**OFFICE OF**  **THE All-ORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN** 

**Honora blo** 

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**Dear Sir:**  

## c. L. Irin(t

Dttrfot Attorne# Texar 

## opinionRio,o-6653 Bar

**nrs@i raraala.that**  **two praons**  **a** orrioer ahothlswhile hewa 8tation. Subsequently they inBar Liexlob,end Ted-al **a**

ltutlon **at Texarkana.**  **alnst both**  **offenders** ure the **return** of for the purpose of

Uled the ox**and r6turnlng**  **thm to**  thbfr xpanse ot a mmal **guard,** 0 

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the 

### C&88iOllW’8 **CMlrt Of**  **Potter**

**, provld8**  fund6 with whlohto wy the **returningThompeoato6uaarlUo to**  

### atand **ah0 th4**  **wqmn8as** 

### 0r **returning Day**  **to to**  

### t88tie **ill th8**  **trial -ilist**  ThOPpmn?

**“ (a)**  **hL6af**

tbr, **Oit)r c&S8iOn**  **Of th@**  **OitJ Si**  **Amarillo, Texas,**  **pOVid8** fund8 with whioh to pay th* 

### l xpen8a8 **or retuxnlng**  Thompson to ~ril3.o to 8~d

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**Bonorable 0.**  L. 

### Kiag - pago 2



### trial,and also the expcrnsee or returniag my **to** AmrIUo **to** testify In the 

### trial against Thoaq80n7a

b the Outset we 8hould like 

### to paint out 

### that Toxar **ha8 RO** **right t0**  **8eOUFO t&O**  **return Of**  **the pri+lU8**  **inqpilWd dOUt**  UlbWth8 **hW** Of l XtZWditiOII

a8 **it** aQpliO8 only a8 **betroan 8kt@8**  and not a8 

### botwaena state and the **T8deral governmukt.**  22Am.rur. 2% Sin00 the Paden 

### govoxnnwnt **ha8 the**  right to uolwIvo otutody Of the **&W18OSiW8 Wit11**  th8y **&Ve 8OI** **’ VOd**  th8ir 8UltOfiOO th.r -1 **br returned**  **to Annrillo**  only **by ooa8ent**  **or that**  8ovdgnty. 14 *a sur. 921. **In the**  ab8enoe **of uprass**  **authorIt tha**  **oourt8 h4vo** h8ld that the **Attorney** Oenar61 ot the 0, 9. 

### a8 a mttu ot c0mlty imy In hi8 dl8oretion allow the tra?illrer OS **a** Foderal **pri8onu** under **8antcmoe** 

### to a 8tata 

### 00-t **for** trial, ***provided it**  **dos8 Wt**  **&tMVOnt 8ZlforOOm~at**  **Of** the **80&8lW8 Or**  **the** 

### hdUa1 **OOUrt8,** or Wd8i¶gu the pri8oMr.' See **Pond** v. r888Wdar, 268 u. S. 264, 66 L. Ed. 607, 22 **A.** L. 2. 079, 42 Sup. **Ct.~** Rep. SOQj &Am. Jur. 92lj also IlOt Ia 22 

### A. L. R. 826 aad 62 **A.** L. R. Turthermoro to 

### faoflitatathe,bandling OS peraoa8who have oftkl~d both 8tats and Fedaral **8overei5aty, the**  **Gongres8 ia**  1940 **w88.d th8**  **iOlbWiI@ @tatUtOl** 

Wh8nevsr any **person** oonrlned in any penal Or **oorr8otional** Institution pureuant to a udgm8at of oaaviotlon of an Oiia8e againfitthe ted **Stat.8 h8**  boea Indlotad or Oonvfote4 ot a t8tiZV in 8 

### oout of record 

### of an Stata other than 

### th8**State** inwhfoh ruoh Qer8On f**8**Con&d, the **Attorney, @en**  oral shall, if he finds-it 

### in the to Q **80, ujmn**  thr **teque8t of**  the xublio int.rMt 

### 0V~Z?l02'

01 tie l xoeutive **authority** of euoh 8t+tO, +d **upon** th8 _~. pro8entation of 

### a o~rtlflsd 00pr of 8Uoh fndfOtment or 

### &ulgmat of ooavlotlon, **oauro** 8uoh Wrsoa t0 **b0** 

### tM4iI8rOrSSd

piOr **to** hi8 ram88 t0 a P8N1 or 

### oorreotional Lnstltutioa 8ltuntod **within** 8uoh **State that**  **ir** authorlcod **to** 

### rooeivo united **Stat88** 

### Prl8on.f8. **In** 

### t**ho event**  **mro than**  **one** 8uoh nquuo8t i.8 presanted In rocrpeot

### to any prl8onu, the liftorney Qener81 -11 dotWmirio In hi8 di8UrOtiOE*hIOh **Z ’** **8qUS8t** 8hould reooivo **pr8roruso8. TB** * **8XP-88 0f**  per8oaasl aad traa8portatlon InoUrred In oarfW out the provisiona of the section'shall be ohafeesbl* to **th8** appmpriatloa 

