### OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF 

### TEXAS 

# 3.16

Eoaorablr r’raak B. Lloyd DIstrl6t

# Attornsr

79th fudfaial Dlrtrlat A11o0, Toracr

“&fials 4605. The St&to f3oard of Sodlsal Pxazfzinere sey rcfkre to abdt person8 to Ita euwlnations aoa to forue license to -matloe ~~~dlolno to any psraon, ,folluwln~ reason8 I for any of theEonorable 

### Prank B. Llofi, Tago 2

n

. . . 

### "(2) Conrlotlonof 6 orlme of the 

### 't" 

### a0 

### ora **felony,** 

### or **one** 

### whiah **lnvolv4r** 

### moral turp **tuaa**

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:I 

### “Artlclit 4506. TboDlrtriatCat&a of 

### th;r

State shall have the right to rwoko, 08noe1, or oucpend 

### tho lloonre 

### OSany

### ~praotltlon~r or”mdlolne upon proof of the violation of the lrr In may respsot lc regard tbsrato, or for any oaam for whloh the State Board OSYedioal YWmlnm~ rhall be authorited to refuse to 

### admitpemocn 

### to it8 emalnetlon, 05 pzovidsd ln ArUe 4605 oi tha Revllrea Civil 3tntutcs of Toxataof 1025, a8 anondcd 

### by #is tot, and It oh311 bo the duty of the eeveral Dlstrlct and County Attorneys of t?315state to file 3na posocuto 32proprlste Judlolol prooecdin~ for 3uch 

### rwoc0tlon, c3nosllatlon, or susgenslon, in the txmt of 

### the state, on request of the Eke1-5 or **t&%!ieEl** i:xndnero.'

**x6** bc!licwethct the phrafie"the violation of 

### the IP::J In any ros>bct In re!:srdthereto* as used 1~ Article 45CG, 5qma, rsfers szly to 

### such law5 83 rcllnteto the 

### lssaanae, suspenolo3 or rcvooatlon of the lloeme to praotice 2ealo;ne, rather thsa ta tka violntion al the 13~3 of the State Gensr3lly.
Tour **caostlon,** therefore, raoolves ltselt to a oonstruation ST the ward *oonvlotion,* 3s used in pdraqraph (2) of hrtlole 4505. 30~s ft man a Jury 

### rindin of 6uilty upon on LnClatmnt for e felony or does It m3n a Sinal aonvlatlon'l

Xherr?a ausyn@ed smtonoe haa been &ranted *celther the verdiot of cOmiOtiOn nor the jud@mut eutercd thereon stall becom Z?nal'

. . ." Artiole 77 El,'Codeof CrJsrLnolPm

### ccdure,1325. "Vnder the temw of our statute relative to sua?endsd mxtozcs, ithan baen herd that in E case where one rcoelvea such santenoe the judmcnt ia not ilcal anE oannot be appealed IrozP -- Z'onesv. State, z??ol S. k. 1012. If by the 

### h7xa nCowlctf~n* as 

### usea in Article 4509, the Leglslature intandod to zmm only a fin.31oonvtction, oleerly a phyalclan a~uld rst be oubjoot to location of his ~li.oerue to praotios n;edlclnc,whom kls strztonosbradbcon suspended upon cocviction oc"5 felony..

Honorable Prank 8. Lloyd, 

### Page 3

i **rho oourtr**  **hare 80**  oowtrued the word woonriotod~

**In the**  **statute (sinae**  **amendedd) ubloh**  **msdo** one **who heid**  bea 

### comiotad or l felony **lnOOmpete5t** es a wltnerr. Bee ltapin**084** V. state, 168 Se P. 8081 

### Slmoadstq State, lib 8. V. 1064; OolcnzanV. state, 187 s. 8. 481.

Onthe other **hand,** the **oourta harr**  given 

### the **op** posite **oonstrimtibn to**  **the 8sm**  **wWd Vhdi**  **us04 %n**  **oertaia** 

### other rtotutss. gy Mgay **ze c,aotc**  **sron the**  **opl?liox.l oi**  **Judge** Latti-

. $. Court oi Crimliml Agpeelm in,Xill v. Btete, %S

*It 8ems olear

. . . that 

### by the we of 

### the lsords ‘convicted or a folonyl in reotlons 1, E, 3, tnd 5 OSthe statute 

### nnderdlsonssion (the 

### euependsd aentcnoelsw., Article 

### ObSb-f,Codeof CrfmlnalPmordure) wes nca:lt thst ststus resultfa6 fro= a Judenent based on the verdiat oi a jury ilndlng the’ eo**CUo& @Iilty**  **Ctf BOW**  **$dOnY. The**  **t6rCi ‘** **5OUViOtiO5 ’**  1s used ln aany of our statutes in mob 

