Case Information
*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Ron. ISa xoDanie1
Oounty Attornq
Kmllt4 0ouRty
Kiiohita Irlla, Texas
II the above stated puostlon
0r the Penal Code reads 68
imaon of any money h intent defraud any ahsak, draft or erson, iirm or oorpora- h whoa ruoh person &ring draft or order ha8 not the &ng dratig said oheok, or at time when in ordi- ‘business auoh obeok, draft or py- prsrented to thr &awe6 211 br paid; 'that pro+tded, im 11~0 that ruoh 0h4ak, nyrar [110] g00a t0 p3~ S(UII~, aa ii aaid oheak, artbit or order drafi, O;r order ir oot paid on preaeatation
retum st same r&all. ba airsa iaair evldenor intent raid person drawing 01 the tr~pmkk+ *2 giving said oheokl and providsd tither, that
if suoh shsok, draft or order is not paid within fifteen day8 after the 8ame 18 rarnea unp6ia.
it shall be prima faoir evlaenoe that no good
reason existed belirvlng that raid ohsofy
draft or order would be paid, and it shall al80 be prima Saola l videnoe o? intent dMrtkud and knowledgs of insufflolsnt fund8 with the
dram.. a i&WW Bill x0. 190, Ad8 SeOtiOnS 7 6IIa a Of ths rortpslrth Lsglrlatur~, maa8 as folloust saot1on I,- "'aeotlon 4 of Artio1e lQ44 of Psnal Coda of ths State of Tera8 U reriaed l,n 1925 be, and same ia Cereby rcpsalrd." a*- *Xi an7 seotion, suberotion, s0otion
alauso, phrase ot thie Aot ia for an7 reamon hsld to bs unconstitutional suoh inralid, deolsloa shall not aifoet the ralldity
remaining portion8 of thir Aot. The Legirlaturr herebr deolares that it wuld have psssd thi8 olauss, phrase hot in raoh seotion, subseotioa, lrrsspsotlrs or ssatenos thereof the iaot
that on8 more thr ssotion.8, subssotioa8,
slauera, p&rams or sentenos8 be drolared moon- Stltutioonl.~
Artlale 14 of Vernon's Penal Codr reads as Sol- lows;
*Phr repeal o? a law whers the rspsallag substitute8 no othsr penalty till exempt from punishmat all persons ~30 may havr violat- d such ropealod it otherwisr do- law unless olarrd in rrpoaling StatdO."
As a rule, no OQO oan be punished for an offense l xospt by rlrtuo of a law 3.n ioroo as to the OfhUSSO in question at the tins oi the trial of the oifender.
mgER7& STATI, aa TexM 8881 ,, ~01. ia, pa 84s.
Artlolo 14, Penal Codo, supra, provider that *3 711
Hon. Had YoBaniel, page 2
upon rrpeal of a law, if the repealing statute substic tutes no other penalty this exempt8 from Bunlsluaen~ all persons who may have violated such rapeale law, yless in the repealing tatutvb An it be otherwise 4oOlare4 examination of Rouse Bill 2a. 190, lots of I&r*- sixth Legislature, reveala that rub4lv1slon 4 of Artlele 1544 of tha Per.al Codo ~6s expressly raBeale4‘aad that said repealing aot subatitutar no penalties an4 makes no provlsioa for the further proaeeution or puniahmant ot those Rerson8 whose oasen had not bssn finally di8possd at tha time of passage of Eou39 Bill Ho, 190, Aatr or the BortT-sixth Legirlature, either upon the dookatr OS the Oourt OS Criminal Appeal.8 those ot any trla oourts of this Stat0 wherein the aoawed stands oharae4 with the violation of sutwll,?l8ion 4, Actlole 1544 or the Penal Coda.
,The aase# of
WALL t. STATE, 1.8 Texas 889;
CHULIIT v. STATE, Crininsl Report8
lWXA3 v. STATE, S Criminal Re;orts 119i
MOONTUOSfZ2T 1. STATI!, 8 Criminal Report8 618, and numerous other aase8, whloh we do not dean neoeasary to olta hare, holda In efisot that pending proseoutlon8 based upon a repealed statute abate md xi11 dismisr- ad where the repealing statute oontains a0 saving olausa This 1s true, for example, whore the repealing Statat takes rfreot after the oonviotion offender, but be- fore the judgment against hin beoonies final, where it takes effeot Bending an appeal from a judgmnt oi oonvio- tion, or pending a motion for rehearing la the appellate oourt, But a person oonvioted under a raReale
is not disoharged where the repealing sthtuta door not take effeot until after a ilnal judgment oi OonrIotIon.
Violations a? a law w?Ioh is thrrealtar repealed may be punished oaly where ruoh Is thr deolared lsgisla- Ser the oases of tive intention.
;R&PLg. STATi%, 7 Criminal Report8 871 ,, ~01. ia; 0. 84s. IS above stated E:ouse Bill 20. 190, Aota oi
Bon. Pod MoD6nlr1, page 4
tortprirth LOgirlaturr; rpesifioally repeal86 rubdirl; aloa of ArLrblale 1846 of the Penal CodO, and mker a0 proririon for the further pro8reu~lon or puai8hmsa~'of t&OS@ p@WiOn8 who86 O&De8 had no6 beea iiMll7 dilspo88d data of Hous. Bill Ho. ot at the time of the rfieative 190, IUp& See O&0*8 Of
MUDOWS Y’. STATL, 8S 5.1. 8d 4Slt
CRXTTIli Y. STATE, 98 8-W. 26 llubl; I 1
xll Yieu or the r o re go5q l thoritlcr YOU -a re- adYi8ed $hat it 18 the OpinfOn Of thi8 d8prt- 8peetf~l4 nent that any perSon Who ha8 Odtte6 any of the 4Ot8 or OitUW38 8et OUt in subdirtrfon 4 Oi Arti x5146 Of th.
Pen41 Cod. @Or O?i*OtiYO &It9 Of BOU88 Bill #O.
190, Ao?ir of the Fartr-8ixth Lagiolatur., oannot now ba Qroreoute6. that the abbot. full7 UpllVfOPS your in- hY8tiag
quiry, we remain
Yourr very truQ ATTCRMIY OEI131uL OT,TEUS -. Ar8*llwllliam8 AW:ob Ae8f8taIIt