OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Dear Birr 

ATTW: Mr. Wa. B. Martin 

door the mumto bhr omt8 
ml. A. J. Bryan, Jr., pm43a 2 

*ent*no* apon writtan morn *ppllo*tioa amde 

themtor bt tha d4irndant, tiled brf’ora thr 

trial begins. When the drfaadant baa no ‘ooun841, the ooort #hall inftma ths defendant br 

hl4 right to maka ruch 4ppllcation, and the 

oourt, *hall 6 

prcrrat lama x 

point oou~4l to pr4~4n an4 

f Uorirad by dafmdant. In no 

aa8a #hall rrclntanor br sorpmdrd arorpt whrn 

the proof shall *how and th8 jury *hell find 

in their vrrdiot thmt thr drrCandant her mvar 

baforr brrn oonvi4tad of a fa1ony.h bhla or 

lng other Stata. 

J 

Thle law is not to bs aonaa pravrhtin& the jury from pssaing cm 

the &ullt of thr drfrndant but 80 may mtw 

aplsa of n&t gulltf.a 

The rffrot o? tharuipanrion of smt4nor under 

thlr 4t4tutr is 8t4t4U to br 44 follow4 in the oaea ot 

BRI’lTIAFI ve. STATE, 214 8. W. 351: 

Shrda? our im the. may bs a 4usjw.~l4d 

In 8ubh oasr 

be BO Lant4Uo~, 4nd th8 wrty is noi puniahrd, 

unlmr for 00144 reason the rurpanffrd oentanoe 

be *et aaid 41 authorixea by the rtatutr 

* * ** (mpharir oum). 

Articlr 760, Coda of Crlsainrl Pro44dw4, pprovi&a*: 

In any 4984 QI ruapandrd rantrn68, et any 

timr artrr th4 l x$lr4tion or tho tislr aaararrrd 

a* p~lr~ant bf tha jury, tha daf*ndaxlt oclt 

make hi* writtan ew~rn motion for s::aawtrisl 

and dimleral o? ruoh oara, *tatin& Ch4r4in 

that minor maa& fornar trial and oomiotlon ii4 

Jar not been oomlatrd of, my frhny, vhioh 

motion ,,8hell b4 hsard’bg.+hr oouct dutibg th4 

fire6 tami time aitrr aama is filed, If it 

spp4arr to the court, updn rush hemrim.!, that 
Bon. A. 3. Bry4n, 8s.;~ j1ag4 3 

thm drtra44nth84 not bran oonvlotad of say 

other frlony, the oourt *hall rntrr mordrr 

raolt~ th4 fact, and rbsll grant threrfand- 

,ant a naw trial a nd l h4ll than Qirmlrr raid 

oauer. Aftrr.tha erttln 

of any .judgmnt Of oom ! 

arid4 anQ dl8mleral 

Otlon as harain provldrd f&, thr Saot of ruoh 8onvietIon ah8l.l 

not bs *horn or Inquirrd Into for any purport 

uorpt In 04848 whar4 th4drf8nd4nt h44 baan 

again i1kdid4d fbr a frlony and ‘iBVoko8 tha 

banat o? this law." 

Thr sliaot of thir atatutr 18 drsorlbad ad follows in the oa46 bf QLARX VI, STATE, 54 5. W, (26) 127: 

n* * * !Fhat 18 to may, that thr aoouard, 

at any tiim af'6or thr tern of hir oonviotIon 

ham upirrd, nay,, upon uhowIng that ha he4 not 

barn eubrrqu.4ntlf oontiotrd, br rslsarrd from 

thr su4pm44d mantanor by an order ottha court 

+ + * That la to may, after the tiua ibr whloh 

one ir oorwlo ted and pleo84 unbar a su~pendrd 

rant4nor ha* l x p ir rit d,I8 ~ not dthln th4 parr 

of thr court to reorll thci maprh8Ion end laala 

thr ju&mont tin81 * * +" 

FIn*llt, w4 *of108 Artlol4 779, Codo of Oriminal Proerdurr, which-proiib48: 

"6t?sPxwDxD SXRrBMcB MADB FINAL 

Upon the final oonvlctlon oi th4Qrfandant 

of may other frlon)r,.p4ndI8@ thr suspanrlon ot 

mantama, tha ma n6 &rahtlag euah q uap4neIon 

rhall eattao aolpiar to Ieeuo for th4 arralrt of 

t& 4rfon4ant, Ii h.4 18 not th4n in the oustody 

of mtoh oourt, in& dtjjring a term of tha 

ocurt *hall pronoun04 rantanco upon thr arlgln*l d\t 

9 

annli of convIatIon, 4nd l h4ll oumubtr 

thr pun sbarsnt of th4 first ylth ,the puniahgant 

ot any *ubee.qusnt oonvlotion or convlatIon8, 

an&in r~olt o4648 no n4w trial rh4ll bo grant44 

In th4 TLr86 OonViotlen." 

When, tharafore, the punishment of e defendant 
Ron. A, k Bryan, Jr., paer 4 

I8 ai848rr44 at a jail esntmo8 and a ftir lx4 same 

qWY&t, 4~d thr 86DO4nO4 ir euspandad, ha i8 nslthrr 

liablr tar thr fin4 nor~boand to 84r?4 the jall *entanoa, 4xorpt if and whan thr oandftione of Artlola 

779, 4upr4, arirrr’. 

A)rtIola 780, ruprk, authorln68 a 4Ienisral of 

tha ohergsr “at enf tlma l tter the 4x iration ot tha 

6 

4hl 

arrarlrad 4:~ pani8hmant.w (grphaa '1 8 ourr). IrlthI8 etatata, nor my othrr etatuta, 'tcrksr aognlzrncr 

2 8 ~tlnr whan l 88488ad er rxtrndllrg or attroting tha 

tlm after which tha oars arat ba 018nf88ed. It must 

follow that thr *UEP~BE~OB period oorre8pcndr to tha 

Jrll 88nt4na8, aftrr whiah the tfhargrs arr 8ubj6ot to 

dirmia8el undar Artio1.r 780, eupra. 

