OFFICE OF THE A’IIORNEY OENERAL OF TEXAS

AUSTIN

Bonemblr 23.

B. Ritehop county 4torney Jarrp8r County
;raaper , Texar

carsfull~ootmiasraa by t your requestaI fol&onrt

6. Qso I want td maki lQ:o1ear, if I aid not in my 8tatclment cg the'aare to,

pou, the aentsnceread that the a4mnd*at, was to aorve four months in jail alid pay the 'Wbts of oourt

. As I understandyour ruUng,'daspibo the 'grant

or time aervd, and dsrglte the fabt deiendanthe6 esrvsd prior to esataoo ampleftonombleB. 3. Bi)ahey,Jr., Page &

tire for both ooets of oourt 

### ana tho leateoeo et the-courtef four monthr In the 

### omait oouldbe allawed %A tho ! ell, all 8entsaae but not aa the Ooat8 of **oourt. Ther~tore,** 
ter the offlaere**to** be entitledto their Ises, the soets **.of 00urt**  rotaa **haveto** be servea out eubss:;uent

o the eenteaooby the oourt. Am I right In this interpretationor your ruling? wSe~~ndly,

where there ie a Jail lentsnoe and ooeto semed out in Jail by a defendant tn 8 lPlilJd@JIeaAOF088e afISS88Sa iA OOUAty OOUl’t, are the offiaorsOAtitiOdto their OAC, half re0rv IA otherworda, ie there any dlfferenae where there is a &ail eentenosand costs aeseeeed egalAsta defendantor where there ir a line and oosto aeeeesea? That ia are ths offfaere entitledto their half fees in either cam whsre the mano **tar4** laid out IA jail?
"Thirdly,say via

have a fins OZ &.oO.oO cusd ooste of ooart aa a fudgnent in oeuuty
**0ou.e** againstthe a~feAdaA~,

### ana in the **8e~-** teAUe the TiIdg@ **&PAAtA ainr**  the t-0 66 a OrSdit 8fl the iiAt3

and 60ete that he has alX'eae e.rted in jail#iOr t0 ~O~ViOtiOAand B'SAtSA@e. hia euppo~sclnouah lnataaoe,the,.detendaAt had spant~%i#m

day5 in jail prior to thir USAtense, tkk3a

he 18 giitan

0r8aif for the toA aa OA the tfAe and 008t8. Can such Wedit be ar- 

### mea, and are 

### the o~~ioersl sntitlfifd

to 

### their one-haltfee6?"

&ticlu '108,

984 and 1065, Vernon'eAnaotated Tess codo of CriminalProoeaurs,read ae ~iollcm~

"Art. Viii. **It** a new trial **IS** not **mxmtsd.** nor jUd,gnrs~t'a~reated iA felOAy eaee8, *he - santsnos shallbo pronounoedin the pr~at1~08 of the defendantat any tfxse after the erplratiOn Of th8 tine allowed for UIaktag the leotiOA
for a new trial or the motion in arrsst 0r duagepent; providedthat in all orimtnalaaee8 the **judge** of the aourt in whloh dafeadaAtMI OOQvlotsd,my within his di5eretioA,give the dafendantcredit on hi8 %QAta~88 for the time,

**or any**  **Fart thereof,**  wMch maid dsfeadaatha8EanosableSt. B. IUtober,Jr., me 8

spanO in jail in said oaitse. from the time ot his arrest eaa oonfinrarntuntil hlr HOten08 W the trial OouPttaad **rodgad** further that **in** all .Oaeee where ii t 0 defedant has been tried for any **ViOhttiOA** df **the** lawn of the state **Of** ~~exae, 8nd ha0 baSn oonrlded and he* appealed from paid judeppent and/or ssntonoeof oanviotlon, and whore aaia m~uso has been affIrma by the Court of Crlmilul Appeals, ,and

after receipt of the mandate by the Clerk of thr~trial aourt, tha JuQe la authorized**to -iA**  **Call** said dSfSA&aAtbefore him, and if, ponaing appeal, the aefqdaat has not 

### madebond or **entered** into::rq@#?e mAea and ha POE8iAOaiA jail QsAdiA&thS: ~.: time of l

uoh appeal, mid trial judgexuy’~.Chan in tir aimOretfOAco-eentoaoethe def,endknt, and may eubtraot from the origiinleentenoe pronounoed upon the a~f88bib.d, t&a length ,of tlae the &SftIAdaAt hoe Lain **lo** jalL pentU~- mob ,apprl) provtbdd, boweror, that the prorleion8 o? t&U kt shall not apply atbor oonviatlon~aad ~*e5tanoein f*l~mJ aaeell; la w&+eh bond or rsooguimaoos ia not poxmftted byl&aw.”

