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Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion
O-2671
| Tex. Att'y Gen. | Jul 2, 1940
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*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

Case Details

Case Name: Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion
Court Name: Texas Attorney General Reports
Date Published: Jul 2, 1940
Docket Number: O-2671
Court Abbreviation: Tex. Att'y Gen.
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