WOAdd by th. GWUd bV8 Of tbir For+ 

r 

d Lylslaturol 

193l,Chaptes 9, soatlonr 1.2,pag. 

I 1 

"Ii at 

38 

tlmr art.? eonTlatlon aBd by the uwu 

and m&hod &a 

thr 

9 

r.lMnu provlw~ it k made knwA to 

l o fth oco ur tlnvhlo h th o la dlet8a tb

r mAr B that the drfmdanthubo.om inun. 'iinwhlm 

aonrla&, a Jury &all bo rprnolrd l r.la ordinal?, 

ulmlml aace8 to try th8 quertlom ei inbmlty~m 

. . 

"IAformat?oa to the Judgr of the court aa plwlii 

iA MtiQlO wl Of the Code Of @ill ~OWbuFe Of the 

S$atr of rcur aa to the lnnsmlty of a drfrndant ahal1 

consl8t of the africkwlt of tk su?ulBtol&deAt 0) sow 

Litate Inrtltutlan 1-w the troatunt of thr’laaam, or 

thlhJ~Yit Of BOt h8# thra tU0 lbm!ud w 2'06UhF~ 

rleluu 88 thr State of Toxar or tha atfldarit of br prioa~ p~~l01w or VU&A 01 thr Pwb0l 

Instltutlan whurln the dofmbmt 18 ln prl8aa1 or the 

county Health oirie*r of the Cotm~ v&n the br*nb 

OAt vu rlnolly wnvlcta3, vhlah afiicwltr, ii mda, 

dull state that aftrr l p ur a ml uabatlon of the defoadoat it lr the opinion OS tha aittant that tha d&andant daoom CBd sasdafild8vl~r ahall, lnbdult1an 

thereto, rot lorth thr rwsozu wd the ewu er ouuw8 

vhiahhahan Jlultiflodththr oplnlal*” 

]tn the aaa of hfeF..bkn Ve 8tatov 140 Tue Cr. 8.1, 148 

8.W426) 423, oplrdapr rw&u& in 19’10, it 18 roldc 

trld md drtennlned by rtrlct Cowt ln vhleb 

the ooA-~lctlon fmu.qo& Lx put0 nllllkm 198 Tu. Cr. 

R. 121, 299 5eWe 1338 ix P&t@ hWAPOrt~ do 

326, 7 S.Y.(2d) 589 60 r.L.R..1403 Escue tla Tu* Stutr %?* 

Tax. cr. it. 447 223 ci*d* 483; am 11 f . state 137 Lx. 

cr. H. 486, l&.%.(26) 274, 130 S.cr.@d) 24. . s” 

Ihe w oiise cited IA the aboor l xcupt from the Mcicibbm ccraa decided nrbrrquat to the 1931 Poaant8 to the qWt@d 

rtatutro 18 RlaAd Ye state. III that eata dland had bera eonvlotod or a trl.oay &r Ur trlti uid thr afiinmnce OS his aam by the county Court 

or 9 imnty. la the Court of CrimiA& cppo. s t&it court held the wtlorr could AOt be oonoldorrd 
bmauro fll.4 too late. lh!e oourt VU also asked to ntlrr the 

aasa Srcm the doekrt beoawr of thr iarcrrritr of 6cm66& ZU6 

motluavas llkawl~ overrule& Tbr oourt quote3 lutlalo 92l, 

C.C.P,, l o usndod 

B;roUr 6666686 U&ti~ !QI! tb 6ht6UAt t&t 5 t h5 

ra au3 alted the Hilly Da%‘= and 

hold that the Dlstrlat COWS Ulwblchr &frmlnrrt VU aaavlet& 

It Is clc6r fror thr rbovr aa8.s aa4 thr dtatloaa t!~rr.w 

in that, as a gmwal propooitlon, and lmirpeadart of an7 othu 

law 0)~ tie 6ub l o t6 ìthe district 60~8 ln which 66oused ~6.6 ma. 

