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, AUSTIN“Art. 783. when the defondaot fs only finedthe judgzzent shall be that the State of Texarr mcovar of the defendant the amount oi euch fLne aca all OOBtiB Dfthe pmoeoatioa, and that t&e defendant., if pramnt, be coax&tted to jail until mob. fin6 and ootat8 are paid; or if the defsndantbo not PNiWAt, that a oaplae forthwith lrruo, aomuandlng the aherlsf to arrest the defendantand 09381% him to jail until such fine and owtr are paidi al&?, that axeaution mayisauo agplnat the proparty of such defendant for the amount Of tuch ffA@ and oostr. *Art. 904. If the pAAi#hmeAt iU aw other than a iiw, the jxu%pmt:hall rpa6ify tt, ana order it enforcedby the wou0r'~rOeImA. 

# xtsha ifzsm arr ,ll alro adjud5e the oamts &#&#a the

~ and order tao oolUoflon theNof tit&r oaua8.

defendant lo fora fine 

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frcmtthe aamet "1, W&on ~th*

mount theroof ba# bow fully paid. *I?. Uhenremlttod by the pxopet authdrltp. "3. Wh6~he he8 ‘remaincld Ln ouetady for the time required by law to mstir~y the wnouut thereof. -Art. 789. When a juagguient 

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### deredagainat a defendant for a peauul8ry flno, if ha is prwmnt, ha shtil be imprirone~ in jail until disohargad aa prcvldsd br -2.&w.‘

.A asrtlfi~d copy of BU& fti@~ont Shall be 6tJfficient to authorize muchimgrlaonm~nt. "Art. 988. wbsn a poouniary fine h+r born adjudged against a defendant not preiemt, e oapias shall forthwith ba i6ruad for hi8 arraat.,. ... 

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Honorable WayneLefwre, Page 9

The sheriff ahall arecute the cpame by plaaing the dsfendaat in jatl.

“Art. 789. Where auah capias issues, it hall state the ranaiti00 and aolouut of the judgmimt and th0 amount -paid thereon, and oosmand the shariif to take tha defsndent and plaos hia in jail until tns asow& due upon euch judaent and ths 

### furthorcoet8of col.Lectiq the aem6are peid, or uutil the defendant is othelwise legally ditaohcrgedr *Art. 993. Whhm

a defendant ha8 b6ua oo3m;itted to jail fo default of 

### thefinaand @OUtaadjudged airaitut him, the furthrr eu- ?orcsmat or 8UOhjudgwnt ahall be in aooozdanoe with ~the proolaionrr of this Code, wArt. 993, Wh6na deisndant ie oonvi%ted of a ;I?iadenmanorana hi8 puniahnent ir a8aa##- ed at a pecuniary fine, if he is unable to the fine and ooata adjudged agairst him, hepay may’for muchtime a8 till aclti8ft the fitagsunt be put to work in the wo~khowa, or on tha county farm, or publics laprovumut~~ of the county, aa provided in th6 auwaw4;LDg .wt$.- ela, **or** if thee be UCsuch **‘ larkhouse,**  Cam or iaprovmmnta he &loll ba tfdphtsn@a in jail ~for a auff~oient lea&h of tiw to Usohergs the full amount of fine and bost.8 adjudge6 against h&&; rating auoh Iabor or imprisonment at Three DOlLwa ($b.CO) **for** e&oh day thareoZ.* (lmdornooring onra) Artiale 794, V8rnon'a Annototsd 3imae Dade of orin

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*Art. 994. Whsrs the punlsbcasnt aasetsasd in a ocntiotion for aiademeanvr $8 acnii~- mnt in 

### jailfor mom than one day, or ahsrtr in euoh conviction the puclahaaot id aaaoltsed only et a peauniary fins and the Hrty 60 oondoted is unable to pay the fine atndcosts adjudged againat hizc, those no codvictdd ahallHonorable WayneLofevre, Faga 4

be rsqulred to do mnual labor in aoaordaaoa .xith the provision8 OSthllr attiala under tha Soll~wlhg rules and regulstionsr
nl . . .î Artiole 797, Vsrnon’s Annotated Tasaa Codr OS Crl&rml Procadure,~#+adr a8 Sollow8:

wATt. 797. A deiehdant who hahas ramalnad in jail the lsngth of tima required b:r ths jud&- mant shall be diecharged. %h 8 ahetlrr haI.1 rdturn the aogy OSthe judgment, or tha’oapiaa under whleh the defendant was 

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### acurt,stating how it was exaaut~d.~ (Underaocrfog **OUTS)** Wequota Sroln**Amerfwan** Juriagrudence, Vol. 14, pqb 70, amsollonea

Vhare the statute requires that a judgment for aost8 be renderad against the ddbn- &ant on conviction, It seems thet no other 

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### properlysntsmd by the aourt4 an6 it has been held that thr court ntayamen4
a jUb@Wlt Or QOitVi@tiCIn ILull PTO t?JJiS, **btbB** art&r the close of the tarak, 80as tc charge tha QoSamIant with aaeta a6 raquirad by statutm.” (citing the oascl 0r vU.linas Y. atate, 106 Ark. 471 151 3. W.~lWrJ, 43 I. R. A. (X. 3.) 3cw.f ivetquote rrfm 12 Taxao Jurlapruaenob, gaga 715-

“1 353 - Nuna Pro Tuna Zntry - In Cbosml 

### =*ir there is a raiiuva Smm any **oauiub** whatever to sntar juament and pronoun0a aentenoa during tha term, the judgmsat my be entered and mntsmoe pronounaed at any suedeeding term OSthe ooUrt, unless a sew trial baa bash granted, or the judgment arrerted, Or an appeal ha6 been talcad.’ (Mt. 778, V.AS.0.P.) (Brackets oure.)336

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The oourt also has **yuwar** lndepeadaat or the statute to ent*,r jud$mat aua~ pro tuna.

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. . . . The sat applies end permit8 the entry OSh nun0 pro tuna juclggmat in c6i381) fihere the judment 88 orlglaally entered 00~s nc~t iE fact axi~sas the ju&neat renderrd . . . 7Uadoreaoriag oura. ) 

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### zsreat "To warrant 

### the entry of a judgment or sentence nuaa pro 

### tuac then must ba proor that the gro?ossd judgmat or aeateaoe was thoretoiore actually readmod or pronounesdI but thin proof may be made a8 well by par01 a8 by reaord **evidbacr.** Wotiae OSthe 

### pro,pordd **batlg iaue~**  be gioba to the aoaueed; aab in a rbiony oaso he muat be fPrssent wkeied fhr entry ir made. " . * l . It WC&

tt;a duty OSthe oouaty judaa to adjudge .tbq oosts,agai;lst the, deiendmat **in** tha **mQttsr** inwired about! ,'hbkersr, this gx~isiaa wab apparwatlp Of#itted Sromthe jud&imat inadvertently. Revertheless the shsririwho is required to executethe judgmat muit look to the provimlona oS the judgment lind be guided thereby. The judmat oauld elearls be corrected b a mm0 pm2 tuna #atry upon proper motion anb proper not31 ae. W’sthick the proper proaeduro IA thie twitter would be to oorrsct the jud@a;nmt OUM pro tuna by proper prooaedfnas so as to add the prmiolon iu .the judgmerstaddsfendaat

. unt.i1this atIn Dro juagi43 obete np#Iinst the tunp :udginaat WUII ectarad to hold ths de?eadant far the bherlSS woul.d 

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