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*1 584 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN lord, Adminl6trator Iionorablo Bert

Texas Liquor Control Board

Austin 1, Texas

Opinion Ho. O-69211 a was therm in por~emsion ot tha entW-*d th8 two iMp.OtOrlJ Z’WIi- oarohmd the prealirs8 and round two A copy of tha r8arohwarrant pint8 of liquor’. on table.* was loft *2 585 Honmabla Bert Pord - Pnga 8

The question ralaed In your request ia whe+&8r raid f&e ahow auoh faIlur8 of oomplIanoe with t$a lane In regard to notior eeareh and aolauun aa to render aaId liquor ~atlmiaaIblo on thr trial of drtmdsmt aa being l Yidanocr obtaIne6 l.n YIolAtIon 0r law.

Arti 6bb-20, Vamon~a Annotated Penal Code of tb Stnto of Toxaa, War the rubtitle, ‘Soarohea and S0iaur~0 = protidor, inter din, that a aenroh wnrrnnt mny iaaur M&r Title 6 oi the Ooda of OrtrPinal Proordura for the QW ofta of aemrahing for, and dratroying any roiaing, berernge poasara6d, l oltl, tranap o rto 4 manufao- aloohol o ft of the proYioIons 0r tured, kept, or stored ln riolation be Irauod br say aagietrata thIa Ad; 8earJ wur?mta mu upon the Mfidarft of a on6 ble pereon, T ratting forth the of the omnar or pereon la obargo of the name or daaoription premises be aearohad, or stating that hia nam and do- aoriptioa are unknown, thr addrosa or deeoription of the and ahowing that the dasorikd prenlar la a place preaI000, phase or phaa68 of this aot are YIO- where 80810 apaoittad lated or are befag violated; If the plao8 to be sOar&?d a private dwelling oooupiod aa auoh and no part thareof ahop, hotel, boarding how., or any 10 uaad se a atoro, purpose other than a rlrato tesldanoe auah affidavit &all mde by two 7 a) or~dible ~araona~ and, except aa herein proridol the applloatlon, lesuanoa, and rxaoutioa or any auoh warrant and &ll proaeodlnga rolatiY8 tharoto ahall oodorm aa near aa my be to thr pro~ialona of Title b of the Coda of Criminal Proeoduror 919, Title 6 or Code 0r CrImInal pro- ~tlolo

oadura, prdribea that the offioer shall, upon going to be oarehed, or baiorr l aIzIng any tha p2aoa ordered propsty to anLo arnroh, give whIoh ho IO ordered notioo of hia DW&lOBO to the pereon who ha charge of, or ia an inmete of the place, or who ha8 poeaeoaIon of propartq draorikd in the wa.rrnnt. *3 Honorable Bert Ford - Page 3 The Court of CrlnInel Appaala, nffIrmI6g 6 on- for aanufaoturIng

riotion Intoxioating liquor In &a Y’r 26 S. ii. (Zd) 211, held, Inter alia, as fo&nfar Stats, la t&et t&a mApprllant *a Sirat oontentlon euoh was Illegal, baoauaa appellant wna not notified by the ofrioare t&t thal had 6 aeeroh warrant. The efficera had the eearoh wnrraat.

They marely failed to notify oi uah appllent hot, Whaa the offloors appall& eppronahad, In the brush, and it doaa not appear wna hiding that he wna In the house v&a t!m orfloera cntu- l d. Ho was later In after the ararah had brought already oterted. The railura to girs the notioa for In Artlola provided 319, O.C.?., bid not rgnder rearoh Illegal. Juatioa Y. Stnta (2%~. Cr. App.) 18 S.-U. (2) 657.”

