OFFICE OF THE ATIORNEY aENERAL OF N(Ao 

AUSTIN 

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OpinloD~ito. o-J3711 

lwr Bar rue&l or tb latter 

oomtltmnt ot Clplo Uanor 8hould bo oredltrd 

oa bL8 tint ooQmitlwnt? 

?,ud related qusstiona. 

TO&u inqtalry Ot'raoont datw asking our opinion 

on the queatlonr l tstad h8r boao oeretully oonsldared. XII 

order to l luoidatr the qwetlota# involved, we l ummarizo 

the ra0tO. 

Tha oowiot we8 ffrwt 0ommitt.d on Doosmbor 8, 

1987, tram liuat md tsnain countlea to mrva s 811 fear 

tern tar thr*r oaasa of burglr~, ha~lng born aontaaood 0x1 

AoveQter a, 1927. Two amntha a ti l lqht dam later, or on 

J~~4r~.11,.:1988, ha aaoapld.. Hla IO?T~O, ln thm ~nltmtlary w4a 48 COnVlOt 80. 87987, rums D. 0. LeaMy. 

'on tanaart 11, lSes, the mmm amy OS th4 l m4pe,' 

tlm prison authoritlea gubliahad oirculara ofterlng gX5.00 

rrmrd roor tha taoapta~o ad nturn.to prtron of thm said 

o& of the oondltlon8 0t the reward otter was 

~?%oanmitted to prison upon a sow oonvlotica, the raoaptaro reward booam void. 

on Deow&mr 16, 1938, a8 Clyde L~ILIIo~, PO, 90189, 

ppur prlronar w43 again oammittrd tram mw4ra comtf, to 

same 4 four year tern tor two oanea of pamaiag a torged 

iamt-nt, sentence having been antored a3 bsmning OU COtobar 14, 19%. Xo cantLon was z.mdo ti the sentmoe to tha 
BonorablC C. J. :. Xlingson, Faga a 

prior oonviotioan hmre~nabovs rsferrsd to. 90 MS not 

ldontifled as the eaoapae, L). C. Lennay HO. 57957, and 

on Fabruary 7, 1939, the Oorarmr of T&XAS arantod a ooudltlsnal pardon oorerlng the Howard County ooorlotlcm 

OillT. Thm expiration date uador tbrso oonrlotlCnC umld 

ba Bebruary 4, 1948. 

‘rho above raota are glennod from pur origloal 

latter requesting our opinion mad from the latter you 

wrote in anewer to our request for additlmal lniormatlon. 

;?a quote your requeet parawaph: 

This inmate is now la custody for mturn bore aa an oaoapo under 30. 67987 end we 

would like to hare your opinion no to howof hia latter oamrnitment oaould be amdfted 

on hla first OJaaitmmt~ al80 'Hhethef the pmrent arrautlnu offloerr are entitled to H reward 

in this. O~P*.~ 

Hlth reference to your, tlrst quaatlai, -ua reapoottully dimot your attention to the following artiola 

or the code or criminal ?roosdum of mxrr: 

*~rtiole 774, (a431 (eae) cumulatlre or 

conourrent sentsnoe 

When the eaas defonanat ha8 bean oonviotmd ln two or mom OQSOS, CA tka punlabraant 

asesrrod ia saoh OUISO la ConfinasCnt in thC 

~nltontiery or th4 joil ror a term 0r laxMa0&?i0nt ) fudgmmnt and ssntance shall b:s ~TOnouncod in eaoh oaaa in the smo mumor 41 if 

tham had ken but and OonriCtion, except that 

in the dlsoration of tlu Court, tha &U%gment 

in the aaoond and mbaequent oonvlotlau may 

either be that tna punishrant shall brgin WheB 

the judgaont and sentonoa in the 2rooeding oonvictlon haa ceaamd to operate, or that the yuiehnmnt ahall run concurrently with tho iSAC+ 

oaee or oases, and sentonce and exeoutlon ~tlall 

be aoaordingly.* 

‘::rior to the ndoption of thla article it ~(13 kelc! 

by tb 3uprChC Cmrt, in tho case or -2rinOo V. ?tatC, 44 iOX. 

4?0, tht the CouAs hud no autharlty t0 OUEUl!ltO the ;WnlltY 
Eonorable C. J. 5. 3lliqsoa, fu&e 3 

an& hara one aantenca bagln at tha arp:ration or anothar. 

Hannah~n v. State, 7 Tax. App. 644; Baker v. stata, l,l ,mx. 

It haa bean ssld by tha Court OS Criminal Ap- 

~%a'%. it la by rlrtru or the quotad FTOT~S~JU or the 

Coda that court.4 in this atata oaa order a oumulatlro tam, 

and that on4 term of lm~rlao~ent aball begin at tha uplratlon or another, and, in 0454 the ooart do04 sot 60 order 

la the Last aantanaa or riaal judammt 60 irPpomea, tha t0mi3a 

run onnourrsntly. sea Rx part4 mint, &.a TOX. iipp. 361, 13 

.cL ‘U. 148: 9X part@ 001, 29 TBI. A:p. SC, 14 9. %v. 396; 2~ 

parts Davis, 71 hx. Cr. R. 538, 160 9. H.-439. 

It la aald that In tha l pplioation of the atatuto, It is not ese*ntlal that tha idor oomlotiona k at 

the smw tura or oourt; m prta :~oaoley, 30 mx. iipp. 338, 

17 S. ‘)1. 418; nor In the da&u qourt, %lller v. Gtatd, Tex. 

cr. App., 44 5.x. 162. Thla Intorpret*tlon Ma evea baaa 

extonaed to euoh lea#h that in tha caaa or sx parts Lawson, 

98 !fer. Cr. R. 344, 268 9. X. 1101, the court held that tima 

sjmnt ia a fadwal pritroa should uount in a Texas pri6oa 

soatanae wh0ro the raa0rcd lmprlacarmnt took plaoa after the 

stat4 aistrlat &dgo had, in impoalag the atate seatanoe, 

aa~4 00 mai0tii or the redemi m84. 

Upon application or the ~;rlzolploo or law ooataiad 

In the iorogolng authorltf68, you ara rsmpotttily adrlsed 

that tlao tl5a spent In the pealtratiary aa Clrdo Linnay. No. 

90187, rhould br oradltrd ~18 being ala0 In aatlafaotlon of 

the senteaao prorlou8ly asseaamd the amaie inaltidual as D. C. 

La~ay, No. S79S7, and the orodlt should ba for eaOh dar h@ 

was l otually In prlaoa. sartaln v. Stata, 10 nr. App. 635, 

whaa ho war releasad on the ooadltloaal 

and faclnin County oases, he reduaad his statue aa an aaoapra 

thar4rriua. A pardon uhioh raoltaa a aFa0irio offoaa* does 

sot oover a oapmrato and alstlaot offenra oommlttad by tha 

aam ofreader, though the two orfenaeo may ba ot a ah$lar 

obaraotar; In auoh eraat the f4rdoB ambraoea only the ofiona iGent i0n0a. 31 Tex. Jur. leas 87; ox Rarta Craaa, 115 

T.x. Cr. R. 168, 29 S. 3. (2d) 357: KIllOr T* state, 46 i'eX. 

cr. R. 69, 79 S.!?. 5a7. 
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Eomrabl0 0. J. 3. .Elllngum, ~<a 4 

Told86 If tlm aubjaot na oomdttad t3 prlaon upon a n& 

0ontlOtloa. *Th8 r&l quaatloa, thamf~rs, ir did tlm a8u 

aonriotlon operate ta rold the rarard, where the Id0atltp 

-6 not dataot0d by th8 paaitaatiav autJmrltie4 u;on the 

seoond 0oEmLltmnt3 

3e oonfeaa that the dammlt ai the Igtnsranoe of 

the identity of t&e grisonsr a4 mU as th, lnak of knodl dga of mntr tmmal;frAng after the reward orfar ua8 mda, 

00 tha part Of tha p0rB011 sow Obidng the rawaLd, hu J&ITan ua aJnrItl.rablm oonoerri In arriviog at. the proprt aonolusla upon wzloh to pmlloota our adtloa to you on tha. 

queatione. X0 oafza cotarIng th0 exaot alt0atIan has 0050 

to our attention &0r ha8 bmn found by ~8 attar diligant 

sash. 'dith all or tha aids 8oIencm ~'83 oontrlbutad to anable the Idanttiiloatlon of pmaoas through -&otogram, tho 

Sartllllon sycltar and rlnstsrprlnts, Pnoxn to ba uaad by the 

Tuna Prlaon Smtmn, it aa0am the only ttxplanatlou tanubla 

is the humn alar;ant of error atillCtln6 011 at us at times. 

?!ha reootarr of rowEra orrerad Is govrtraed by 

tha law or 00ntraota. 

A$&) 210 9. W. 753. 

Chclca ‘I. Oity Of Dallls, (TO& CiT; 

Peraoa8 orieriaq rmnrdos amp imm30 

any reasonable oonlitlcn r;ovarnl~ t.2e payant ttmr8oi, and 

my .-jovid4 ma an lnclCant to tha orhr, r0; the tarminatloa 

of ft.. C8ryl T. State, (.?up. Ct. Y;ss:.&ton) 236 F. 792. Aeaordlag ta your reprr to oar latter Jr Septeskr EBt&, wrltten by you on ciotobar 10th 1900, If an eaoapae 16 oemittad 

to prlaoa with a new 0ou~lotIon, th0 noaptw rewarQ4 are 

toldad. If this prmlaion wao Inoorgorated with t& orlglaal 

rmud otresr, you do not now owe the reward ror tJx8 eubjoot 

wa= ommlttsd on thd %?ard $ounty oaaa, a new OOaTiOtiM. 

Howaver, wa mada an Lndapsad0nt laraatIgat~a,'and 

war0 prlvllogad ta se0 on0 or ttre a03tIo08 aant out br the 

prlaon System cmarln~ this matter, throuqh tha aourtaay of 

ur. JOO 9. Satobr or the Oaparti0nt of Tubllo %?aty. In 

addition to o phatagraph at the subject, 113 iInWr?rlatr, 

olas~IiIaatlon and othar d~rcrlptlve zat ter, t ha olroular 

reada a6 rollowa: 

mlwenty-:*1%-o (zZ5.GG) 3il;lrr Reward Xliverod to~lramfer Asant at my jull in the 

~nlted States. :~Im rnr3rzati2c to c:k,far 

clerk Crlnfcsl Raoord 3p.3rt:.zmt, ~untOTf~lOS 

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Ia additioa, tno file6 of t-r. 2lotakr reveti 

that through sapy aaiaci4~oe not ontlroly 011~rr to US, the 

Bmou of IdoatiNostloa and iieoortI5 it tba Eopartaeat of 

i'ubilo .lotety wore but rooontly furul~~4 rp oopy of a 

above referrod to oremy notloo. 1~ the ooureo ot rmtlm 

oJm0.a t&o ldeutlty rr ertabllehed, rhauia your @. 

J7967 t0 b0 OIU Ud th0 SW pahot aI 30. 90167, Clyde ZJa- 

-Ye YOUP BuruWt OS T?e?aaorda W68 pSOnptly appriesd and $,ap~liry oadr a8 to nh-Mb3r the 8ubJeot weo atfL1 rant.4 qv ao. 

esorrw br the Prlsot Syntem. It then r)eaaa tbs Shwfft of 

the CoU!tty rti-~m the rub$oot 188 Presently residing vmo aotlffe4, wheroupoa tha arreutwtsu ma40, butnhether by the 

o&Tiff ot Nolan CoMtf, or th0 901104 ?mpartaeat is not 

oLear, siaoe the Do~rtoaat oi Publio :aistP Pl?rr(er print 

Ildoord, 8hon ~9-1340 - 9.0. 

illg 3oape4 xi014allq CO? Tsp.- 

.3931, ?wetwat9r, Rxas, flold- 

$0 suot tlmr4toro oondltlacally a?\zlwer your lnqulm 

rolatlve to th4 rmardt 

(1) It ihe arrest w-a paao. without knowledm aC 

tna reward otrer OZI the mrt of t!m ona WSI&R nuoh arkt, 

he would not be satitlod to aolleot tno x?oward. mar knowlw&p oi a reward oxored for tho irrwt and rotura OS WI 

sroapob prisonor an4 ~srfoxsanoo in soaord tbhemwlth are es44ntlal to a rilpt to r403v4r. Thie holaln~ *ppr8r5 ln t.b 

Suprwo Court Case of 3roadnox v* Ledbetter, 140 nt. 375, 

99 e. +. 1111, 9 L.E.~. (ii.:.) lOS7g sea aLoo Tobin v. ::acoab, 

(9s. Cl+. App.) 1SB 3.W. 227, Choloe v. Cfty of MUa (Tiu. 

ClV. App.) 210 9. 3. 762. 

(2) If tho arrest wan 1~40 haoaoso of, in rell8noo 

upon en4 in oo~plianoo wlta.~the reward &for, th4~mtwar4 

0hool4 k ~14 to the p&aoa perlomla& the aote naklq him 

entltlod thento. xn 0th0r ~0r48, tn0 to2780 or art 0mt r0r 

a uailatorai aoatawot caanot Qo vario4 ualrsr wde la the 

sm~ tiaaor a~) tho original of'fet. In aoao:-danoe wlth the 

tenets of aontract law, tho kposltlo? of saw aOn4ltlon~ 

aniountu to the revoastlozi oi the orlena oW4r an4 t.hs zcaG 

in,?; of a now oa0. 3x21s revocation OS ::uoh an ofrerto be stfoatuai utuot have been 1~46 In ouoh mnaer au to Likely reaoh 

the rsoiDlentl tlleroor. Fau%lly the 3-e %ethod sat be use4 

in r;Jvoiclag a3 'IUY use4 in akina_ t34 orl&nal~oiior. *:ee 

‘:.ij,iiaton on contrxaCI8, Eevlrsd Zdltlotl, VOL. 1, 43 Z9-(iO.%, 

ww suthaitioe thora oitod. 
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?ia have boon delayed aomewh& in anmmrlws yo& 

remoat for our o#nlon beoaaro cf the difficulty ot obtaln.lnc a11 of the psrtlnoat i.%ats. Te trust. tt+ abow 

will enable $0~ ta determine tSn puostioa with ref9ronce 

t3 thr rawant; if not oloar to you, iAoas0 son4 ua II full 

stat4csnt or th4 0~~4, togetcar with ooplos of any ad 

all dsaumata prtxxtlgsto4 by t&o To&s3 Prison 'yet4n app*rtai;iag thir4to. 

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