OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN*BelleYingthat the iqertl~@ or the **infoaaatlon**

aboat U8 tatontlanoi ?iU.q thaD ocmplalntby the Ceputy, *to., nap hwo **wfi0d** to oon8titutran **erred,** tha **Xustiae** of the Pease aI.Lowd the **arnatlna;** ia, oi $8.00 but dlrraUowed **any** isa ter **aotitment** or raleam. Th& **deputy** had mado a return on the warrant ohar,&q $S.OO for 6rrfmt, $1.00 for o6nmitmontend 41.00 **for** rOl@(U**

‘(a) +a# t& deputy entit1.d to the $8.00



# IRon. AlSX mllg, page 3

&‘tiClb 1066, VOW’ 8 &Ul5tatbd TO-8 t?bdO Of Crimimt> Prooehre, read8 in part a8 folla8:

"The ?ollorinfJ

?808 8htil **be alhW8d**  thb **BhWiti,** OP other peace offioer perforahg the oeuw B8miee8 in mlsdekanor caeea, to be **taxed** against the de?muWat on convic+don: "1. For exeoutingeaoh Mrrut o? wrert 812 onp%ao, **or @Using**  uTe8t **WithaUt WaXl%IRt,**  **two d@l.larr,**  *****

**. .**  **.** "6. Tar eaoh OomitmbRt er r*18Ci8., onb bol1.u.

. . ."

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### oherirrr rrnd

other pbaob of?laoIW,00fkaitted up& the &~~?or&aaaoe

of cbrtan

l Bt8.

*A per8on is **bald** to be arroated whm he ha8 aatually been gleoed **under restraint**  **or taken**  **into ou8todt**  **bp the**  **orri~r or**  person sxebutflng **tihb** warrnnt **or** nrrb&.* Arrtmt on a oriminalohar@e ha6 been defined 811 tthe qprehending or deta1nia.g or the per8m in **order** to be iorthecvainy

to eneweran allegedoc **suqmoted** 8&m

. . . In orlminaloeeee the gurpoeekm **to** arrsure the enewor o? the epprohe&ed pbraon to % ebrgo of the eolPrPiesion ? orime." (4 ‘ 3!UX&t8 ;Turlegrudeneo, Page0 %%%%o)Bon. Alex Sun&, page 4

***A** poaao of?iaoror any other p8r8on,may **without w&rraRt,**  **arrest an**  **offender** when the OrftBQ80 i# mmm$ttedinhis prosenooor withZn hI.8 vie*, ii the offon

. is one o&mod a8 a felony, or au up 'oftoaaoagainat the public poece.(* (4 Tercra Jurisprudenao,

Boat&on 6, p. 745.1 Th5.e dopartmnt hoe I'opsatodly **XU18d** that **8h&?i?f8** and CixMtables **are not**  ontlt **.+I to**  **an arrest**  **roe Un2088**  **a E**  bglal arrest 1% aOtUally i&%14" and h8aS

likewlaohold that **8U8h** oftiooraare not **ontltlod to**  **a oumuitmunt**  **in wxle88**  **aa aatual**  and legal ommitnent is made.

OpinloaWo. 03788 deals with arEo8t, oummltamt 8&d xolea8o i-8. **WO QUOt@**  **troer Slrid**  **Opi?biOiS a8**  **fOlbU8,**

**The eonrtable**  **i8 batitlti**  **to $ft.oo**  **tar MOh**  **&& ‘** **88t iaeb.**  **a$ i8**  **WItitlOd t0**  **110 ?808**  **fOX m@gd**  **errosts.**

**-a.** The C3OIX8ttIblO iS, attu8d t0 $mC fbf OUOtr$i~ rnoh valid t%om&teunt ia ti8d OamJMr oaBe8, m* OOUitE8At **iaruo8** only after oonvictiaw of a dr?ondanb. The *6om8ltmsntg **or** authority?nr ir~maBentt whioh **th8** ran8tablo ueoutm **Ia ni8d-MOT**  oa808 **where a**  **3b8Ouai8~ rho**  **ha8 boon**  **adjudged agabot**  **s+ dofeadsat,**  **and** when the **Uafendant is**  present,**fs** a **oortifiod Bopy**  of **8Wh** jud~nt, **a8 out**  lined by ArtiolsT89, C. C. P., oupra. If lo 8uoh Oa8o the defsndmt be not pr88~t, the capia8'authorirod and de8cribodin Artlolos '1&3 and '109,

G.O.P., 8Npm, i8 the *oo~amlBmsnt‘

wbioh the @W8tsblo **OSoQUto8.** *hero 

### tb* judgslrnt

**is iaprl8onaent**  **in** jail, **Artiol~8 YQb**  md W3, supra, apply, a38 the *oom&tmant* in woh oa8.8 rotid be either B oortifisaespy e? the judlIpla8nt ot a *oaplu*r Pop-dent upon the **faot8 in~olvod**  thareia. The oon8tablo would oxomito $ho 'eotitsont' by plading the **defmdant** in jail as diroatedin the orUor; when thte was **dona** by rlrtuo of a valid.

oonmitmantt&a oonstnblewould have earnedhis Pea :iad **be** entitledthereto, if, as end when, BMB was oollsoted.“4. The oonetablo fe net sntitlad to a rslscaae

f&s unlesshe ka the defendantin his aotual and legal _t_g: ouetod at t?ie

tlm the defendantpays riis Pine and 608 ai or eatisrles8em6 br **1ia~im-x** It out lzi Sail and the oonatablethen nnd t&m k&see the deiesdant fxca the r0r ce and l ffeot 

## 0r B juLe;went restraining

him. Thll tsm 'relemne'oontmi;llatss 4 full, final an8 oamplot@ rel.~aee

and disahargsfxom the jude;nent **restraining** the defendant."
You state in your letterwith rstereneeto the allegederxeet that *thedeputy had aalled the attentionof saoh party to the Paot that he wea going to file the oompldnta but did not aotuellytake either into **oudxAy, nm**  did **lm** take a **bond.*** YOU also m&s in your latter that the **deputy** 

### 8befirr procureda waxrent but never ror?& ft. Clef&~, the aere statementof t&e deputy rheslfl that ha wae going to file a oomplaiat

**would** not **oonatitute** a13**amftb.** Slnos the de

IF ty #briif aeither arrested,ooeualtted nor ralearod the, derc ant he could not la*riully a1al.m tee8 rm tmme. You are tharefoferespeoWuul.l$f acMead that under #a hot.8 stated the deputy shariif rrould not be retitled t0 U~Y reef9da50dver. Vary tl$JJ yours