**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS**

**AUSTIN**



### &Fril 1, 1939Hon. II.S. Plyohs, April 1, 

### 1939,Page 2

of Criminal Prooadnre of the Stats of Texas
as to the l&sanity of a dsfenc!ant, shall oonslst of the affidavit of the Supsrintendent of some State 

### Institutionfor 

### ths treetraent of the inssne,or the afridavlt of not lees than two lloensed and regularly preotloing 

### physiaianaof the State of Texas, or ths effidavft of the prison physloian or warden of the Panal Institution whsrsin the 

### defendant --isin prison,or the CountyHealth Offioer ef the Couatywhere the defend&H was rlnally 

### l oavioted,whioh affidavits,if **made,** 

### ahall Hate that after a pera- 

## aaaination ef tha defendant, it la 

### the opfnlon bf the affiant tht the defendantis lnsaae,and aald afil

### datlta ahall. **in addition**  

### thereto,aot fosth. the **rea8oaa** 

### aad $ho oawe or WLUMB wh.loh 

### hare justified.the opLnion,*

*Al-t. ~084. UO.8peOl~l f~rullt~ lr 

### nooeaaaryIn sozaduotlng the prooee(ling0

wtMrlse(. by this ohapter. The oourt ahali ase 

### that t&o iBq*-i0 80 

### aonduatad baato 

### laa& to 

### a Setlefaetosy 

### oOnoltulOat Thc~oouaael tkm the dafendanthe18 t&a ri&ht 

### to open aa& 

### oomlada t+s argumentupen the trial of eueh 180w Of 

### bmaBity."

The oarre,

Milllkfnva. Jeffrey,891 WI 8923 holds ammg other thlags that the sourt la rhlah the defendant

wa8 oonriotedhaa l 

### xalualve juria~iotion of 

### a prooeedin(3

to iaqulm intohie alleged

## inoantty.

Artiala 84 of the Penal Code reads as rollawar

"A *oriminal

adion' meana the who10
or an provi i part of the prooedurewhloh 

### the law 

### es for bringingofrendarsto justioo; and the 

### teras 

### l

prosecution*

and 'aaousatioa'
are used in the **same** sanse.*

The prooedure **adjudging** one not oharged with a orlma to 

### be a psraon of unsound mind and providing for his 

### restraint18 8olely throughthe aounty oourt sadHon. H. S. Wyohe, April 1, 1939, Fags 3

although the state Is a party to euoh Inquiry, the ohsreotcr of the prooeeding is eseentially civil. (White vs. White, 196 SW 508; Tex. Jur. Vol. 24, 

### page 388) However the Amarillo Court of Civil Appeale in the CA8C of Lindsay '18. Wood et ux, 27 5W 2nd 263 said that :

"In our opinion, A prosecution for lunacy 1~3

a quasi-orImina1 prooeeding.a



### brdr praotioallyall of the authorItIea hold that 8uoh prooedbinga 

### am 

### l

aaentiallyoirll.
TitleU, Chapter 1 OS the Code of Or&n& Prooedureproviderfor 

### a trial of the queettonof'the defendant'si

nsanitywhere It ir made 

### known to 

### tha oourt at my time after oonviotion,or If the oourt has good seaeon to believe, that the defandant la laMM, or whore a porron mho has ban oonrloted .oi a

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### well4aunded. In prooeeQIng#of this natara tham+.is
no 

### Issue or quutloa 

### to k deternine **by** 

### the oorrrli,~rroept 

### the qnoeti~ of t& defendant'sInsaAty and **it** &oannot 

### be said that this **IS** 

### a oriainalaotion or prooedum aa no siiminaloffonae 18 obarged In ?uohprooeeding.

After a earoful.

### lnnatIgatIon and aea*oh~of 

### the statutea,

we are 

### unable to find any statuteptiotidIng for 

### or authorizingthe payment of witneaees 

### In l wh 

### proosedings. Title lEa, ohapter 

### 1 of the Oode of OrWn-" al PrOOWbIrrt, mapra, iWkO8 no pSeViBi0M nor **doe6** it 

### presaribethema-r In whioh sooh witneaaos 

### shall be ~aebpoeneed

or broughtbefom ths oourt in suoh hearleg
mn doso it **provide** 

### for the oompenaationof 8uohwltneoaeo.

**Artiole** 1036, Oode of Criminal 

### Prooedureprovides smong 

### other thingst

*1. Any witneos who may have been reoog-Hon. 2. 5. i;yohe, April 1, 1939, Page 4

nized, subpoenaed or attached, and (riven bond lor his sp;~aaranoe before any court, or before any grand jury, out of the county of his residence to testify in e felony case, and VZLOappears.

