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

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I thenfor. **take** it th8t tha mute vould not bs liable for examlain& ~ trlrl fear vhen tho defendant lr aslly glvsn 8 f* aad jail reatenoe. %vorer, Art. 1055, C. C. t. wooidea thatlanor~ble 1. D. Itrlnger, tye @

ln l alrdew ano r, u se the o ou nty shall bo liable ior om half fee8 r&n t& detdrat lap hlo tlae cut ln jail 01 10 put o t#u g\lbllc rorka. •fulnaqlAM&~e8toa~rt& 

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a re l ntl i10d of poaoo and poaoe to on+half roe8 -iart 

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'I how aad thmk rou for your letter of the 19th enoloring OoplO8 of mtar opfnlaru O-3057 and O-2877,
'As I undorrtmd those qpiaions tho oonatablrrad **jurtloo** of pea00 am entitled to one-half their tee8 underArt. 1055, C, C. t. I 06~ see no dlrtinctlrm betvoen t&re ofrioerr md tho oounty **rttorne7,** and a8 thonion of tha opinion that the latter offloer vould be entitled to one-kmlf o? hi8 ow trial fern

under **Art.** 1055, 0. C. t., uml the factual rltuatlonprerented.
"I enolose holutith oepy of my tentrtlre opinion to tho Dl8trlot Clerk, 8ad vould rpprealat JOUP rlev8 48 to vlkether I u **oomot.*** Vhat **-8 said**  **ln our**  opinion **Boo.** 0-2877 and o-3057, relative to ths conrtable and ju8tloo of the peace 18 squally applloable to the dlatrlat elork under the fact8 **mtated.** Therefore, it 1s our oplnfm that the dl8trict clerk 18 entitled to one-half of her fee8 aa provided by Article 1055, Code of Crlalnal Procedure,**for** services rendered Fn the abort mentioned 0a.e.
pea00* With reference to the con8tabl8and justlosl;fo~

in rour letter of March 22, 1941, you state: 8~ no dirtinctlon between these offloer8 and the count7 attorney, and 8p therefore of the opinion that the latter offloer **v&d** be **entitled to**  one-half of **hi8** ex8aG.nln.g trial fee 

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_ CrimUml trooedwe, wuea provrao8s

*In all OLD eD vhe n l defendant 18 lndieted for a felony **but** under the ladlotaenthe MY **be** ooavloted of 8 ri8dem8umr 

### or a felony, rod the **punhhmnt vhlah**  **ry** be uu8sed **is a**  **fine,** jail sentence or both SUch fl.neand irpclsoment la jell, the 8tato Wl pq no fee8 to any 

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### murder, until the cams hat been fFM3- 1~ **dl8po8ed** of in the trial court. Provided the prwi8ion8 of 

### this Article shall not be CoPstrued a8 ILffOCting

in w WY th. prOViSiO?lS Of Al=tiOla 1019, Coda of Criminal trooedure, ls **anended W**  hhpter 205, ~ensrd ~vr, Reguhr 8esrioa, ?ortp l 0oaxl LeglslaturetProvided this StUX3.1 **not to**  sxamlnlng trlol teer to Cyunty Attornbps Cri DiStriOtAttorne~r.
In vlev of the foregoing rt8tute,pu 

### bre respectfully rdvlaed, tbmt it i8 the O;piniOn Of th18 **departpent** that the oounty attorney vould not be entitled to one-half Of his fees 

### under Article 1055, Code of Crlmin81 

### trooeduro, tier the fact8 above 

### states, but vould bo entitled to his exemlnlng trial tees as providedw Artlale 1020, Code o? Crlmlnal Prooedure,and **vould** be **paid by**  the State.

TNSting that the fOrOg0~ iti17 MSVOC6 JOUr i.nqUirJ, ve are **Your6** vSF7 trlll~ ATTORBEY OEBERAL

Ardell h';rlllama A?slrtant