*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN c\

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put, a* follaa , c. c. ?. previ&r for c*rtrJa

i1c1rls for holdLn# umlIliDg l mt*no o, o r b oth. I thenfor. take it th8t tha mute vould not bs liable for examlain& ~ trlrl fear vhen tho defendant lr aslly glvsn 8 f* aad jail reatenoe.

%vorer, Art. C. C. t. wooidea that

lanor~ble 1. D. Itrlnger, tye @

ln l alrdewano r, use th e o ounty shall b o liable ior om half fee8 r&n t& detdrat

lap hlo tlae cut ln jail 01 10 put o t#u g\lbllc rorka.

•fulnaqlAM&~e8toa~rt& oounty &ttoraoy, wtiee of poaoo and poaoe 0frioen are l ntl i 10d to on+half roe8 -iart tho county under a u8e when the deiendmt Ia Mdor Ale. 1. 0. ud indicted given l fine and jail 8entonae, aad lay8 Tlu

ri.M Ma 00*t* out in jell. Al80 a8 whew&- olerk im ontitled to om-half r tha dirtriot fees againrt t& oountr la ruoh a ebae.

'I how aad thmk rou for your letter of the 19th enoloring OoplO8 of mtar opfnlaru O-3057 and O-2877,

'As I undorrtmd those qpiaions tho oonatablr rad jurtloo of pea00 am entitled to one-half their tee8 under Art. 1055, C, C. I 06~ see no dlrtinctlrm betvoen t&re of-

t. rioerr md tho oounty rttorne7, and a8 thon- ion of tha opinion that the latter offloer vould be entitled to one-kmlf o? hi8 ow

trial fern under Art. 1055, 0. C. t., uml the factual rltuatlon prerented.

"I enolose holutith oepy of my tentrtlre opinion to tho Dl8trlot Clerk, 8ad vould rppre- alat JOUP rlev8 48 to vlkether I u oomot.* Vhat -8 ln our opinion Boo. 0-2877 and o-3057, said

relative ths conrtable and ju8tloo of the peace 18 squally applloable to the dlatrlat elork under the fact8 mtated. There- fore, it 1s our oplnfm that dl8trict clerk 18 entitled to one-half of her fee8 aa provided by Article 1055, Code of Crla- lnal Procedure, for services rendered Fn the abort mentioned 0a.e.

With reference to the con8tabl8 and justlosl;fo~ pea00 * in rour letter of March 22, 1941, you state: 8~ no dirtinctlon between these offloer8 and the count7 at- torney, and 8p therefore of the opinion that the latter offloer one-half of hi8 ex8aG.nln.g trial fee pder entitled v&d Art. 1355, c. c. P., XK? the factual situation presented. In *3 c

Ronarable I. 0. Wrineer, tye ve call pur attention to Airtlole 1097, Oode of

this S-tian .-. _ _ CrimUml trooedwe, wuea provrao8s *In all OLDeD vhen l defendant 18 lndieted for a felony but under the ladlotaent he MY be ooavloted of 8 ri8dem8umr or a felony, rod the vhlah ry be uu8sed is a fine, jail punhhmnt sentence or both SUch fl.ne and irpclsoment la jell, the 8tato Wl pq no fee8 to any offlow, except when 6eSandant la lndlct8d for th8 olSenme of murder, until the cams hat been fFM3- 1~ dl8po8ed of in the trial court. Provided the prwi8ion8 of this Article shall not be CoPstrued a8 ILffOCting in w WY th. prOViSiO?lS Of Al=tiOla 1019, Coda of Criminal trooedure, l s anended W hhpter 205, ~ensrd ~vr, Reguhr 8esrioa, ?ortp 0oaxl Leglslaturet Provided this StUX3.1 not sxamlnlng trlol teer to Cyunty Attornbps Cri DiStriOt Attorne~r.