in compliance with the obligations oftouch recognizance or bond, shall be allOwe& Us- actual traveling ezpenses, not sxoeedfng four.cants per mile going tc and returning from the court or grati jury, by.tho nearr8t praetl

### oal oonveyanoe,

and two dollarsper dar for maoh **day** 

### he may neoossarilybo absent froa him0 ~II a ritneas in such oaae.
~ltnorsos &all reooivefram the **Stat+,** 

### ,$or attendwoe upoa **dietriot** 

### oourteand grand @lo* in countiesother than th8% of the,ir rosl~~o*; in obedlenoeto subpaener issued 

### under the pra- '~ visions of law their l otual tnreliag srpeime8 not erooodlng tour oonts pet mile, going fo.urj returning from the oourt er grand jury, **by** tho 

### nearemtpraotloal 

### oonveyanoe,and ttso dollarr~ per day 

### for eaoh day they may neoessarllybe absent trim home al a wlitne86, 

### to be paid a8 nw pxivlded by law;.......

%&a. 2. Witaaaa toor shall be allowed only to suah wltnesaes a8 may ham beum Mnnf110nOd on the sworn written app&loetlon of the State’8 - attorney 

### or the 

### defendantor his attoradyalprovided In Artlole.4&5,~ Code of Crlmlnal Prooedura, which sworn applloetion must be 

### medo -at ths tlnm of the proou~ing oi,the subpOeM, attachment ior, or ~rsooguhanoe of, the witness. The judge to whom an applioatlon Sor attaohmont is made, may, In hia dlsoretlon, grant oc refuse such application, when presented IQ tena time.=

Article 463, 4n ~slmlnal Procedure, readr:

**Veiort** the clerk OT his deputy ahall be required or **permitted** to Issue a **subpoena** in any felony ease pending in any Di8trlot or Orimlnal Dl8trlot Court of this State of 

### rrblohHon. R. S. I??yo!~e, April 1, 1939, PaPe 5

he IS olerk or deputy, the defendant or his attorney or the State's attorney shall make written, sworn application to such clerk for eao5 witness desired. Buch application shall state the name of each witness desired, the looation and voaotion, if known, and that t&e testimony of said witness is materiel to the state or to :tle

def:TIae. As 

### far as is praotf-. oal auoh clerk shall include 

### in ona subpoena the 

### n~~aes

of 

### all witna8888for the 

### State and 

### for defendant,and auoh prooesa 

### ahall ahow that the wltneasaaara ammonod 

### for the State or ror the defendant. mqm c1 WitnO haa bean 8eWed with a subpoena,attaohedar **plaoed** 

### under reaognlzauoe at tha **lnatanae of** **’** 

### alther party in a pertiaular 

### oaae, suohemoution of 

### proooaaaball Inure to the benoritof the.oppo8it6'porty %n 8ueh oase in the 

### event auoh oppositeparty de8ire8 to ulle suoh iitn688 on tha trial of the Oaae, 

### prorided‘thetwhen a wltnea8haa onoe been 8emed with a aubpoosa,no furtheraubpoana ahallbe iasusdfor **dd** 

### wltne88.w

The prooeed$ng 

### providedfor by 

### Title lg, oh& ter 1 of the Coda of CriminalProoodure,aupra, %a not the trial of the felony 

### oaao in the diatrlotoourt. Therefore,wltneaaaawho appear in suoh **oases or**  **pro- I**  owdlnga **are** 

### uot entitledto fees or OOZ8pan8atiOKK a0 provided 

### ior in &Mole 10256, COae of CrlmlnalProoe- ' dure.

In view oi the foregoingatatutaa,you are r0- apaotfullyadvised that lt la the opinionof thi? Impartment that 

### wltneaaesin prooesdlnga**as** 

### providedfor by Title 18, chapter 1, 

### Soda ol CriminalProoeduraOanuat hare sorlpt **issued** 

### againstthe State ot Texae to pa7 their 

### -per dlun and mileage and 

### that tha State fa not liable iOr 8uoh costs.

Trustingthat the iora@lng anawersyour inquiry,wa remain

very truly youra