84, 1041, roqusrting the opinion Or ttir Ibpnrttwnt as to tte buthority of the Wmtf cO*t to acos;t Flras or guilty and hawe mntmma in rraation. ,

As a-tad i5 11 TOX. J&W., F. 81b: -‘&a aaasral rule la that all Wiatal busl- ~08s want be transacted by a court In tma t&e and t&at 05ip 8U@h ~u~Jw~S C(LO bb 6iSpOSed Or $5 VS- oation a~ ia l xpataly authorized by ‘the conrtitutior, \rt?lah the oourt rxiafis, 454 that r5b‘8tatutm under l jUd,p wtr tdjOUrmt5t Imy 5Ot, WitbUt ~IpmSS authority, take my sotion or render arrg crder uhat- evtr.*

Jpticle 518 of the Coda of CrMnal Froctdure providt6: “A plec 0r guilty in a 5i6demu1or aa80 MT be rcedo either by the br05a05t or hlrr oouarel in open court. IQ such oam, the derendant or hla &ty xaive a jury, an& the gaus~sh!&eQt airy oou58tl be asstssed by tt;s aourt, eithbr u*woa or without evidaoct, at tke dk2retloG of the aC?Urtr*

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BoQOrable c. 0. Yurdoeh, gage 2

6 of tht Ttxas b8 aoorptod by th8 Court only duricg a rtguler term. g88 ~180 COnstitutlon plea8 that ^[4513] held or guilty my 21 part0 Oolllnr, 79 For, Grim. hp. 436, 183 S. 91. 860; and Kirk v8. Statt, 60 kr. Grim. Bsp. 172, 151 S. W. 414.

I5 2x pert0 Bill8 wt. 0r cr. App., 1987) 133 Tax. Grim. Rep. 388, 111 S. 1. (edI 369, snb 2x parto Tense (Ct. or Grim App., 1937) 133 Tax. Grim. Rap. 402, the court of Orim- inal Appeala held invalid juhgmtnts of oonvlotion in tb-8 coup- ; ty Court ror sird~~44nor6 and in t&oh in8taooe 8aib: . “suiriC0 it t0 8Sy thbt it appt8rS fro&%

the reoord heroin tbat app811Aatcs convfctlon8 oocurrad OQ dater nbtn the Court mea in vaoa- tion. It rolloma that the judemmts of conrio- tion art void.* It is the opinion or tbllr Department Coastquently,

and you are l drirsd that a ~180 ot guilty to a mlllrdeuieanor charge 8boulQ be sade 15 open Oourt aQd the County Court 18 not authoriztd to accept pitas 0r guilty and rtnder juQmtnt8 0r oonvlotion In vacation. trq yourr

vtry Approved f8b. 7, 1943s

By 5. OERALDClMMs

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