Case Information
*1 319 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN
Eoxwrabl* a. mlrtt Potter
county Atto.nley
sm Patrlolo
Sinton, Toxa6
ITO have a lott
Pea+ at QrogWy, Tsxar
he lnqulroe whether a j
iquost snd be antltlod
4a in 4n automob
who naw the kill
4 attention to 4n a Juustloe of the Pea04 wan no 44 if t&4 kiulllg wee in the pros ; we preeum4 you had ~for-
44 r4raaleU that the party e pr444noo oS~on4 or nkoro of an unlawrul killing *a8 in- th a oopy OS said opinion. n 4 oi ~rtlale @(JB, Cods of criminal the &&toe of the Peaao au& hold that 8011 ar4 su
death by unlawrul steam.*
Under the abme quoted provision It is the duty
or e Julitioo of the P4a44 to hold an inquest whera th4
-, 320 Honorable C. Burtt P44 2 Pet&or,
alroumstanaem surrounding the dorth are muoh ae to load to a euepioion that although there may bc any number of ho 04ai4 to him death by ualawtul meana,
orsonia present at tho time the dsath ocourr4b and the Junt 9 04 or ths Poaoo would be l ntitlrd to reoeirs his ing\ust S44.
Thor4 IS no OOnf'lict in thi8 holding and the on0 mdc by us in Opinion Ilo. O-1274.
Undrr said rrtlolo 968 thoro are row s4parato and dlatlnot oondltlonr undsr which a Justloe of the Poaoe is not only authorleod to but It is his duty to bold an in- qurst without a Iury. The raota surrounding oaoh death would of oourao govorn the quostion.ar to whothrr an in- quest murt bo hold by th4 Justloo CC the Poaoo. Piarson t, ga.lrroton CO* 131 6. W. (2) 27. mu lnatead of Ihdgo Pato boaauao
ho ray8 yciu told about our opinion. WO an, Donding him a oopy or this oplaion.
&to. W. Barour &B8ifJtant
