OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Honorable D. V. Stakea, H~rmger 

.Teurs Prison Syrtem 

Rant srille , Tam8 

kmmIon: Mr. J. C. Robert8 

Dear Slrt op1nloa uo. o-74 

Rer Uhst action 

date, mhlch rAAdrs 

the UlchltA 

tendeat of 

under date 0r 

d aowlet OAorge 

fr hoepItA on 

part or the pereouml 

HOA@tAl ViOhtA8 JOIU 

AdA ill PArt A8 rOiiOVS: 

8 &t&&r opinion thAt 'the lndlvldwl 

em conrlct 8 who am in the inMae lnld aot be completely retired for aom 

rldualr may et 80me ruture dote regain 

ruch A contlngenc~ should l rlw, the cebe needed in or&r to have A complete 

*A&I CAW, Aa such A pereon would be 

turned tbO the proper taetitution to oomplata the 

reSentence tempomrlly auspended by hie lnrrnlt~. I 

"Ml1 you plo~w ruralah ~8 an opinion otx the 

r0ildviag que 8t ions: 
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.L mAt40t1oa, orl81olrlor othenl* aaak 

tAbA br the StAtO AUthO?itbA ApiAAt AA l rploplO 

Or A state BO#pltd Who lueguy F~OAWS A 8OQslstT 

.2. zr oririm1 0r otbr aotloa AM be mrr l - 

ganst suok employme, who la tbo StAte oat-pp chould 

last-k AUOh rot1089 

'3. war gm00edun da01114 atm ha r0ibw ia 0~. 

brr to mtura thrr ooarlrt to prima to rap&to th8 

wrriag of hlr uateaoetm 

Am to qwstioru 1 md 21 

lb f.hl a0 law wkio( it l ar~laal aot for aa emplOys8 

or a StAto Bosplt*l ll.u&l~ to n&em 8 ootwiot &lad Irtut 

3, Y.A.P.C. pro*lder in put t&t, “W PWSOII SkAli b. 

rOF Any Aat OF 08~SS~OII, udksS tb u&O 18 mdr 8 ~~ P 

UIIidId 

OffwaY, 

Emem?, Artlole 3176, wotioa 3, V.A.C.S., porldes: 

tka 

“p 

riatenwnt 

tution) 8&I 

(of 4 8t4tr Elee8osymry lartlbe the 4~lofstr4tfv8 hOed of tke trutttotloa to rhLab &a 18 l ppoiated. Ha shallbn, tke tollaio,g poHrs1 

l 3. go r*moI, for aood 04X' with tk s l o M sa t o f 

tk Board (of Coat 11 

YOM8 i&F&k8:s 4ad em&a4 

e r or mmglo¶W.’ 818 @d&d-j-. 

IfUmrw0, tiu super~otmdsat of tb, State Bospttal my 

aumm AN emsAoma ~lth tha roawat or Uu 8oud of Coatrol 

84ur. U?mt-eohltuter god uaw in thL8 lmtmea 18 aot 

tioo for thlr deputrnt to prr upoo. 

As to qrwmtioa 31 

ktlale 028, CC?, AS uedmd tn l9M reedsa 

l If the drrwdarrdrot kaors mm, he aall ba broqht 

b mfo r t&a a l ourt in rhish h# 11as oowirted or kfon the 

Dletriat Mart la tb count la rhlah thm defmdmt 18 

l-ted at ths tim hs 1s a 1 logod to bavm bo8~ rar# 
)Loaor&la D.Y. 8ta4a- Rr 3 

M&a juy 8ullbo lmpumladlRtb Courtkfo?e 

d11oh 8uoh bhadrnt la brou@t to try tbn isuw 

of his wltrr and, if b, la foan4 to be aam t)u 

l oarlotloa ah8ll TV l a fo r sed against hlr as d tha 

pooeedlaga had awe? been rurpaded.m 

Ye prusas t&o ooarlet to v&a yea wrer la tops reqwat bout fasms r&lb l a Innate of the p1uitontUr~, var 

tmd kr0M tb cow ~udp 0f m.br copot *es 10046 to k 

laypI, and maa propar 1 y a-tt,d to Lb Yl UP lta hlla Stat. 

pr"r;Usl la 8ooordmce rlth t&w pravlalolra ot &tlolo f*, 

. . . . 

T~AIW 18 no statute buthorlalnp the rslemo of 40 Inaana ooadot from l State HoapLtel for the laum by tha offlolala 

or employear Of 8uah hospital. Artisle 926, quota6 l up n, is 

ooatrolliag, aad t&e prooedw thoxulo 1s l xolualrr aad mwt k 

r0ii0v8d la all CAWS la uhloh the larus 18 the ooo*iat’~ Mn1ty. 

‘zlbw0-, in the iartmce you wt Sortb the eooviot 

la 81& l aaapad ooarlot, aa tha amploy@@ had 00 authority to rolemo his. Aa Arrstit stay be mde by &II offloer or prlnte ottiso a rltboat l mrr8at, Stapbsos (I. State, 182 S. U:,('a) 7Q, NhMrlII# denLed, l d 8x hrte !h b wvoob u , 3. Y. EM . Pur tlwr - 

a oroa, slo .aa o at( he j-at o f inma itrondorod y l @bmt this 

oonvlot In Wlbr CouattJ Mr not bwa rupsrwdsd by l jp Qwa t 

mUU#ig hir MOI, he 18 Mt ontitled t0 ball, pWldfIh# l trial 

to wt Uw juarrpaat ol 1aaaaltJ aside should rwb p?oewdlag 

ba laatifut~d, Yllaoa v. St&u, 149 8, If. 117, aa & ?%&a 

?ml&y, 177 S. Y. (2d) 72. 

Tbs prswat status 02 thle comlot 18 pm-d to be 

t&t of aa las8rm poraoa, uatll it haa baem ahma thbt alaao 

hla nb8aa tra t&e hoapltal it haa been #dloiaXly &temlosd 

by 8 Matriot~tloart havlcq jwldletloo to t?y tha 188~ OS his 

amity, as p?wlQed bl Artlola 928, that he la mm. Therefore, 

ubo b La reeaptumd, ha ahoold be nMl.ivwad to tha hoapltel 

te u&la& 4 hd bee0 omitted 8&d tra m&loh hs should Mt &va 

beeanlurd. If tbs jpaOrnt of hla iorralt~ haa beao oi bnrrter 8hdl k le*Ur rt uldm, t&o tLu l owlat rhad.4 k re- 
141 

Jiomor&le D. U. St-8 = Pam 4 

tumnd to the pealtutbthry to WFW thAt prt or his atmxpind 

wIItewe, Cc r g Ut8AS O6 r tb 0 & tA h8 VA@ l djUd@d 1mW. 

u0 tmst t&t tbs foro g o lw ruilf l a mwa par quat1oas.