**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN**  **GROVLR SLLLLRS** 

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**Honorable Homer**  **Garrison, Jr.,**  Di&-ePtor Department of Public **Smfety** iaustin, Texas Dear Sir:

Your request 

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prosecuting or .._ ,.. h ~:,'. : ':~: .,:.,:. ..'.&u&#p~tPngY peolaarr. ~,, .,,.'.,, ~:..A-,

lnformetlon for thalr usewhen aeourlq~ handwriting erldono~.

-. . . ." Although the **moundnrma of**  the **rule hea**  beon **question** ed by legnl mholaM, it oeemm well settled in Texig that where tha aoouasd io In custody and ma&es or hi8 handwriting emHonoreble Eomer Carrieon; Jr., page 2
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ior ltuidards of aomp~~rfmm, that the mane p rerequisites exletlry in th& ordinary cmfeeslon sltua:lon must be met before they will be received 15 erldtnoe. Kentison Y+ Stete, 260 9. W. 17b;.CUok Y. Stats, 46 tl.II.**(26)** 992; ran3 Beacham Y. 

### Steto,162 $. V. (2a) 706. For orltioi8m of the rule see Texas Law Or ?%lQence, lBlaCoxmieIi end Ray, Seotlon 

### 527,page 

### 676;~4 3 TaxM IAW nerlewf&5. '

In the leading Tcxes oaai on thl8 point, ~8ri5iso5 v. State, supra, the oourt Lo interpretingwhat la now krtlcle 727, V. A. C. C. Pi of Taxaa, quoted with approve1 thlq len&uege Brenoh*a Anrtotated Pe5el Code, page 

### 32, 8sotlon 

### 59: rrop nphs statute relating 

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MtUr8 Of E aonf&810n, atatsmmt or ofroumsteao8

### densor aude by dereuamt while ln aoarlnem+tt 0s ouatod;l, and not h+vlng Fen pxope+y

_ waxnod, whioh may be hued By tha State oo a orlmUu~- 

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### ths aour& ham held that han8wrItlug seeureb

SXOR %h&*o&n.ssUwblle'fn ou#tody 1s a otieseion ox statement ' wltbln t;hr

m?anlng of Artlo 

### 727,C. C. Pi, all th8~rule8 govemiug ths rot-m, exeoutlon and eflmholon In 8~ldeuocb or oonf8uilo58 apply with eqwl **rorcs** to writ% aeoursd 88 6 standard

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### rulesanawo thinkany elsboretloawould bfi uairulbtur. You hey6 88keu that me suggest a suitable form)pf oonreadon to ba u88d In IAhrndwrltlng au8 and though tha&ii@eel form generelly 1% uuo by proaeoutora in other oases wotiKbrobeblg 

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o ret the **statutory** requlremcmts, **out OS**  ~'ebwmtoe of aaut$oa we vwuld 8uggest thet the at&tdant form 8ot **out** 

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BUW~ FORN PO3 VOLUNTARY CONFE&lOAlCGXSISTING OIr spYcsMENs OF ORIGIEAL HmmI*s OF ACC'SXD TUZN WULP 1N CBL%??FODY I, 

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Texas, heviz& been rlrrstHonorable fiomesGarrison, Jr., page 3

**-8d** by Ii. P., coukaty Attorney **0r** county, Texas (or other person to oham the statem%nt 1s **made)** the person to whom the 

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have to write br Riyt sLxsolmeM zEf--
evldeace ab?ainnt

BB on !m trla3 ior the offense odnosming whfch this &tsm&~ 1s aade and oohosrnlnn which this handwrltl~ is done, do aak8 the r0u0wfn8 voluntarY Stet8w8Slt in WritiJlg and 40 here ~olux&rlly wrlk rcZth my awn hand t&e roli0winR isag& and~srmiaens 0r uritini2 ana this stUt%laent

and this writing ia ~Wds and **RiVeti** to the aal **R. F.**  (%?rCr 88t Out lStatOQ8lltS ii lUl# till6 haV* at&iwsd write 

### desired **e98~iaana** 

### in hia own Lund.1 A. B.

. UITRRSSES:

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hope that our anmar fully oovera your lnqulry and that lt,will prove to b8 of IKUUZ helpin your oaew involving queatlonod doauaentrr. ?oursi very truly \. ATYQR?lRYGRNRRAL OF 5%2&S



### BY (8) mgelm Alvin



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### AFFitWfDAUG. 16, 1941 Opinion C~omlttes R. $. lralrahlld
- By Ri Vi,**F.,** Qhninaan' Aotlny ATTOBBnrr WNERAL OF Tl?.X.AS
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