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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS **AUSTIN G-c.wu(II**  **A-QP(uu** Honorable AndrewJ. Hiakey County **Auditor** Ylotorla county Vlotoria, Tem8 

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mwitt county SO? the Jury 

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"Rapemy be proseouted fa.the oounty ln vhioh it 1s oommltted, or in any oountp of the judialbl dlstrlot in vhloh It 18 oonrmitted, or in co-t of the Judlolal dltatrlot the judge o? %I 3 v oh **rem** &a nmrert the oounty seat of ths oouaty in vhlah the otfeme le aommltted. When 

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the judicial dfatrlct 

### comprises otiy one oounty, proaeoutlona nmy be conmnced and aarrled

### on in that oounty, if the offense be committed there, OFin any adjoining oounty. Whenit shall cow to the knovledge of any district judge vhoar oourt has jurirdlotlon under this article that rape 

### hasprobably

beenoommltted,

ha shalllnmmdiately,if his oourtba in **5655ion,** 

### and lf not ln **ae6alon,** then, at thm

### firsttermtherearter in any county of the district, oall the attsn

### tionof the grand juryth6reto~ and, 

### lihia oourtbe ln 86881on. but thagrand juryhu baen discharged,

ha shalllmmedlately reoall said grand jury to lnvetltlgate the aoouaatlon. Proaeoutlona for rape shall take preaedence ln all oaaete in 

### all courts; a.4 the dlstrlot courts are authortied aad directed to ahangs tha venw ln 

### auehcaseswhenever it shall be necessaryto aeour6a speedytrial. o Ye quote from Texas Jurlaprudenoe, Vol. 3.2, page 443, BS r0iiaw5t

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. . ..Venuo ln a criminal oaae awna the pl500 ln vhloh pm#eoutloPr MO to **begin.** Oenerally 

### apeakiqg,

therela **a** 

### d.latlnotlon between juriadiotlon o? **thQ** subject matter 8nd venue. By the oonuaon

lav **Crimea are**  local,to **br proae**  outed ln the county of their conunlaalonn,and only in such oounty can the grand jury Znqulre of them. But there 

### la no provlalon 

### or thestateor rederal oonatltutlona prohlbltlng the legislature from authorlslng **a** proaeoutlon in a county 

### other than the one vhere the oifenae vaa oommittedi and it has done 

### ao ln sow lnatanoer. For exanw 8, the oode provides that~raps msybe proaeouted in the county In vh%oh

### it la oommltted, 

### or in any county o? the judlolal dlrrtrlot in vhloh It is oomnltted, or ln any oounty of the judlolal 

### dietrlot the judge of which resider neareet the county **scat of**  **the** county **in** vhloh the **offense la**  **aommlttedj** and &la **provision** has 

### beenupheld 818 ooMtltutloti.,

Honorable Andrev J. Bjokey, Page 3

Vi0tori8 judicial dietriot,

read Articles aa Pollova:

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that County and DaUltt County me in the wma namely the 24th Judlcal Watrlot of Texas, 1050 and 1051, O&deof Criminal F+rocedure,

“Az!t. 1050. In 811 oauaea vhere lndlotmenta have been presented against persona in one county and auoh causes have **been** removed **by** ohange of venue to another county, and tried there& the county from ubioh ruch cawo is **removed**u&l1 be liable for all oxpenaoa lnourred l’or pay for jurors in trylug auoh oawea.

“tit. 1051. The oouuty oomnlaalonera of eaoh county at eahh regular meeting aball 

### aaoertaln whether, since the laet **regular** meting, any person has been tried **for** arlme upon a ohange o? venue from any other county. If they find suuh to 

### be the **case** they shall make**out** an accountagainet such oounty from vMQsuoh cause was removed shoving the numberof days the jury in such **oaae**was employed therein,and setting forth the amountpaid Par auah jury aervioej such acoount shall then be certified to as come% by the county judge of such county, under his handand seal, and **be,** by ~&II, PomWded to the oounty judge of the county from whloh the said cause **vas removedj**  whlah account shall be paid in the mne **manner**as accounts for the safe keeping of prlsonera

.* Article 1056, code of Oriminal Procedure, mads in Se t0110vs: /

‘Eaoh juror ln the diatzlot or ariminal dlatpiot court, county oourt, or county oowt at lav, except apeolal venlremen vhose pay is nov Nxed by law, ahall reoelv8 three dollar8 for eaoh day and for #ah fraotlon of a day that he msy attend se l uah jwbr, **to** be paid out of the jury fund of the county ln vhioh he mayso **serve.** . .Z..” :,: **It** vi11 be noted that under Artlole 1050, aupra, in all oaaea vheti lndlotmenta have been presented agaUmt YHonorableAndrev S. Hlckey, Page 4

peraons la one countyand such case5have been removedby ohange of v8nue to anothercountyand tried themin, the oountp from vhlch such cau56 Is removed shallbe liable for all expenses incurredfor pay of jurors In try- euoh **cases.** Rovever,no statute thatV8 have been able to find **requires** the county Uher8 th8 Of'f8n58 ha5 been commfttedto pBy the jury fees above mentionedvhere venue has been given to other countiesas in the case of rape by Article 207, **Code of**  Crlmlnal Procedure,supra.

la vlev of th8 toregoingstatutes,you are respectfully advised that It 15 the opinion of this departmentthat Victoria County 15 not ll86lefor the jury fees expendedin the trlal of the ebove msntlonedcase ln DeWltt County under the facts stated in your lnqtiy.

Trusting that the foregoing fullyansversyour lnqulry,ve are 

### very truly yours ATTORHBY OEIIEF3kL

OF TEXAS

Ardell Wlllfams Assistant