### the 8-0 BamDO.
. . . **our OCEOIU~OI~**  **n-02** tht **ab0~a mt6-**  mats that one ‘oonvlctcd of a relonp whose sentonoe is suz+ptnetd 1s n~.thil!l the **oo~prthtllslon 0r**  this otatute, whea It used tho eqimession *oonvloted of a felony;** Llkswlse the +wt of Criminal ApFesls of Texas has construed the rnrd 

### Roontlotlon” as used In Artlole 4, (3eotion 11 of 

### tht Texas Co.wtltutlon ns meaoln~ merely a rtrdlot ‘of gutlty, rather than a flcel oonvlotion. see: ~08s Y* State, 298 s. z. **588 and**  Dukev. Stats, 291 3. a. 539. In the Duke ease, Judge Uorrow wed th6 following lenL~aee:

“Acoordlng to the wel&ht OSthe preowlants, 

### it seem, in its relation to the aowtrto **pardon,** the term *oonvlotlon’ refers to Bverdict of ‘eulltp* by a jury and 1s not restrloted to R final JudQcsnt 

### on suoh vudiot .* It 

### is apprent 

### fnn tht fort&ng that 

### thtTexas oourts hnvt not follomd any 

### firedlnttrpretetion 

### of the word nconvlotlon* **as** used in **Vnrlous statutes.**  

### The question haa not been dlreotlp nlaed uodsr the statute under oonaideretion. iievooatlons of physlolens’ lloensss upon’ottier grounda, under tbla ntntute (prior to lte 1039 manr?mnt) hnre been twioe SWtairad in the cases of 

### Cumln@m v. Stateer ml Shook, 79Xonor-ablo **Prank 3.**  tloyd, 

### Fags 4

3. IE.(&I)180 [writof em-orretuo~ddand 

### 8 oerY. St0te, 109 9. a:.kd) 1150 (nit of orror dlomlooo6 P.

**iFa**

### cnolose herewith **009~ ot**  oar Opinioa **Ho. O-1894,**  ad&owed to the **fkn. !3ert**  **Ford, Wherein**  tb0 **ward** 

### "oonrleted~ **ao wed**  

### ln the 

### TexasLiquorCont.tmlhot 10 oolldtrued. The 0 lnion review deoioiona Wm **other** 

### 0tatorvhlohlndloatr t& t 

### the walghtOi authority i0 in istOr OS the via **thet** 

### ~oonrlotlOn"0601111 8a 60~18tlOr:UrilOS0 S 000tr0~ iotent is wnltlrtsd by 

### tho statute In whloh 

### the word 

### lo use&

Xe oosolude, therefore, 

### tha,t the phmos *oonviotion of a 

### orlwe OSthe grada OSftlonp,” as uacd 

### in l eotlon (a) of Artiole 4505, Rrriaed Girl1 Stntttteo 

### ot Texas, hoald be oonstrusd 

### tomen u oonoiotlon.O0naagnently, a ;?h siolsn who

### had received a suepsndad santenat upon b I oonrlot oa ot IIttlony, vmld not bc aubjaot to hare No llocmse to praotics zedloine revoked upon that ;,muml alone, 

### alnoeh$s omavlotlon would cot be tloal. Ee wlah to golnt out that nolthtr the courte ot cioll sg~es1.s 

### car ths suprsme court ot Texas have pnessd upon the questloq x%arofora our oplnlon hsreon oannot be 

### giventhe aam **weight** os thoyb 

### ItWeFt baaed u?on tbe prior dealsiam 

### ot our a$?ollata osurts beiox ahom t!ils 

### cpotlon mxng

be 

### prtssnteu.
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