Case Information
*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN
lomormblo A. c. timborn
C!rldmml Dimtriot Attmrnq
lotdon. texmm Opinion im. O-6646
Dear Mr. NiUhoru~
Il.1 Conmtwetlmn of I ture la 1048, ior grmud fur0 raqr letter Of
80al00.1)111 No* 247, pm8,
*I a~ddmrmtlon.
ThSo Bill aam
Of Crimlnml Prooodun,
nt@tUh8 Of tmmmm.
mhbfeaob be pm%d rm ($2) urn41 &my It tho rmgalmr eaeu raaoaed tbelr ehalleaa(tedoa or tam jurl trmd ttendm wurt en .' d no greator mm ball be paid ohal- and tmlemllmn regmrdlemm of tR0 Ella- whlob they &ml1 bm mod se muy rmalrewa nd tmlosea tmkm ~II trial oelre the ammo per dlom pm14 petit 'A.rtlolo 1066. m a? Juriwr. EtaaD juror in tbo dlmtrjot m~irlnml iRotriat omumtr aourt. mourt at 18Wa -00pt eeuuty epdml t&We- mrt m 81~6 tmleaeu mbmllmqged mm their ro3.r dir8 rhsu
7 18 RoT c*od b7 lmw, ohm11 remmire ?mllr Dmllmrm 64) for emoh day and tmr emoh frmotion Of 8 dm7 he
P *2 - gonQrmEle A. c. r*bmrm - pmgs a ttsadm oourt mm mumb Jur o r, to he pmid out of :,..tho jury fund of the mkanty. Jurmra in jugfloe
~' wurtm tie mervo In the trial o? orlmfmml om8mo
ln muab oourtm mhmlf tooolre fifty cent0 (BOf!)
in emah omso they mlt as jurorm, provided that
ao Juror la muah oourt mhmll reoelre more than
One Dmllmr ($l) tar emoh day or frmotion of a
day ho may w merve mm nob juror. Omad jurerr
~~ mhmll mmoh reaeive Four Dellarm ($4) tar emob
dmy and ior ?rmoUon of 8 dry that they rj
mono as mob- The memo por diem mhmllbo paid
to all pOrmmn8 rO@pOUdilI& to tho pFooo@m Ot the but rho w ueuwd by tho Oourt i’rmm jury
oeurt menlom top mny oatleer miter being tomtmd on
their rolr dlro.'
wArtlc]: 2122. q g Jurorm. Emoh +wer
la the dimtr at or mow f oourt or mounts oourt
-at lmr~mhmll roomiro Vouk ballarm ($4) f&r mmob
,.,. ‘~drny or irmotlon o? a day that ho ttmndm mourt
mm muah to be pmid out oi the juay fund
of the wunt~~ Cheak dnpmm by Clerk of the Mr
trtot Court of the Oountr 011 thm Jury Tund mm~ ..: ~~30 trmh+wwu ar ~ctwremont and delirow and ." ::....~~~f'f'-~:~~~~~r;~al~:,~~t.,~,~r~~ ,~,~;:th*,.,bai~d~~~~~~~~ ,:,,:,,,, ,, ,,, r?lo - wr disp .hmll be ,,.' .I.,.. ,... :%! ..I#?':..:. ,',,.. ,I,( i, ..: ,/l,l~,,,j,j ,,,, .& ,:,, 81X mmuoty tmxemb
pmld te all pormmnm responding to the prooomm rho mm U6nmeQ by mourt
of the court but Cram jury l ewlo o any amuSe, miter being
ternted their rolr dire.*
ft our opinion that under aid Artimlem, man- trumd mm a whole, ronlroama mnd tmleaon mummwned tu mow0 On a mpmmiml renlrm are entitled to $2.00 Per day for emmb they ttmnd mmurt, it they rmmpmnd to mmld uaraonm~~mnd 819 unQer emtb uaminod by the oourt on their rolr direa vmnlraen mQ tmlorwn, rho are mooepted 88 jurors8 ro en- titled tm $4.00 tar emeb dmy they attend wurt 8 pmrtlmu- hr 88~.
If 8 fpmr ImQaaaned on 8 8pmoiml renlro or mm 8 tmle,rnu therwn, and fm not mxmm&ned under mmtb by tdte
-UN, he 1s not entltlmd te my pmJ=
Bmob juror nnmaoaod for duty for wrviom la the Mm- Cowt~ Uetwte or Oouaty Court-•t4mwr a, in rempmamo t-et tO nld wmmohm ppmrm 8nQ im examined by tbo mOmPt UDQOr 08th *3 0. b&e +ol, air., mad thou UO-06 iOr -7 -@mom) 18 omt*tled tm #-d&30 for emoh day bm l ttmndmd mmmrt. If ho im mmt UOU@Od ih t0 new. On the pUI.1, ho 10 Wtif1.d t0 &m but ia ,om 43mQFt , wprdloms of whothor be motuml- A firor W!IO la mamaned md doom net l ppmmr mad not I *ora te be umal~d 08 bls +olr din, lm not ntltlmd to any : P@Y*
In no event ia 8 *rot e8tltled to temelve oompeamm- 8llerrod for any one dmy*- Ia 1 tlon ?er m0ro t?mm tba ulma
ofbor wordm, ii bo ihoald bo -mod ma tbm roLpl@r jwy mod on tbo 8peoiml renlrm, he mmuld not bo pm14 tot &re tbmn the mUimm ieo, Fmgmrdlmmo of whothor hm mmmom on thm mpdolml vt mire mad 8 petit jnm durlhg one mad tbo saw dare
m armr in thm Jumtloo Court la entitled to rlSty memo em wblob hm MV df mm jutof* bet oonta ior ti& eridmmf omanot teoef+e mere than $lAO for day he wrvom* 1n~otb.r * word@, if ho mhmuld mit tbo trial of 8, orinrlhml mm@* p;; bT aor6~ dmym, bm vould on17 bm ~afltlo~d, to flff7 monfm. mbmuld dt la the Mel of two or wtd~orirlnml ommmi 011 the s-0 Umy, be wmuld bm ontltlmd tm ~17 $lbi.@J'- An aitirens who an amboned to sow0 mm ecnmd &rota
! mmd rmmpond tbdnto, and wbe rm uulned under omtb on their ' TOir dlro,mrd mntltlmd to $t.od ommh they rrf mom@. 1, who la not umalned under 08th Oitfrea ened mm & md
em blm welt &in mm tm him qumllflomtionm for sOWi @a 8 @mnd ~ )mrOt, woutfd net be entitled to ray pmf* Ii&e lm.mo u@dhed , UM mzom&,. bo 'la mntltlod ta $4.00 .emcdi dmy b0 ttmndmd
mrt prlor'te the tdmo ho warn oxoused*
& mf.,&m~ ,&WlQmnt prrrpamoi of thm Bl?l lm to l %lW lti8em* * mm mamd te mm-0 tho mrmnd 0t pmtlt @rl6m 1~ mar bititiet aad County Courter fe rmmo1~0 momm mpmaUtiom# f It they n-ad te the ue!mam, mad ro uult~ed bT tbe Wnltf mn 1 tklt toir dire pe~mtlro to exmumem or qumllflmmtlone~ mnd ltt : ftw being -no+ on tholr vmlr d%ro, mro umumed Irma ~OW¶OO* 1 ! me &of alme olearlf lnoremnm kw 8hlm)l rid It-r@
r unde+ the Old lam. I -Wlto