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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

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“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 Df the pmoeoatioa, 

and that t&e defendant., if pramnt, be coax&tted to jail until mob. fin6 and ootat8 are 

paid; or if the defsndant bo not PNiWAt, that 

a oaplae forthwith lrruo, aomuandlng the aherlsf to arrest the defendant and 09381% him to 

jail until such fine and owtr are paidi al&?, 

that axeaution may isauo 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 enforced by the wou0r'~rOeImA. xt sha ifzsm 

arr 

,ll alro adjud5e the oamts &#&#a the 

~ and order tao oolUoflon theNof 

tit&r oaua8. 

defendant lo for a fine ai66hnr0ti frcmt the aamet 

"1, W&on ~th* mount theroof ba# bow 

fully paid. 

*I?. Uhen remlttod 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 has baaa mndered againat 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 much imgrlaonm~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 Wayne Lefwre, 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 furthor coet8 of 

col.Lectiq the aem6 are peid, or uutil the 

defendant is othelwise legally ditaohcrgedr 

*Art. 993. Whhm a defendant ha8 b6ua 

oo3m;itted to jail fo default of the fina and 

@OUta adjudged airaitut him, the furthrr eu- 

?orcsmat or 8UOh judgwnt ahall be in aooozdanoe with ~the proolaionrr of this Code, 

wArt. 993, Wh6n a deisndant ie oonvi%ted 

of a ;I?iadenmanor ana hi8 puniahnent ir a8aa##- 

ed at a pecuniary fine, if he is unable to 

the fine and ooata adjudged agairst him, he 

pay 

may’ for much time 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 UC such ‘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 orininal Procedure, read6 In part aa foLlowa.t 

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

mnt in jail for 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 atnd costs 

adjudged againat hizc, those no codvictdd ahall 
Honorable Wayne Lofevre, Faga 4 

be rsqulred to do mnual labor in aoaordaaoa 

.xith the provision8 OS thllr attiala under tha 

Soll~wlhg rules and regulstionsr 

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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 OS the judgment, or tha’oapiaa 

under whleh the defendant was imprfaoned, to 

the progar acurt, stating how it was exaaut~d.~ 

(Underaocrfog OUTS) 

We quota Sroln Amerfwan Juriagrudence, Vol. 14, 

pqb 70, am sollonea 

Vhare the statute requires that a judgment for aost8 be renderad against the ddbn- 

&ant on conviction, It seems thet no other 

ju&g~snt may be properly sntsmd by the aourt4 

an6 it has been held that thr court ntay amen4 

a jUb@Wlt Or QOitVi@tiCIn ILull PTO t?JJiS, btbB 

art&r the close of the tarak, 80 as 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 

ivet quote 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 OS the 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.) 
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HOnOTable Wayne Lerevre, mge 8 

The oourt also has yuwar lndepeadaat 

or the statute to ent*,r jud$mat aua~ pro tuna. 

“. . . . The sat applies end permit8 the 

entry OS h 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. ) 

*I 333 - *besdura - 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 OS the pro,pordd batlg iaue~ be 

gioba to the aoaueed; aab in a rbiony oaso 

he muat be fPrssent wkeied fhr entry ir made. 

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It WC& tt;a duty OS the oouaty judaa to adjudge 

.tbq oosts,agai;lst the, deiendmat in tha mQttsr inwired about! 

,'hbkersr, this gx~isiaa wab apparwatlp Of#itted Srom the 

jud&imat inadvertently. Revertheless the shsriri who is 

required to execute the 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 not 31 ae. 

W’s thick 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 judgmerst adjuagi43 obete np#Iinst the dsfendaat . unt.i1 this atIn Dro 

tunp :udginaat WUII ectarad 

to hold ths de?eadant far 

the bherlSS woul.d have no authority 

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APPROVEDMAR..28,- W&f 

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Vary truly your8 

ATTORWY WESiii4L 0.8' TiCXAS 

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS : -* 

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