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 for 

ea ro11oQrs: 

0Pe matter reads 

prosecuting or 

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

lnformetlon for thalr use when 

aeourlq~ handwriting erldono~. 

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Although the moundnrma of the rule hea beon questioned by legnl mholaM, it oeemm well settled in Texig that where 

tha aoouasd io In custody and ma&es or hi8 handwriting em 
Honoreble Eomer Carrieon; Jr., page 2 . 

sea ;lrM ior l tuidards of aomp~~rfmm, that the mane p r er eq uisites 

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 nerlew f&5. ' 

In the leading Tcxes oaai on thl8 point, ~8ri5iso5 v. 

State, supra, the oourt Lo interpreting what la now krtlcle 727, 

V. A. C. C. Pi of Taxaa, quoted with approve1 thlq len&uege 

rrop Brenoh*a Anrtotated Pe5el Code, page 32, 8sotlon 59: 

nphs statute relating to eoof8sslons 1s not conrix#d stxlstly to a tea!mlcal oorrisealon but oovers 

ray it in 'the MtUr8 Of E aonf&810n, atatsmmt or 

ofroumsteao8 dens or 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~- 

tive rO0t tb&.Mt him.' 

.:: Sin08 ths aour& ham held that han8wrItlug seeureb 

SXOR %h&*o&n.ssU wblle'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 or oomp8r~aon* f~oeeautore ara raatllar nlth the88 

rules ana wo think any elsboretloa would bfi uairulbtur. 

You hey6 88keu that me suggest a suitable form)pf oonreadon to ba u88d In IA hrndwrltlng au8 and though tha&ii@eel 

form generelly 1% uuo by proaeoutora in other oases wotiKbrobeblg be,&-: 8i.Grlolento ret the statutory requlremcmts, out OS 

~'ebwmtoe of aaut$oa we vwuld 8uggest thet the at&tdant form 

8ot out in Xlll~on'8 l'execr Crlmlnel Form, fifth Edition, Seatlon Lo57 paee.690, be uae4 wlth the intsrpalatloacl bereinefter in&at& by underllnlng. 

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

I, A. B., B8ing 15 custody 0r k. I)?, BhsriZf a? 

~County, Texas, heviz& been rlrrst 
Honorable fiomes Garrison, 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 harolnatttr 

88% OUt &&t8I#nt ia mad& 8Ild to whoa the rOllOWiu samples of my hamiwrltks are given, that I 

do nOt,have-to make any stetermnt- at all and that 

1 a0 ncit 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. 

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UITRRSSES: 

iVe criaaerelp 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?lRY GRNRRAL OF 5%2&S 

BY (8) 

mgelm Alvin 

Aaal6tmt 

i%:db/JCP 

APPROYZD:, ' 

AFFitWfD AUG. 16, 1941 Opinion C~omlttes 

R. $. lralrahlld 

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By Ri Vi, F., Qhninaan' 

Aotlny ATTOBBnrr WNERAL OF Tl?.X.AS 

F.C.C.