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

**Iionorablo Bert**  lord, Adminl6trator Texas Liquor Control Board **Austin** 1, Texas Opinion Ho. O-69211

awas therm in por~emsion ot tha
**two iMp.OtOrlJ**  entW-*d th8 **Z ’** **WIi** l oarohmd the prealirs8 and round two pint8 **of liquor** **’**

**.** A copy of tha r8arohwarrant
**was loft**  **on** the **table.*** 

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Honmabla Bert Pord - Pnga 8

The question ralaed In your request ia whe+&8r raid f&e ahow auoh faIlur8 of oomplIanoe with t$a eeareh and aolauun lane In regard 

### tonotior aa to render aaId liquor ~atlmiaaIblo on thr trial of drtmdsmt aa being l

Yidanocr obtaIne6 l.nYIolAtIon 0r law.



### Arti 6bb-20, Vamon~a 

### AnnotatedPenal 

### Codeof tb Stnto of Toxaa, War the rubtitle, ‘Soarohea and S0iaur~0 =

### protidor,inter 

### din, that a aenroh wnrrnnt 

### mny iaaur M&r Title 6 oi the Ooda of OrtrPinal Proordura for the QW ofta of aemrahing for, aloohol o

ft roiaing, 

### and dratroying 

### any berernge poasara6d, 

### l oltl, tranaporto4

manufao- tured, kept, or stored ln riolation of the proYioIons 

### 0r thIa Ad; 8earJ wur?mta mu T **be** Irauod br say 

### aagietrata upon the Mfidarft of a on6 ble pereon, ratting forth the name or daaoription of the omnar 

### orpereonla obargo of the premises to be aearohad, or stating **that** hia nam and doaoriptioa are unknown, 

### thr**addrosa** or deeoription of the preaI000, and ahowing that the dasorikd prenlar la a place where 80810apaoittad phase 

### orphaa68 of this aot are YIOlated or are befag violated; If the plao8 to be sOar&?d IO a private dwelling oooupiod aa auoh and no part thareof 10 uaad se a **atoro, ahop,**  hotel, **boarding** how., 

### orany purpose other than a &all **be** mde **by** two 7rlrato tesldanoe auah affidavit a) or~dible ~araona~ and, except aa 

### herein**proridol** the applloatlon, lesuanoa, and rxaoutioa or any auoh warrant and &ll proaeodlnga rolatiY8 tharoto ahall 

### oodorm aa near aa my be to thr pro~ialona of Title b of the Coda of Criminal Proeoduror

**~tlolo** 919, Title 6 

### orthe **Code**0r CrImInal prooadura, prdribea that the offioer shall, upon going to tha p2aoa ordered to be 

### l oarehed, or **baiorr** 

### l **aIzIng any**  propsty for whIoh ho IO ordered to anLo 

### arnroh,give notioo of hia DW&lOBO to the pereon who ha charge of, or ia aninmete of the place, or who ha8 poeaeoaIon of 

### thepropartq draorikd in 

### the wa.rrnnt.Honorable Bert Ford 

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The Court of CrlnInel **Appaala, nffIrmI6g**  **6 on**  riotion 

### foraanufaoturIng Intoxioating liquor In &a Y’r Stats, 

### 26S.ii.(Zd) 211, held, 

### Interalia, 

### as fo&nfar

**mApprllant** ***a Sirat**  **oontentlon** la t&et t&a l **euoh was**  Illegal, **baoauaa** appellant wna not notified **by** the ofrioare t&t thal had 6 aeeroh warrant. The efficera had the eearoh wnrraat. They marely failed to notify **appllent** oi uah 

### hot, Whaathe offloors eppronahad, appall& wna hiding In the brush, 

### and it doaa not 

### appear that he wna In the house 

### v&a t!m orfloera cntul d. Howas later **brought** In after the ararah had already oterted. The railura to girs the notioa provided for In 

### Artlola 319, O.C.?., bid not rgnder 

### therearoh Illegal. 18 S.-U. (2) 657.” Juatioa Y. Stnta (2%~. Cr. App.)

Said Court of **GrImInal** 

### Appenla,In Juetioa I. State, 18 8. W. (Xd) 657, an appeal from 6 oonviotion f?+r **poaaoaa** ing intoxionting liquor for purpoaea of sale, In ooaetmIng raid Artiola 3l9, O.C.P., aaId the iollowingr

” 