*APL .v%4. Ii the.~poni#hment’ie ~4’~ other than a fins, the jud@kelit shdl. Spea$$Y it, and order'

it entoroeb'by the proper pa+&- OlS8. X~,,rJzart:&so aajoage the~ooear .,j;” against the’

aef~k&nt, and order ‘4210: oop&+ t&on thereOf **ah** in eth4r oa~ee.*

**“ Art.**  **1086.: The**  **O ’** **OUAtj** ehaU **‘ AOt**  be, liable to~the offitter **aAa** *itnese’:ba

%~ 008te in a ~miSdW!!aAOr eaeo where defen at paya his fine @AtI -3OStS.ThS OOUAty O&u be fieble~

for one-halfof the feeil of the offloer8of the Uourt,~whenthe ddfenaant faifr to~payhiP,flnO(l

and lays his fine out in the oounty jail or alewirges the ham **by rnw** 

or WorklAg such fine out OQ the oOunfy’~e
or OA any so\tnty

pmjrth AIUI

to pay #ad half of oDsta, the C,OUAty Clerk shall **iePU8** his **WarmAt on**  **the COUAty**  Treasures **kn** favor! HonorableR. B. altohey,Sr., Page 4

of auoh offloer to be paid out of the Bead and Eridye Bun& or other funda not otherwise appr&priated.m

The cnae of ?!ix

perte Mann, 46 S. W. 828, holds that the poser 0r the Governor to re5il.t iin and ror**f%itUr8S Uoee**  **not** extend to the releaao of the oonvloted person from the payment of the ooete asseetzed asinst him. WOquote rroa the opinion lia said oaes es follows:

And r0li0wing thi8 idea, our iI: Btate v Dyches Z8 Tex. 535, hold thai the govern& hed & authority to rem&t the ooats. It seem to be a rule
or eknost universal applloatfonthat the remissionby p~&.Ion

at e fine or forfeiture cannotdeveetan interest in eitherwhioh by law la vested In a privateperson or perrons,. The authorityof the governor to pario: ir remit rines, forieitures, and penaltie ie one placedwithin his power end authority by the people of *this state, to be exeroieed in the name and behalf of the people, and it ia ror the benefit of the public. He is their repraesntatlre. They have not conrsrrsd authority up011 him to take eway the rights of individuals or or orriorrrs of the state

the roii0wing authoritiesin support or the viewsherein expree6wd: Ex parte KoDonald, 2 Ehtirt.

44C; %tep V. Lrcy, 79 Iowe, 419; 23tst.e v. Forley, 8 Dleokf. 229; St6b V. L5c0'm3nlo,%I MO. 292; SohuylklllCo. V.

# k HonorableR. 5. Rltohey,Jr., Pago 5

heiisnyder,Cb Pa. St. 4461 Hollideyv. People, 6 Gllman, 214; 1 Bish. **Cr.** Law, 1 **Old;** &I re BoYa 8 34 Ku. 573, 9 Pac. 2401 State 'I. 74 h‘

. C. 98i Ssith v. State, b Lea, 6371 Nooney,
C$it;, Cr. Law, 742, 7841 3 Xmt. 240, 241;

ubr. 250, ZB7; 4 Bl. Comm. 5991 U. 8.

v. Lakaster, 4 &cash. C. C. 64, Fed. Gee, No. 15$57; In re Flournog, 1 Kelly, bob; Blaok, Conet. Law, p. 2782 In re Yiheeler, 34 Kan. D6, 8 Pao. 276; ?eople V. Cotton, 14 Ill. 4141 i&Cool v. State, 23 Ind. 127) Moore v. Green, 73 1:. C. 394; Nuswr v. Stwert, 21 Ohio St. 3531 hx partcCottrel1, 13 Aeb. 193, 1.3 PJ. Vi. 174; Hawes V, Cookaey, 13 Ohio, 242.w (Underscoring onret.)

It la **our** opinion that the power ot the oourt under Artlole 708, V. A. C. C. P., eupre, tc filve the detendent credit on his sentenceror the tlma, **or** any part thereof, which said defendenthas epent in jail in said oauae, etc. authorize8the oourt to credit such time on the defendant*@ rlne or jail sentencebut doe6 cot authorize the court to releaae the derendant from the coatts becausewe would impair the rested rights of the otfiaerr in fee’ countlea who had earned the raea. The oourt should adjudge<, the ooste agalnst the defendantand should not attempt to ranlt the ooste. In anewr to your iirot queetionIt is our opinion that you have eorreotly.interpreted our opiuionNo. o-4lbQ. OpinionNo. o-1719 or this deportment,a oopy or which is encloeedherewith,an8wers your seoond que8tionin the afrirnatlte.

In amwer to your third queetlon it ia our opinion that the oredit should be allmed on the fine end not on the co&a. The derendantwould still owe the costs,however. if he served out the oosts in jail **or** on the oounty farm or other oounty projeota oubseqkt’to the conviction, the orricsrewould then he entitled to their half ooiat8 rr0m the county under Article 1056,V. ir. C. G. P.
Vary truly your8

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