### ror thm .*mapport OS United stata primnors.** Tit. 18, Sea.+766 P. S. C. **A.;** 0. 176~ 800. 1, M **Stat.** 176.

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It would thw appear that the Attorarr Oonual of theUnited Stat.8 in hi8 dl8orotlon,E&J aot oall **pormit** the trial **br** Texas **OOurt8 Of**  **primnor 8Ol** **’ V~**  a I.&oral **8WltWlO0, but**  **that** h8 18 aut,?orliod to trMlf8r **prlsoaorr** ooatlned out **Of the**  **8tatO t0**  h&OIWi **in8titUtiOAI8** Within th0 8tat8 in aid of the **-b&38.**

**Sin08 the**  **jWObl8m Of**  **8OOUr1ly** the **rOtWl# Of**  th888 pri8Oaer8 to Amarillo 18 olearly not a prattorof utradltloa and thuo b8iryy

no **O-888** 8tatutoryauthorfty **prorid** for 8uOh OXpt+ndihr~r, th. potOr Of l oOk~i88iOiWW8' OOurf OX a 

### Qity

**Oomid88ioa to**  **protido** thorn **w8t root**  **On an**  **implied** authority if it 

### Ui8t8 at au.

**A ajW#Td88iORU8** **’ cOti** **’ aUthO?ity**  **18 8wOtiy**  

## hit06 t0 QOWOr8 given by SCK&itUt%On or 8tatUte Or t0 8UOh a8 are neoe8earily ll~T&x. Jur. 86TU8 **ve.** Travis **County,** gBaldwin

**Court 18.**  wallaoe (Civ. **W. 4180;** **Ooami881on0r8**
**and** 

### Aader8on v. **Wood** (Sup s. 'W.~ **26 536;**  **11**Tsx! Jur, **b66)** W. 1084. In th8 oa8e la8t **oltod** it i8 8ai6, nnihore a **right** is ooont8rrad or obligation W **po8ed** on maId oourz, It **ba8** implted authority to **ueroieo** a broad **di8~r8t~OII to**  aooom 118h the **purpo8a** intaa080.” Wo know 

# 0sa0 0On8titUtiOMl or 8 L tutow dUtr right or oblI6atioa whioh ha8 bOSn plaoed **UpOn** ths **~OfSd88iOll.r8 ’**  aOWt iJl0011- nectioawith **the xetun**  **0s** Pedenl **prl8oaers to**  **Toxa8** rot **trial.** In thhr

rbsenoe of 8uOh l plWi8&On We 880 a0 ba8i8 iOr imply- an aUthosItp in this OOBn0Oti~nn.

**we kli0v8**  **a** diifer8nt **r&110**would a ply to the City C0mKGl8sloa

**under** the faOt8 you bavo outlined La the ab88aoo **Of a**  **O&FtW &UYOVi8iO&L**  **Of th0**  **city 45s** 

**&ESkrillO t0**  tha **OOIitrar** b the ua8. Of th8 City of -8iW V8. Wbb, **&Or. App.)**  **89 !P**  **S. w.**  **736, in**  **uptml&ln.$** th8 **authority 0s**  **t&L*** **aitr to**  **8QPro** rlate tund8 **for** 

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are **p0FfOlrsl00** for the benefit 0s the QUblIO **aitd** tho **pUbli0 18**  **di?ootlP oono0rn80**  **in pr880rr**  **ng and**  **l proteotiag**  tb80 orriosrs **fro0** the h8urd 0s duth **or** bcdll~ i1i&?iO8to mhloh th prr0rnnnoo 0s thoIr OfffOial dutf.8 8XpSa th.O. **Ahdo** fiOS,Ur~ oOn8i&Uationr pure4 **per8oa81 to**  **the** 

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### herit r-m **8UOh**prosooution; aor dO08 **it** r08t Ianotivor 0s r.talIatloa for hla **do&h; but**  it do08 Nit io **thO80**

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### If 8n l xp.adituro **br the**  city **for 0**  **8pOh1 pnI80oUtOE.** **whi0h**i 

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**would ontl**  **be an**  **aid to**  **the pooeoutlon**  **fL** warranted, **than** 

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i-da tru8t **that** wo hare 8utri0ibntiy *nhuekl r00ur inWry an6 that our rlow8 will **a88ist you**  **in** working out your prob1.r.

. vuy truly your*
ATTGIU?EY

CEXBRAL Olr



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