barour
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