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oapiar ‘pro tina to 06~06 ent ana a#iolo 698 rtde), o~ement o? ao~.jadgeunt in- ma ,-6am 0t the ProofAur~ arr applloabli* 80 rar am neooooary io oarry ,qut tha pro~is~+zy of thie azfial*.’

*Purtbar, It either with04 ir opea; and it le pwelt 8 matter obo%or,~ who should EDakr the doofrlon, of whioh method to we, the County Judge, County xttornoy the County Clark? *2 Bonorabla 0. Lyno YlUer, page 8

"It la ng oontention County Attorney, that the defendant Ia, after all, primarily for the fine and ooste, and that the llablo surety la, after all, only eeoondarlly lIabla.W

Artlole 698, Vern~n~a Annotated Code of Criminal Proooalwe, proYlaear

“On oaoh verdict ot aopulttal or aonvlo- tloa, the popor judgmnt almll bo entered lmmdla- t.11. It aoqulttd the aer8nam shall be at onoe dIaO&rgod from all turther liability upon the oharge for whloh ho war tried; provided that, lo mlrdemaanor oaaim where there la returned a rerdlot, or a plea oi guilty la entered and the punlahment aeaeased la Court May, on wrItton raquest 0r iin0 only, the defendant and ror good oauae ehown, defer judg- ment until aom other day fired by order o? the Court; in ,110 erd ahall the be deferred for a but judpnt lbnger then eIx (6) mnth~o. On explra- tlon o? the t fixed by the order OS the Court, tha Court of Judge t+rtof, sba3.l sntes judgmmt on the verblot or plea aad the. #ail* ahall be ereauted’aa pro?i4ed bf Ohapter 4, Title 9, ,oi thq 0ode.d Criminal w000aan of tha States of !J!*xaa. -provided turther, the Coart oT. J’adp thereof ‘In the. kxerble6 af aoound disbretloa -‘.ky pe.rm&t defendant wheri j~itlgment la deforrrd, t.6 trmaln at large da his cm reoogalsan8o, mry require him to enter Into band in uta at leaat doubla the emount of the aareaard fine and ooeta, oondltloned that, the defendant and auretira, jointly and aerrrally, wIU pay auoh fine and ooata unleaa tha dafeadau~ porronally appwa oa the day, rit in the or- der and dlaohargea thr jud&$uent in aanner prcirldrd Ohaptar 4, Title 9 of the Code of Criminal Pro oedure ; or State of Texari and ior the enforoement o? any judgment entered all writa, pr0008(LO@ remdiea ot Oodo oi Crlm!.nal Pmoedure WO made applloablo ao zl;;et:oea8ary A~ oarry out the provlalonr or thI8 *3 Honorable C. Lyne PLiller, page J

Prior to the amendment of Artiale 698, aupre, in 1931 #aid artlole re ulrad that the proper judgment “be en- tered imwdiately.” iIt3 rotorore, In Oplakon Ho. O-3488 thla dsparti&nt randsrad an opinion relating to the forfeitare of bonds Iaaued and eraouted under Artiole 698 and rarlow other quo at lone. We are onolosfng a oopy or this oplnlod for your oonvenlenoo.

In tfew 0r t& raets *tat& la your Iaqulry and ot Artlolo 690, aupza, Chapter 4, PitAa 9 of the in virtue Oodo of OrImInal Prooeaure ot the State Texas and our Oplnlon O-SdS8, la our oplnloa that boml hould bo it torfolted that saplas pro fine should laaua al80 and, ia the event the oapiae pro riw 1~ l x eoatea 8tka 8atiafiod by the detendaat paying the tine and owta, or remaining in jail a autiioient length of tima to aatldy the aam, or If work the defeadant aatidlea the jodgmant working houae, aouaty farm or pub110 tiprorenwntr of the eeunty as atutea, Court oould rat aalde Ita authorlead order forrelting the bond.

You attaah i oopy of the bond to paur InqaIr$ and aak if the bond ia tall&. Tha Court ot Criminal Appeala, Insofar wo hare been able to detarmlne haa not rendered +ny opinion regarding the vrliaitt 0r bonds f88u6a 8na exeouted invalldhy a@or Artlole 698, aupra. k hare oaretolly aonildared the bond pxo8ente4 and note it oonkpliea with atatute ia 8oma re-

marefore, wa 8x9 not in a po8ltlon to say that thr Li%% itbtdia.

Trusting that 8ha ioragolng tully answers yo’octa lawlxy, we ax0 ‘truly Tour@ very

I =mED ax? 14, 1943

- BY ATTO; Ardell WIUIama Aaaiatant