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stats. Is this oase, Is the witness entitled to 

mileage from the plaos he lives In the other 

state to the oourt, or 18 he antitled to the 

mileago traveled from the Texas state line to 

the aourt? 

“2. The w1tne.88 has not b33n subpoenaed in 

Texas but has voluntarily aoaepted ssrrlae of sub- 

!r;txi; the other state and travels to the oourt 

. Is euoh witness entitled to tileage 

Warn ths plaos he travels in ths other state to 

the oourt, or Is he entitled to mileage f'ron the 

Texas state line to the oourt?W 

House Bill Bo. 214, Aote of the Forty-seventh 

Legislature, RsgHlar SeasIon, 1941, Is an act mending Artlole 1036, Title 15, Chapter 2 oi ths Cods or Criminal 

Prooedure oi 1925, as cuuendsd by Chapter 75, page 113, dots 

of the Regular Session or the Fortieth Legislature, and 

by Chapter 143, p-s 239, of the Aota of the Regular Session or the Farty-skcth Lsglslature, protldJss for the 

payment of witness fess by the State of Texas, and desoribes 

the prooedurs to bs tollowsd In the paymsnt thereof and 

deolaring an eaergenoy. 

Said Eouse Bill Xo. 2l4, supra, reads in part as 

r0uow8: 

WArtlole 1036. 

m(1). Any witness who aay.hars been subpoenaed, or shall hare been recognized or attaohed and given bond for his 6ppearanos before 

any Court, or before any grand jury, out of the 

00unty.or his residenos, to tmiry in a r0ioly 

case regardless or disposltlon of said 08~8, and 

who appears In oonpllanoe ~1% the obligations 

of such reoognlzanae or bond, shall be allowsd 

Three (3) Uents per mI1e going to and returnIns 

rrom the Court or grand jury, br the nearest 

praotidal eonvsyanoe, end Two Dollars (82) P= 

day for eaoh day ha may neosssarily be absent front 

hams as a wItinert in atloh case? 
morsble fB+.-ergs IL Shsppsrd, IL@ 3 

yPrxotidsd, eny witness who may he+* tneu 

eubpcroaasd, or 81:isU. have boea raaegnlssd or sttached (IA +;fvtn tanC for his agpesranss before 

my Ccurt, out 0r the county or his raoibanoe, 

t.0 tsrttliy in a telwj @ass, and wbo rppesrs in 

oaaplianae with ssld dubposm or nit& t&e obltgotlone cd SW& mooppira~os OY bond, uu.l the 

aaee la whlah hr is a w l~tnem lo meat ior II 

lacer day in the saz4 term or Court, not sro~ding ~GUT (41 doy8, 8h8u sot b3 psia 45img0 

for any edblrlonal trip ta ar trtw Cwrt he may 

8&a by ~sason af the rssstsing Or said uass, 

Woea ~ra$esion firs% had rad obtslasd frua 

the t&al ju8gs to sdre said trip, but shsll bs 

SfitltlSd. to reoeire hts per Eiw iQr t&8 l ddb 

tloaal day8 hs may be in rtta4anee umn Ctmrt 

by wwm OS thrr ruestt~ bf the cats@. 

HonQrable t?eorge B. Sheppard, Page 5 

wh0 red68 iB Other OlXUtiO6, and they EaP be atta6hed If 

they rail to attend; (ThOFtiOr v. State, 34 S. x. 26b; r6- 

versed on other grounds 35 S. W. 961; Code or CrlmInel Proaedura, Artloles 475-l&~). 

It I6 stated in Teue Jurleprud6noe In a footnote on page 946 or ~ohum 44, 'tie uniro~ aot to eeeure 

the attendanoa or rltaeseas tram rlthout tha etato In orlmlnlil OaS88 ha6 not a6 yet been adopted In Texas." 

In orIwIns.l 6ases no one 16 ontltlad to witneee 

fese uuk466 ha he8 been eubpoenaed, attaohed or reoognh6d 

a6 8 witness. (Artiole 1080, Code or Criraiaal Proaedura; 

stowart v. state, 44 s. w. SW). 

As ahore Utatad, a aourt oaanot sompol the atteBdaBar or 8 witnese who 16 out or the &ate and a crabpOWi ISSUed t0 6 ritn866 Who IS Out Of 6htl Stat6 I8 Oi 

60 r0me Or erred b6aaue6 the aaurt is6~hg the subpowm 

ha6 no jurlediotion outside the State and the Witness ae~aad be attaahad or m60Ogniz0d IU euah aa666. Thu~rore , 

Art1616 1036, Cod6 or Crimiaal Pmxedura, aI.lowIa& wltarea r.948 and mIleage can only apply In t&l6 State. 

5% thiah that It IS OlSU that It IS otiy wh6B 

'a Witse68 appear8 in abedI t0 au SUthOrIXed eubpcwua 

6hat ha 18 6zktltlad to per dlea and mIleage as prwldad by 

ArtSala 1036, eupra. Were a titQOli8 ha6 neldmd in T6X66 

and was properly eubpaesmed in thle State, In a falany oaea. 

but before aatually attaudl6g oourt ha6 aatually and in gooil 

faith aored Into another 6ts86, aald dtatma la obadleads 

to the eubpoeua woald ba entitled to the tileage going to 

and returning fraua tha court or grand jurr, to and trcta the 

State line trtavellng by the nearest praatlaal route. aud his 

per dlew for Uaah day he may Iie6686a?.&fQtt-8 0-t. and aaah 

day neesesary in travaling to and rrom the State line. 

With refsrenoe to pour 66ooad question, it xi11 

ba noted that the r*itnaUS he6 not beon subgoeuacrd in TuS66 

but haa voluntarily eooeptad 86rvlae ai subpoena In armthher 

stats and travel.6 to the 6oact in thl6 State. It i6 Cl& 

opinion that the witnaae aust~ be eabpaaaaed In th;ts state 

In 6or6plianc6 with Article 1036, supra, befoPs h6 ia entitled to hls mIleage and per diem. a6 6 witnaas 6ndar said 
Honorable George E. Sheppard, Page 6 

statute. The statute does not authorize a witness who is 

out of the state to voluntarily aooapt aamios of subpoena 

in another state. A witness attending oourt under the olrourstances and faota set forth In your aeoond question 

would not be entitled to his mileage or per dism.