Said Court of GrImInal Appenla, In Juetioa I. State, 18 8. W. (Xd) 657, an appeal from 6 oonviotion f?+r poaaoaa- ing intoxionting purpoaea of sale, In ooaetmIng raid Artiola 3l9, O.C.P., aaId the iollowingr

” An offioer ought giya notI 0s hI0 is discrated by said article, both Car pur&; and In fairness his own pmtieotion to the party whose pramisea are to oaarotmd. A failure throw lI&t up- giro 8-h notioe would frequently 9~ end datermiM the 1Ogallty or othorwiso cU the eonauot of all parties at thatinr or the 884kroh, but this phase oi tb question not In praa- A failure to give the not100 provided ent oaso.

In the Artlola guoted mvuld not, in our opinion, the sonsah Illaga.L, and th#reXom would rander not result in the rajaotIoa of tha evIdenoo ob- tained as a result thasor,. . .a

TM two foregoing oaa~a wara oited dth l mrOY*l b B&Gee Y, Stata (&la, Appp.), 61 S. a..(2) 7141 and 84Y.r v* State (Grim. App.), 79 So 3. (2) 3189‘

Honorable Bert Ford - Page 4

Your Inquiry mentioned the o&so of Qoodapsrd Y. Steta, 25 9. W. (24) 856 (Or&n. Appela). This wep’an 0s murder and Court ox far&m- eppaal from 4 oonriotion In subatuioa, Inal Appanla bald, es apparently nffarting this quartion, thnt while ona In poaseaaIon of a lawful aurah werrent bar the *Q&t or ult Imnto ant- aad ulti- ante asarah as againat nfuaal of prdaaion to antor, or to permit to aaeroh, th8 oourt knaw of no rule of r0fuael 14~ or aaoiei0n warah 4uthprima aa otry without notiti- oation or attempted notme4ti0n to the oeoupnnta, or without atd 4aido from thr auk14 r0arliti48 grO0040nt to t im antry into the prsmIsaa of another by one wha was nor oooupent of auoh houaa; tha moor4 neither a resident ahoW the offIO8r did Bat knook, -4 did not in anywire Indionta that ha had a aeuah warrant 8 ha did not hero it in his h0aa, nor 414 ha any ~ything r+gma&s it to ap fife; ha entered l ppollant~a pllantta home, oama Into the room, with a dr6Wa pistol ,In hia hand, regard those findings the Court said further: *#hatever 6 jury t&Ink of this under l ppropritta might Inatruetiona we rind ouraelvea unable to get awey tron tha oaroluafon faeta gave to l ppallant tha right to hate hIa thee* that theory of Belt-aafeneo Va do not aubnittal to the jll~iy.~ the r300aapaaa oma, aupra, In point as to baliev~ legality of l ~Idanoa obtained u&or a eras& warrant. of l dmiaaibllity

On tha related quoation of ovl- donoa obtainad out of the proaenoa of defendant, we pra- sent th 8 oases of Boogin v. Stata (Win. App. ), 273 S. W.

576, 4 liquor proaroutI on, end Rwlar v, State (Grim. App,), 31 9. ti. (8) 450, a theft oaae, wbieh hold, In , that the mare Snot t&et the eoouaad was not aubstanoe prseant vrbn lnoriminating l ridmoa was diao0rared or seen la no ground it0 l xaluaIon es hearsay YIdana.

See 18 Tex. Jur. p. 120. fa omaiderad Thanfora, opinion of this It

Depsrtmaat that mid Intoxioating diaoo+Orad on *5 licmorable Bert Ford - Fana 5

defendant’s preaisar under a raild searah warrant,,I‘though defendant was not present at tine of aearoh and pb one was prosent and in oimrgo of said ~remieea to whom notier of ssuah oould bQ given, was admtsaible aa legal evidaooe on the trial of defendant ior unlawrUl1.y posaroeing intorl- for the purpooe oi Palo. oat-i=

Trwiting the foregoing fully answers yeour inquir;y, wo are

Yours very truly, ATTOFtNXY 0ZTiCW.L 08' TEXAS &4G!dkt~.L~ P BYS ,kbert L. Latt~inbarb, Jr. ASI isteAt Wrgb