t1at.d has l xc i UBlVO 

iSdiCtiOA to try the issue Of ii%eUtitr 

orislng tutu oonvlet onea 

izrrwrevrr your atttntlon 1s nw iAVitOd to an eBaatwAt 

of the saw Lsgir i ature vhlch amended Articlro 921 and 922 C&.P., 

:1e refszr to &tluls Y& L’UACIA~S unstated Clvlf St&- 

~~~iP~AU~ LOWS6 *‘0~8p0000~6 i~giS.btprO, i9av Ch6ptU a, 

paw 2511 

"a~. 1. b&on 6ny prlsonrr 6onflard in the Stat8 

Ponltcntiary bOOoRe lnsam ha ekall be treated by the 

prison physician at lmtadle end rhill ba obaened by 

5dd 2hp5ittii0-4 0na th0 md0= oz th0 mit0eiuyj aad 

when in tlie judgQoAt of said phydaien or Burden, 6u6h 

wmv I ct IS insa~o urd should be :ramferrrd to am Oi 

th0 mt8 ii00pitd6 r0r treatm0td 0f th0 in60nO tm 

dthtr said priS0l.a pw5iOiPn Or SIstd VtbdrA OhOh w 

b&w6 thm county Jwdgr of Ulcer County, Tms, 6ad 

mka afflciavlt to said fuot aad the Count Juti@ 

shall :orthwlth proaod to ky raid ewvle t la the 66n 

saarmr as other pireona and m&ier the ama n&la@ of ?oco&are aa apply to the trial of tltirarr who bwomo L 

SM.. ~;Ipu trial ii 6ald convict 16 raMd to ba IAsane the County &Qr before uium &a 16 trhd 6h6ll losdl a warrent for transfer of 66id oonvlct to one of 

the stats EoaylttLo for thr traatmnt of the Lnraw or 

other place provi led hor?afl;er 

T 

l;lw, jwovld4d the provislw CJ, thlr law rhll noi app y to t’rl6cwrs mdu 

gOntenw OS ;iestC: 61~2 cxZlnad within the State hAltaltiuy. 

"AC. 2. 2x.. a 5:st- Cnnlct, 16cfit6d a any of 

the ?rl.son : LS:S, becmxs lnsunc, he sbnll imardlrrtoly 

b6 trans~erxd t> i!Ie uia ?rir?n et Xntsvillo tar observatlm and trdstoont. 

_ the County Jw&o axi ;filc6rr 

0mpi2*~ir0~0ir0 the l 03b0 f006 008lhd 7i%lfYd y 

for the trial 0: rush aados in the county Caurti but hll 

costs ati sxp4nses lncld6nt th6reto ~AC~UC~~EG Cou?rt 606ts 
liOZl. l a vu Ii* 

Uld ií*Sg 

naku, page I, 

and the oosts 

for the aamamaoa or maw aoavact to 

iG2os, 7 tal 

- to rthu with the 

for thm trratunt Of tha lnmuho, 

T 

u OS trumf~ m&d 

jirsourtomwhm f 

thm s of tha 

stitutloa &all k prid b 

3rlmon systu mt of i\abr SL 

l#rd for MMgQlnt an:: opuatiw of tha prisom 

systa* 

*SW* 4, The hudqwtum and uln o:floos of 

the Wus ?rlsoa S 

la ualhr county, r 

atem8 brlag looated at flpatrvllle, 

hat owlty is &lVU u8lam10* vew 

us ln the trial of lnmaur aoKwicts vho ara wtu 

Of the axas PrlSon spstr. Aem 193l, 42nd Leg., p* 

25, aha 2l.n 

fs Ws Article so I~C~QFWUS with thr pravlsWas ot 

;rtlclss 9Ll and 922, C.C.F., supra, as to br iarffeatlva? Cart 

ful searoh of the casu f&l18 to dl8&08@ 

ol this qusstloni lndssd, us Slnd no can 

vhsr~lnthelast-quotsd statute hasw8r 

Upon nature r8flrutlon and a dillgaat lnvost 

autborltIss, WI rail to porualvr uaf aatlriaatwy or v !f 

