## 734

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

**Q- 0.**  **MANN A-a** 

**Eonorabh** R. 3. Ritehay, Jr. County Attorney Ja8per County Jasper, Texar
Dear 

### sir:

Tour request 

### ttib oonsidsrsd by **quest** as follawra ty oourt, the t **to** four sontb

l.ng the Jubge’a laotruo- 

# - to losue suoh



### If the 

### pwd~bseot judgment 

### shall rpeo’liy proper proew.e~~ It’ahall elro adjudge tho oortq a&rut tha defendant, and **order** 

### the oolleotioathereof eIIin other **oasoa. Art.**  797 (CCP) provides: **A defrndant**  who ha# rbmalned in jail the length of tim rmqulrsd **b7** 

### the**judgiaent** shallbb discharged.

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Honomblr R. D. fiItoh47, 

### Jr., Page 2

mMw **in** the 154tant aa88, the deiondant had **bena** in jail rufiioient lewth of **t&m to**  disohargr the 

### four months u4aGOnab

### and thr **coot8** 

### adjudged

a&aIMt hIa,**this tlmb**  bavlng born served 

### pior to thb 

### e8ntonoa and jud@a4ntby the Courti but the aourt*a jtigztsnt andlentonor

### via8 **to** 

### theoftsatthathewar to be #van credit 

### tor thr tl!ae alrerdt 

### spent 

### In jell. No doubt, the purpoer of 

### thr Ja@o In 

### aaklngthe **SbStbSO4** 

### in **this** 

### wa7w&r **to** 4SY8 thb Oo\tnty the 

### oolta of fssdlw the priaonrr 

### any turth8r. and hr aot8d on the ground that 

### thetlmr that thr dstendant

### hsdapent **In** jail

### was sag18 pun

### Irhnsnt ror the **OftbIbS** 00!ludtt44.- "Xindl7rander 7dur opinion a8 to orheth4r auohaotlon on the prt of the **oourt** Is **p8mlr** alble, and If the otrlo8ra

### arm entitled **to** their half f488 In eueh **lastanob."** Art1018 758, VbrAOa'8 **AMotatad** Tsxar Co68 of Grim**inal Prooodurb,**  **reeds** as **r0ii0w4r**

*If a 581 trial 18 not igantbd, nor judgment **arrested** 

### in felon7 oa aea, the lontono8 shall

### bo proamnosd in the 

### preronar of 

### thedrfaadaat 

### at **sly, t;lU4**  i&tttiF

thb **bX iX** **’ &tiOA**  **Of thb**  

### tiS4 **4lhw** bd rormatiny the zotfon 

### for a 54w trial or 

### the motion 

### in **arrest** 

### of

## j-anti

drianaant ha8 bssa 

### triad tar an7 **vlolntion** 

### zi thr laws of thr State Of **‘ tbXa8,**  aOd ha8 **bob5** oonriotad en4 has opp4aled from eald juQ48At 

### ma/or sentenoe ot oonvlatIo5, and 

### whore said dataa has brea arflmsd b7 the Court ot 

### Crla1~1 **A9p4414,** and 

### artsrrsoelpt of 

### themandate **by** the **Clerk** of thb trial Oourt, thr judge IS suthorlzed 

### to again 0411 

### sald defendant bstoraBoAorablb E. B. Rltahbl, 

### Jr., Page 

### 5

hlla, and 

## it,

pondlag 

## l

ppnal, the 

### dQt4lbdSAt ham oot 

### a1444bcrd 

### or~eotsrsd Into tmaognlzaaom bed ham raaainmd in jail pendfng thb tlms of such appeal, meld trial judge

### may **then** in his discretion rm-48nt4no8 the defendant, Ond **racrp 8UbtIYOt**  **frQin** the OrigiMl 

### sbAtbA04 PrOAOUnCbd

UpOA t~hpe dBfbnd4& **tb4** iBA@$h Of 

### the thr 

### defendant hamlain In jailpending 4uch argeal; I?rorldsd, hountbr, that the 

### grovls~ona of this sot ah411 not Spp17 aitor eonrlotlza 

### and 44nt4504 la folo~y 

### oeaea IA ;;It;wbond or reim@&%eno4 i8 

### not petitted s **.*** ([inderucorly **ours)** Opinion Xo. O-82$9 of thin departamt hold4 

### that a eheriti n&y not hold a darendeat **for costs**  IA a sirdozear.or oaao whharr the **JudC7pant does**  **not** pror1d4 

### for **oo4ta: ~4**  **en** 01043 

### tsrerith a 002~ ot ssld 0pI5105 lor 72ur ?afam5tIon.

Article 1055, Vernoo~m .imotated

### Tox44 Codoor Crlslnal 

### Prooadaro, road4 Se tOlloWSt

“The gouatp ah1111 not be liable to the offiobr and wItrise having oomta In a 

### dad~a~,sanor caao where Qetsrdant 

### p474 himthe and 

### oo.ate. T&m

county shall be 1IabLo for am-half of the **tmra** of ths **otflo8ra** of the **Court,** rhbn tbo dm~sn~ant tail4 

### to pay his flns aLa 

### lays his **fine out**  In tte oountp jail 

### or dlschwgss the mm4 by 

### Jpsmnaa?working such 

### rlno **out 05**  **ths coontp**  

### road4 or on 

### an7 county projoat. And to pa7 much helf of cost*, the CouAt7 Clark shall lssushlawarrant **03** the **County ~tenaurar**  IA,.~ravor oi ruoh officer to bs pnld out or 

### ths%ad and Bridge fund 02 other funas 

### not otherwlae appropriated.*
You 

### armrespectfully advised that it 18 th4 opinion of tbls de~ertnani, that hrtlcls 768, Y. A. C, C. P., au?ra, authorlzra tbb aountp judge to 

### ~I04 a drfandant oonvloted or a mlsdezmanor crcdlt 

### on hi8 

### osntenoe for thr 

### the, or 4n7 part thsreof, wbIoh said dstendant hmr apont In jail I5 said oauas, fron **the time**  **of** trrast &ad 

### oonflnement until hIa 

### SSAtS5CBby the 

### OOUntyjUdgb.Ubnorabls 8. B. Rltohry, f?., ?a'age 4

It 10 oar rueher 

### oplnlon tmai32 th, saotr **rtated** 

### LAyour 18ttW that th0 

### OfrlOM nOtid 

### AOtb8 

### OAtitbd t0 half fees frtu t&o coqty under Article 106ll, V. A. C. C. P., 

### su;lrs, ithor. 

### the jatl.?tiar 

### wasaerrednrlorand not subseM to the 

### tr~rL.aoO.gonriotfon. - -