OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

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aent on the above 

put, a* follaa 

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i1c1rls for holdLn# umlIliDg 

l mt*no o or , b o th. 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 that 
lanor~ble 1. D. Itrlnger, tye @ 

ln l a lr dewa no r , use the o o unty sh a ll 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& 

oounty &ttoraoy, wtiee 

0fr io ean r e l ntl i 10d 

of poaoo and poaoe 

to on+half roe8 -iart 

tho county under a u8e when the deiendmt Ia 

indicted Mdor Ale. 802, 1. 0. ud 18 

g iven l fine and jail 8entonae, aad lay8 Tlu 

ri.M Ma 00*t* out in jell. Al80 a8 to whew&- 

l r tha dirtriot olerk im ontitled to om-half 

fees againrt t& oountr la ruoh a ebae. 

'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 

oonatablr rad jurtloo of pea00 am entitled 

to one-half their tee8 under Art. 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 rltuatlon prerented. 

"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 con8tabl8 and 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 pder 

Art. 1355, c. c. P., XK? the factual situation presented. In 
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Ronarable I. 0. Wrineer, tye 3 

this S-tian ve call pur attention to Airtlole 1097, Oode of .-. _ _ CrimUml trooedwe, wuea provrao8s 

*In a ll OLDeD vhen l defendant 18 lndieted 

for a felony but under the ladlotaent he 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.ne and irpclsoment la 

jell, the 8tato Wl pq no fee8 to any offlow, 

except when the 6eSandant la lndlct8d for th8 

olSenme of 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, l s anended W 

hhpter 205, ~ensrd ~vr, Reguhr 8esrioa, ?ortp 

l 0oaxl Leglslaturet Provided this StUX3.1 not 

to sxamlnlng trlol teer to Cyunty Attornbps 

Cri DiStriOt Attorne~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