0FFfcE 0~734E ATTORNM'CSENEWM. 0FmsxAS
AUSTIN 

### ?88 

# . “ ’sent entered, and both the fmntanae end judgrant m% rsocmded

rwit.8that the **defendants** were foudl guiltyof robbery.
=Gne of the defemlants Mona B&l by nmia, ia now suing out a writ of RebeaeCorpus, alleging

that the judgmsnt

ir void on the ground%**t&t** ho could aat #lm a jury 

### in a eaaao

ahargtng

robbery

**by** Slrraram,

an4 that tha docket

### alwet entry of thewaiting of th, death aelty **by** .thr Statadid not oMaltltuts

a 1mul%%%1

at th%tpart or the r 

### lndistxent.w
We aticwaafor the purposeof tlda opinionthat all at the rcqulolta

8t.p~ rquircrd

by ktl%le% 101 and le at ths c0& Of m!dfia ~OO~bI% WUO rOihR~Wd b3 WU~ZUJ thS jury, inriduition

co the pmawm you arrcribr nheroiatii8 .;state rraived

the deathmcrlty end pmoeo6ti 

### to trial on the ohargoof robbuy ruthu 

### thanrobbrry 

### by the use of CAWiWlS.


### In the aam ot havet T* St&o, %i& Text. Cr. IL 11,. ( 10s 8. 3, UQ, lt ~mam held that the pmrsarting 

### atturnoy my, rltkthe aan*ent~

of the oourt when t&e ouo f8 culled for trial,or dur* the tr$al, aLirs.n &wmlon tikat.porWin of theindi%tm%ntwh&ah eh%rgmmth%u%% c@ exhibition &a flrssna or deadly

woapan. Sea Bhoh+a Annotated Peal Code, l%Ol‘ -09 ‘8$?Hh

The’oer* zw50 prooadure you outline11e0Bu

to hnr% been rollowl in ween%uy T* Z&&e, 1OS Terr Cr. IL 595, B31 B 8. Iv, S71, szoeptfor the iFaot thmt the 8weenry0~8~ mm dec oidbd prior tc the passam of La&l6tiOn wthorlaiagt WtdVU or a jury ln oams leea than aapitul. W quotas

"XII tbo ~anlr

oount ln "uhe

lndfotaent

the app%l.lant

m% oharged

with robbery by assault and with%he uee of ~I~OQRPP. When the cam m4s calledror trial the %t%to**uruiou606d, and**  **tha ao?lrt**  noted on Mu docket, ttaxt the 8~ pellant

sould oolr be proseouted fox-robbery by amcult, and that tie yostion of the charge re:errfr.G tG fiFW@KE wcsuld **be** abandonsd.~ **ThiB** pr%ctlae

I.0 ~ermia%ible* Oonz%l%r vr BtlM,Hmorable Mao L. Bonnott, Jr., F+q$o 4

then a oapltal

ofrome 8hallhave the ri&ht, uzon snt-rln&

a p&e6 oi z:dlty,to 

### ulve the right ci a trio1 by a Jury ever that such vmlver AWI C oonditioned,

howbe indo in puson tly the dcfenaant

In opal courtwith tha cornant

an4 approval

of ths Courtend the $$ysEtzte& and :iotlng Attorney repreaentlng Frovided,

that aaid oommt end &wdl 6y the Court still be **urtud** of **record** on **the** Btinutor **of the**  **Court end**  **the** ocaksont aa4 approval of the Attaraq ropremntlng the Swte ahball be in wrWn& d&y siama by said Attorney and t:lM in tin ~pers d the cfmie LMforeEho Qefendclnt~e~otere hi8 PlU ot gtilty. “Frovlibl, that before a defam%nt w&o ha6 30 Attorm;p eun agree to ~6~0. a 

### Jwy, the courtmua appoint **ea Attorney**  **to zvpn-** Iionorablo

Mac L

C. c. P., eripre, bery. Eo sought aiaexorgo unaora writ or n8bon8oorpum heardSstoroRonomblo Max ?d. Bo~orm,

Dirtriot

Judgeat Huntsrills. It WaB his cont~:ntlon t&t tho inaleETa0d a@Jat him char~od only rob%ory

by the use of IIroa~pp, a cap:tml

aa8e only,and thctt under tho provlelon8 ot the **abwo** quoted

artic1s.r

or OUTmatu’ o, l jury amalA net be walrodand a plw of guiltyontored beforotha court. Therewae nome question a8 to whetherthr **fnndiot** 3ient in the re00ra on ~p41ai*88 the OM reiid upon Lo tha lower aourt,but nnvortfda,so the op1n:onof JUUsr, Ra~ins oloarly

answoro

the ~uwHi5.on

you 

### 8ubdtt
"If tho lndiotasnt

f:i **tact** ohargod

ro lmtcz with robbwy by aruult ud riolonoa mt **by** putting

tho partyrobbod in fear of liio **and** bodily tnjury, an4 **by ueios**  **s fire**  am, tho 8+%to oould abandon that prt of taa indm50ti ahging th0 UIO 0r (Lrimarm, end relator

oould thonwaln a jury and onter his pbr 0r guilty to ordirvry robbery befoirtho oourt

withouta jwy, 8%0 (300ZfdO8 Vi 8tat0, 88 % ‘OXa cr. R. 848, 950, Pm 8. vi. 406 *eonoy ** stat*, 105 Tbr. err lb 595, la! therd.n oited.* 1 8. X. (511, mid 888O8

you are thsrornre reapootWlp abVia86 that In 0~ OpiniOn ii th0 **indiCtWIt** in YOUr CO88 rem30 0r robbery,

arter dlsmrdlng tho **part** e;?100 ts ths ~0 0r rireaau, that th8 8t.w 00tia abm80a that part;and umler tho raatrpruoH.od by you, the eon**vfation** appeirn regulart Your8 very truly ATTC~EYfKh7:RAL‘OF TFXA$

FHIOO APPROVEDAI'R 11, 1941

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS