**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATIORNEY**  **aENERAL OF**  **N(Ao**
**AUSTIN Q-O.NMI3**  l--

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### lwr Barrue&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 tol

luoidatr the qwetlota# involved,we l ummarizo the **ra0tO.**

**Tha** oowiot **we8 ffrwt**  0ommitt.d **on Doosmbor**  **8,** 1987, 

### tramliuat

md tsnain countlea to mrva s 811 fear tern tar 

### thr*r oaasa of **burglr~,** ha~lng born aontaaood 0x1 AoveQter a, 1927. Twoamnthaati l lqht **dam** later, or on **J~~4r~.11,.:1988, ha**  **aaoapld.. Hla**  **IO?T~O, ln**  **thm ~nltm**  tlaryw4a 48 COnVlOt 80. 87987, rums D. 0. LeaMy.

'ontanaart 11, lSes, **the** mmm amy OS th4 l m4pe,' tlm prison authoritlea gubliahadoirculara ofterlng gX5.00 

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

o& of the **oondltlon8** 0t the 

### rewardotter 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, sentencehaving been antored **a3** bsmning **OU CO**  tobar 14, 19%. Xo cantLon was z.mdoti the sentmoe to thaBonorablC C. J. :.Xlingson, Faga a



### prioroonviotioanhmre~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 'Hhethefthe pmrent arrautlnu offloerr are entitled to H reward in this.

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

## or the code 

## or criminal ?roosdum 

## ofmxrr:

*~rtiole 774, 

### (a431 (eae) cumulatlre 

### or conourrent sentsnoe
When the eaas defonanat ha8

### beanoonviotmd ln 

### twoor mom OQSOS, CA tka punlabraant asesrrod ia saoh OUISOla 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 shallbrgin **WheB** the judgaont and sentonoa in the 2rooeding oonvictlon haa ceaamd to operate, or that the yuiehnmnt ahall run concurrentlywith tho iSAC+ oaee or oases, and sentonce **and** exeoutlon ~tlall be aoaordingly.*

‘::rior to the ndoption of thla article it ~(13kelc! by tb 3uprChC Cmrt, in tho case or -2rinOo **V.** ?tatC, 44 iOX. 4?0, tht the CouAs hud no autharlty t0 OUEUl!ltOthe **;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 CriminalAp- ~%a'%. it la by rlrtru or the quotad FTOT~S~JU 

### or the Coda that court.4in 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, &.aTOX. iipp.361, 13 .cL ‘U. 148: 9X part@ 001, 29 TBI. A:p. SC, 14 9. %v. 396; 2~ 

### partsDavis, 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&uqourt, %lller v. Gtatd, Tex. cr. App., 44 5.x. 162. Thla Intorpret*tlonMa 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 tlaotl5a spent 

### In the pealtratiary aa 

### ClrdoLinnay. 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 howar 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 

### eraatthe 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.i

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**Told86**If tlm aubjaot na oomdttad t3 

### prlaon upon a 

### n& 0ontlOtloa. *Th8

r&l quaatloa, thamf~rs, ir did tlm a8u aonriotlon

### operateta rold the rarard,

### where the Id0atltp -6 not dataot0dby 

### th8paaitaatiav 

### autJmrltie4 

### u;onthe seoond 0oEmLltmnt3

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### oonfeaa

that 

### the 

### dammlt ai the Igtnsranoe of the 

### identity

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### mU as 

### th,lnakofknodl 

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### tmmal;frAng after the 

### rewardorfar 

### ua8mda, 00 tha part Of tha p0rB011 sow Obidng the rawaLd, hu **J&IT** an ua aJnrItl.rablm oonoerriIn 

### arriviog at. the proprtaonolusla uponwzloh to 

### pmllootaour 

### 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 ~'83oontrlbutadto an

### able the Idanttiiloatlon of 

### pmaoas through -&otogram, tho Sartllllon

### sycltar and rlnstsrprlnts, 

### Pnoxnto ba uaad by the Tuna Prlaon Smtmn, it aa0am the only ttxplanatlou tanubla is the humn alar;ant of 

### erroratillCtln6 011 at us at 

### times. ?!hareootarr 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 maan lnclCant to tha orhr, r0; 

### the tarminatloa **of** ft.. **C8ryl T.**  **State,** (.?up. Ct. Y;ss:.&ton) 236 F. 792. Ae

### aordlag ta your reprr to oar latter Jr Septeskr EBt&, 

### wrlt**ten** 

### 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 ttrea03tIo08 aant out **br** the prlaon 

### Systemcmarln~ thismatter, throuqh tha aourtaayof **ur.** JOO **9. Satobr**  **or** the Oaparti0nt of Tubllo %?aty. In addition to o phatagraphat the subject, 113 iInWr?rlatr, olas~IiIaatlonand othar d~rcrlptlve zatter, t ha olroular 

### reada a6 

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### RewardXliverod to~lramfer Asant at my jull in the 

### ~nltedStates. :~Im rnr3rzati2c to c:k,far 

### clerkCrlnfcsl

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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 rpoopy of a above **referrod** to oremy notloo. 1~ the ooureo ot rmtlm oJm0.a **t&o** ldeutltyrr 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-Mb3rthe 8ubJeotweo 

### atfL1rant.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 residingvmo aotl

### ffe4,wheroupoa tha arreutwtsuma40, butnhether by the o&Tiff ot Nolan 

### CoMtf, or th0 901104 ?mpartaeat 

### isnot oLear, siaoe the Do~rtoaat oi Publio :aistPPl?rr(er print Ildoord,

8hon ~9-1340 - 9.0. illg3oape4 xi014allq CO? Tsp.- .3931,?wetwat9r, Rxas, flold-

$0 suot 

### tlmr4toro oondltlacally a?\zlwer 

### yourlnqulm rolatlve to 

### th4 rmardt

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

### tnarewardotrer OZI the mrt of t!m ona WSI&R nuoh arkt, hewould not be satitlod to aolleot tno x?oward. mar knowlw&p oi a reward oxored for tho irrwt and rotura OSWI sroapob prisonor an4 ~srfoxsanoo in soaord tbhemwlth are es

### 44ntlal to a rilpt to r403v4r. Thie holaln~ *ppr8r5 ln t.b 

### Suprwo CourtCase 

### 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 arrestwan 1~40 haoaoso of, in rell8noo upon en4 **in** oo~plianoowlta.~thereward &for, th4~mtwar4 0hool4 k ~14 to the p&aoa perlomla& the aotenaklq him entltlod thento. xn 0th0r ~0r48, tn0 **to2780** or art 0mt r0r a uailatorai aoatawotcaanot 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 ::uohan 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 'IUYuse4 in akina_ t34 orl&nal~oiior. *:ee ‘:.ij,iiaton

on contrxaCI8, Eevlrsd Zdltlotl, VOL. 1, 43 Z9-(iO.%, ww suthaitioe thora oitod..

?iahave 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 thrrawant; 

### ifnotoloarto 

### you,iAoas0 son4 

### uaII 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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