tioa of 

& 

rmamm 

vhy full fores and sfisot should ba dealed to Artlalr 31 . rtu 

provimloas of tts Cods of CrfdnJ. U-W dti *or- vlfh 

the wthod and ix’oarbora of dst~athe&nity or irr 

We, thuefora, rem 

iw your rlrst question 8&l our 

Otfully adtim foco that in our oplnd bo muwad as feUourt 

It the pr~~rdtrra- outlined in &Jcls Jl86a, IPpCa( 1s 

followed, the Judge of the County Cow’t of Walker CotMy, ‘prw8 

does have the right to asmum urlrdletloa oi the aaH matloasb 

by you, and to gmxmd, im?er t ho ~rorlsi~118 of raid artlok, to 

try the person concerned, on a oompl&A Of 1UDIQy. 1p0 0thU 

Countycourt imuld have such ~UrUdlattiOn. 

Ith rrferenca to your saoond qusrtlon, you are advised 

thdt the proper procedure to be tollwed in ths~a oaaea 16 outu&d ” our o:.inion Iid. d- j39iia a ~02~ of which is ~C~OS& &SWihe 

?h count 

ta trial he 31 

Judge of xalker County muld have authorlty~ af- 

;1 under the j~rovislms of rrtlcls 38&a, VUacm'S 

innotated civil Atatutrs, mupra to comait tb lmaw caavlat to a 

State hospital for the lnsano~ hat this a&ion QII i&r put would 

not be l c-0 of thr ordu of the dirtrlct Court COtEittins 8h@ 

COAviCt FO th# glllitantiarfe 

.wt:cle 34 of the rvnd. Cod0 of WtSs nub as fo~WS1 
weavir ii@ Bmku~ paso 5 

P 

mno ut done in a state ti irrsanlty em k 

shad as an offense. IJo puson vho booms 

maw oftu he cowalttod M oafanw shall br 

& 

925 

~a 1935 tlw i?orty-fourthkglrlatme sanded btlalr 

rma a 

Coda of Crlaln8lbwamdur~ ofTrxas,tomaks that drtlalo 

u follws: 

“If the drfmdaat bmomss au.) ha shall bs 

brought kforo the Court ln vhlah ho vu uonvloted or before the Dlstrlot Court ln the W 

ty in which the defsndant 1s locafod at the time 

he 1s alleged to have become sanej and* a Juq 

shall be l mpanalealn the Courtbsr0rrnwLLish suoh 

desal&ult 18 to try ths lsmus of hls San- 

'fhr u~3usau~U portion of this statute uould olurly 

lndleato that thr aonvlct who bab baan dulusd lnbaM and vhou 

sanity bratams restored and it ~8s so -crated mild k rsturned to the penltaIt1 

0rlgid 8-att4 or wu "fI 

t0 8ma tb UMXP:SOU~ mi0a or a.8 

cti0h The aotlon of ths somt la 

ilndlng the oolrvlctlnsaas aftu lJwaroa~t:al in the mt~tlary 

~0uld tbrrar* have the 80h dm4t 0f s8u-a oh nqbaiap 

the mrvlag of the sentmmo peadin# o rsstor~tlon of the oow 

vlot's unity. kR do not tklak this would be “ohanlhu t& Order” 

or&n aourt vbueia the wavlot vu orlgi&aliq ocmYlotd 0s thm 

. 

APPROVED SEP 27, 1944 

/d selQos C* Ashley’ 

Yours ouy truly, 

irIRS7 nSSISF.+liT Jmwwx GEaBZR-a ATTGIf&.Y GiilWiLit GP T&X.& 

ygg ‘ai 

By Id benjamln iooddl 

3en&xriln Voadall, ~sslstant 

TNs oiAnbm coarldered an; tqpyroved ln 

llaitd oonf~renoo~ ,