### Anoffioer ought to **giya** 

### notI 0shI0 **pur&; is**  **discrated by**  said article, **both** Car his own pmtieotion and In 

### fairness to the **party whose**  pramisea are to **be** oaarotmd. **A failure**  **to giro**  8-h notioe **would frequently**  **throw** 

### lI&t up9~ end datermiM the 1Ogallty or othorwiso cU the eonauot of all parties at thatinr or the 884kroh, but this 

### phase oi **tb** 

### question IO not In **the** praaent oaso. **A** failure to give the not100 provided In the Artlola guoted mvuld not, in our opinion, **rander** the sonsah Illaga.L, and th#reXom would not **result** in the rajaotIoa of tha **evIdenoo ob**  tained as a result thasor,.
..a


### TMtwo

**foregoing oaa~a**  

### wara oited dth l mrOY*l b B&Gee**Y,** Stata (&la, **Appp.),** 61 S. a..(2) 7141 and 84Y.r v* State 

### (Grim.App.),79So 3. (2)3189‘Honorable Bert Ford - Page 4

Your Inquiry mentioned the o&so of Qoodapsrd Y. Steta, 25 9. W. (24) 856 (Or&n. **Appela).** This wep’an eppaal from 4 oonriotion 0smurder and 

### theCourt 

### oxfar&mInal Appanla bald, 

### In subatuioa, es apparently nffarting this quartion, thnt while ona In poaseaaIon of a lawful aurah werrent bar the *Q&t or 

### ultImnto 

### ant- aadultiante asarah as againat nfuaal of **prdaaion** to antor, **or** r0fuael 

### to permit to 

### aaeroh, th8 oourt knawof no rule of 14~ or aaoiei0n warah 4uthprima aa otry without notitioation **or** attempted 

### notme4ti0n to **the** oeoupnnta, **or without**  **atd 4aido**  from **thr auk14** r0arliti48 grO0040nt 

### to tim antry into the prsmIsaa 

### of another by one wha **was** neither a resident nor **oooupent** of auoh 

### houaa; tha moor4 ahoW the offIO8r did Bat knook, -4 did not in **anywire** Indionta that ha had a aeuah **warrant**8ha **did not**  hero it in his 

### h0aa,nor 

### 414ha any ~ything 

### r+gma&s it to ap pllantta fife; ha entered 

### l ppollant~a home, oama Into the room, with a dr6Wa pistol **,In**hia hand, IO **regard** to those findings the Court said further: *#hatever 6 jury might t&Ink of this under 

### l ppropritta Inatruetiona we rind ouraelvea unable to **get** awey tron tha oaroluafon that thee* faeta gave 

### tol ppallant 

### tha right to hate hIa theory of Belt-aafeneo **aubnittal to**  **the jll~iy.~**  **Va** do not **baliev~** 

### the r300aapaaa oma, aupra, to **be** In point as to legality of l

~Idanoa obtained u&or aeras& **warrant.**

Ontha related quoation of 

### l dmiaaibllity of ovldonoa 

### obtainad out of the proaenoa of defendant, we 

### prasent th8oases of Boogin v. Stata (Win. App.), 273 S. W. 576, 4 liquor proaroutI on, end Rwlar v, State (Grim. App,), 31 9. ti. **(8) 450,**  **a theft**  **oaae, wbieh**  hold, In aubstanoe , that the mare 

### Snot t&et the 

### eoouaad was 

### not prseant vrbn lnoriminating l ridmoa was **diao0rared** or seen la no **ground**for it0 l xaluaIon es hearsay l YIdana. See 18 Tex. Jur. p. 120.

Thanfora, It fa 

### the omaiderad opinion of this Depsrtmaat that mid Intoxioating liquor **diaoo+Orad on** licmorable Bert Ford - Fana 5

defendant’s preaisar under a raild searah warrant,,I‘though defendant was not present at tine of aearoh and pb one was prosent and in oimrgo of said ~remieea to whom notier of ssuah oould bQgiven, was admtsaible **aa**legal evidaooe on the trial of defendant ior unlawrUl1.y posaroeing intorl**oat-i=** liquor for the purpooe oi Palo.

Trwiting the foregoing fully answers yeourinquir;y, wo are

Wrgb Yours very truly,


### ATTOFtNXY

0ZTiCW.L

08' TEXAS

&4G!dkt~.L~ BYS P ,kbert L. Latt~inbarb, Jr.



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