W4 am not unmindful OS tka faot tkat thr ee888rsasmt of a fine, whan rantwoa i6 EUSp4d4d F thereby 

baamar a44ning1488 as nrtth4r ths p4ym4nt of thr tin4 

mey b4 rxaotrd nor will any add44 period of ruspanslon 

maul t. Thlr, hownwra nroersaril~ iollovm. 

ar turn now to your 84Oond qU48tiOB prrtaia~ab( 

to the oo8t8 In thr 0684. Herr waln wa era ~oap8114d 

to rroo@Ino the #f4ot of a rurprndrd amtrnoa a8 mylate4 to thr 8uoc884Iv4 rtrpr of oomiotion by the Jury, 

4u4p4nrlon ot aantanoe, jud5m4nt ot th4 dcmvt, 4nd thm 

In thlr oomrotIon w4 quota aa fellow8 troa 

Pal. 12, 'p. 0.. 717 and 718: 

“Ju4gmatit’ and *88Bt4no4) ar8 not thr maam 

thin@8 that*0 U'4 4iEtinOt UId iU44p4bamb. 

Pntilr a form42 mantimoe I8 not n4oraraz-y in a 

3 

ro**oution for.dliadroaahor, In a frlony oas8 

6 is th4 &trf~Of tk¶ @l&e to 

tenor oa tha julgmrnt of OOnViO E 

rono~6s manion md the 

emt~nar 18 ia 

3lYiuai 

%%h*"jWgmant, whhiah 4oaolu484 th4 prosaougon th thr trt4l oourti an4 a qreo;;gt, 

* said to hma+b4m oonvluta~ o a an1 

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aantrno~ -Ein JJrOBOUBO4bbB 

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7n 

~pEiiziTKr* 
Ben. A, ~J. Bryan, Jr,, pa@ 5 

In 8tlpJWt Of the88 rtatuauItr, there 18 oited 

tb8 ea8@ df UeFADD?!Pi PB. STATB, 300 8. Vi. (26) 54, whlah 

hWld8. $&ht 8ellB81101 1111l86 b8 prOltOWi8rd, in 8 i&Onf 

088% IK&With8tMdi 

OUld8~ fin8 Or d 38 “g I. 

th8 p~~18ho81ib 8888r88d 18 a p8- 

88nt8llOa OT both; and th Oa88 

Of Bcms ~8. STAT% 13 8. W. (id) 702, WhlOh hold8 that 

the “88llt@lW8” aOll8tltUt88 th8 fiM1 jll&68llt ia th8 

OaS8 fl'Om whiah an Rpp881 WY b8 t8k.L 

til'thrr, &&8r Arti 780, 8UPFa, th0 OCUrt 

18 OOs6~&led 80 @8nt thr dOf8nd~nt a llertrfal. 8nd 

diMi th8 tWi84, 8ft8r the 8Xpir8tlOn Of the tim8 M8888d 88 pUniSh#$tlt, UpOn OrOFlr prOO? that th8 d8frnbant he8 motm88nuhilr brrn aonrictrd af rrnathrr frlonp. 

ahrn th18 18 dwb8, fOl’ IIll pUrFOMS the Ori&iMl &l&Jmen8 18 rendered o? no for61 and sfi8Ot axorpt, only, 

Wh6r8 the dOfWIdant, UpOn a 8Ubr8QU8nt felony indiatamnt, 806k8 to iWOk the 8Ueprnd.d aentenae law i@aili. 

Aooordi ly# it oannbt b8 8aid that th8 Irfentl6nt ha8 be8n "OonV Tot84' wlthln th8 pUtView Of thr 

8ktUt88 OX Q 08t8. HO 88Ot8B08 18 pCOllOUO8d, h8nncr 

8 iiS jOdm8Xlt 18 IK’t l’6Zld8rrd; 8Ub88QUrntlf, 8 Zl8W 

trlrl llLIf b8 @.'8ntrd 8nd the 6(181) 618~tl8886. UndOr 8Wh 

olrmaMmerr, m do not brllrra th8t the ~odte may b, 

valliUt 8rrrrrrd asatnrt thr a8P8ndant. 

Th. OElf i~ti8fsOt~ 8Mly8i8 Of LI 8U8p8ndrd 

8aht8IIO0, U?&38Y! tu LtatUt88 d IM88# ill Taxar, 18 

that th8 8ffOOt Oft Siba ~Xli8hWlt 88888#86, in all IW8 

WI 

clot&, f8 8U#p8nd8$, 8nd th8 Only 8Ubr@QU8ti faOttha8 

11 r8ndrr thr tbf'8ndmt oubjret to rrrving thr tti8, 

payit@ the fin8, al 888*8i8d by thr jury, 4d OO8t8, 

Mmd othrmir* 8Uff8r the l naltler of a convlctl.On tOI' 

a feleny, 18 that Of hl8 g 8% OOn?iOt86 Of another 

trlony during the period of the susprnrrion. 

*8till@ th8t WI bJ3vr satl8factorllg anarr8Q 

your lnquirla8, we rcmaln 

?8Cy truly YOU%‘8 

zC8rOb 

ATrcRwKY GEWRFAL 

OR 

WRK 

ATTCIWXY Gl?kW?SAL CP TEXAS 

By N.en~~ 

ml116 C. $traklry 

APPROVE0 AI)8 lrtnnt 

OPXRMW 

CCEbJITTKE