Tie hmo oaretully oarssidsmd the ease cf Wrna V% State, 61 & 2nd 512, ta which you call out uttention. Ta thlo oace %he SeienduzA was oherRed alth the offense of o;;tortloP and oonvlOt@d by c,he trial octrrt. upon nppil to the oourt ot orininar aj7l)onLa the aenvviotlon wea revax- LllKl the wse mEktkt2aed. 3urn6 ohargecl und oellaoted u $60 of pl,s.oo l-upmsenti~ rdlle8~ lIl‘ri@Xing an uneuoooni3rul ot"*fJla~ tc 8ome e ~uhpnu~

The above'centionad aubkvision 5 of .WCiole lOSO, wae dlaoussed fully by the oourt in the Burna ease, but wo do not ocnstr~e the oplpion hold *&at tho aherift lnv~lv.ood waa.entitle4 to cl:az@a aileags, tcxr an unf3uooeeaful atter;Ft prfbot aervIce. 'Phi8 ia Dlede olear bp the lan&~~ge taken from the ap:nlon as SollWt

"It Is unnaoessarl to Qeoido whether fihe etatute as it nclr appsarr In tha Code ehould be constrmU to allow the number of miles travelad in unauaaeeefol trlpa ia an ci%rt to exaaute rubpoenas, or should bo held.to Nean that the ~J,. $cer is entltled to tho Auabec of mlleo aOtUllO :& '+~eeosaarily traveled on the 5oarnof -de ab tho thea the norviae wa6 pOrfeoteG* Afbor thu ap' arenoe of the qbove ~w-4 abctloa ccurt cr:nthuos w? i? k. t?3e statesent that the otatute in qw8fibn d&t re~~~~~blr: bs construed ~8 RU~~O%Z~~ *3 xoon. Tom SORY, WM s

oollaitlm at m&oh nllaruy;e reea and that by reason of suoh pceslblo aonstrtmtfon th4 00krflctloa could mat uttind. ?hls bAttoP rtatimmlt 18 mda the purpose rhowin& that lnvokbd lo not plain and that actually it im tho etatuto so obsouro that th4 rula that no nlatakks or law exouae~ ona oomnitting au &fmuo oould not be applisd fn the in- stant oase.

We foil to tin6 any authority, either by statute

or deolalon, ugholdln@ right of a pesos ofrioer to aollaat dleaga for uxuuaoesorul to perreot senioe attempts of proll4Jw. This departmat ha8 aonslotently denied suoh 48 la mfleoted by en opinion wrlttm by Ii. Grady right Chandler, Aaalstent Attorney Cenaral, Juna 28, 1929, to Vr.

I?. 0. Xanlnc, aud fallowe by a. A. mmford, Jr., Aa414tibant Attorney Ddneral, in an optaion dated May 8, lQS3, to Yr. f. Ewll i?arbet, and in an ogtilon written by ?&SOT C. WSoWe, Aselntant Attarnoy General to Hon. I?. T. Eurns, June 6, 1933 as well aa in s4veml later oplalom. theroforo, 1s aom4reiI la

Your flrot qusatian, negatlw.

we sew tura OR9 attentloll to your eeoona queetiaa aa ta ubothar or not tha nrrestlng Offher ha8 the rlght ta aaospt a iin8 ana wmtte r-q a derondant la asttlaoreat and disohar&e af th4 off0~4 0hargod. V4 find no.authority Be wholo ooherae of’ whleh direotly anmorn thlrr qu44tfna. the Tex4e atetutss, howmar, oaataarplaterr that an arrestfug ofrloer muet take the aocuaed roHhuith brroro a magistrate boforo whoa the aaouaad atus8 plead.

A&h314 41, C. c. P. m4ker the slwrltt th4 eonsor- rator o? the peaoe in his aounty and ehargas him with the duty 0r 4n04tinpl 0ff4na4m the 16wn or Texas aad ilmt requlrm h&w “to t&k4 thsrp be or4 proper oourt for T 4xaw:natlon or trial*. Art1018 a!%* c. c. P., rrquiwo thd In on4 aounty for h felony oowwltted when one urrsstod in anothar, h4 shall *in a11 oaeoe bs taken batore mm~e magistrate af the oountf whore it was alle@sd the orSona etz%zgh&~;~ g g%%:$S *eP&s&*o:~ar;ar offon iu alleged have ocourrad ha shall %e taken buforo a acanlstrate of the county whom the arrest takes plaoo who ah411 6ukr b411....* rhe84 an6 almllar at4tut44 oppfg with oqtml tome to sll *0?t104r6~ a0 that ters 58 64rln8d in ibti414 346 or th4 Peosl Code.

Eon. Pcss C’eay, hue

33 perrdt aB arrsstlng offloer to acogpt a plea of guilty sad to oolloct a fins and costs baaad thsreon f’rcm an tsooussd would bs acmstltuting the orrost- lng 0Zflosr n xaglatrate. ft nao never lntmdsd that aa oIfIc4~ ahoulil bo both tha %m of ths oourb and the oaurt at tahe-~88eaa tixa.

For ZWLMM heroin ststsd, yourdedontl ques- tion IR annhrod la the nogatiro. Havlw so snmrod, It then boocraes our duty to Oon6idOr yow third qUsstiOti aa to whothsr or not a orlmlnal orrrnsr is oammltt4d by an arrestfry[ offloer who oolleote a fine and aost8 fmn an aooused without taklns; hira before a ma~lstrcite authorizttd .ta aoeopt auoh plea. You do not ohto whothar of not the ofrloer in question turned suoh r(Mn, so oollaated, over to th4 ju6t;oe Cho pea06 dlspoaltlon. Havhg non0 of the faots snd alroumstaflass of the transaction barOr ua and not knowing intent or the oPrlotw involved, WI aannot advise whethor or not sn offense 88~s ocmitted.

Vary truly yours COMMIITCC