Case Information

*1 OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS

AUSTIN

Dear Birr

ATTW: Mr. Wa. B. Martin door the mum- to bhr omt8 *2 ml. A. J. Bryan, Jr., pm43a 2

*ent*no* apon writtan morn *ppllo*tioa amde themtor bt tha d4irndant, tiled brf’ora thr

When the drfaadant baa no ‘ooun- trial begins. 841, the ooort #hall inftma ths defendant br hl4 right to maka ruch 4ppllcation, and the oourt, *hall 6 point oou~4l to pr4~4n an4 lama x f Uorirad by dafmdant. In no prcrrat aa8a #hall rrclntanor br sorpmdrd arorpt whrn the proof shall *how and th8 jury *hell find in their vrrdiot thmt thr drrCandant her mvar baforr brrn oonvi4tad of a fa1ony.h bhla or law is not to bs aon- other Stata. Thle lng aa pravrhtin& the jury from pssaing cm J &ullt of drfrndant but 80 may mtw aplsa of n&t gulltf.a

The rffrot o? tharuipanrion of smt4nor under thlr 4t4tutr is 8t4t4U to br 44 follow4 in the oaea ot BRI’lTIAFI ve. STATE, 214 8. W. 351:

Shrda? our im the. may bs a 4usjw.~l4d In 8ubh oasr be BO Lant4Uo~, 4nd th8 wrty is noi puniahrd, unlmr for 00144 reason the rurpanffrd oentanoe be *et aaid 41 authorixea by the rtatutr * * ** (mpharir oum).

Articlr 760, Coda of Crlsainrl Pro44dw4, ppro- vi&a*:

In any 4984 QI ruapandrd rantrn68, et any artrr th4 x$lr4tion or tho tislr aaararrrd timr a* p~lr~ant bf tha jury, tha daf*ndaxlt oclt make hi* writtan ew~rn motion for s::aawtrisl and dimleral o? ruoh oara, *tatin& Ch4r4in that minor maa& fornar trial and oomiotlon ii4 Jar been oomlatrd of, my frhny, vhioh motion ,,8hell b4 hsard’bg.+hr oouct dutibg th4 fire6 tami time aitrr aama is filed, If it spp4arr court, updn rush hemrim.!, that *3 Bon. A. 3. Bry4n, 8s.;~ j1ag4 3

thm drtra44nth84 not bran oonvlotad of say other frlony, the oourt *hall rntrr mordrr th4 fact, and rbsll grant threrfand- raolt~ ,ant a naw trial and l h4ll than Qirmlrr raid oauer. Aftrr.tha erttln arid4 anQ dl8mleral Otlon as harain pro-

of any .judgmnt Of oom ! vldrd f&, thr Saot of ruoh 8onvietIon ah8l.l bs *horn or Inquirrd Into for any purport uorpt In 04848 whar4 th4drf8nd4nt h44 baan again i1kdid4d fbr a frlony and ‘iBVoko8 tha banat o? this law."

Thr sliaot of thir atatutr 18 drsorlbad ad fol- lows in the oa46 bf QLARX VI, STATE, 54 5. W, (26) 127:

n* * * !Fhat 18 to may, that thr aoouard, at any tiim af'6or thr tern of hir oonviotIon ham upirrd, nay,, upon uhowIng that ha he4 not barn eubrrqu.4ntlf oontiotrd, br rslsarrd from thr su4pm44d mantanor by an order ottha court + + * That la to may, after the tiua ibr whloh one ir oorwlo ted and pleo84 unbar a su~pendrd rant4nor ha* l xpir rd,~ it I8 not dthln th4 parr of thr court to reorll thci maprh8Ion end laala ju&mont tin81 * * +"

FIn*llt, w4 *of108 Artlol4 Codo of Orimin- al Proerdurr, which-proiib48:

"6t?sPxwDxD SXRrBMcB MADB FINAL

Upon the final oonvlctlon oi th4Qrfandant of may other frlon)r,.p4ndI8@ thr suspanrlon ot mantama, tha man6 &rahtlag euah q uap4neIon rhall eattao a olpiar to Ieeuo for th4 arralrt of t& 4rfon4ant, Ii h.4 18 not th4n in the oustody of mtoh oourt, in& dtjjring a term of tha ocurt *hall pronoun04 rantanco upon thr arlgl- n*l d\t annli of convIatIon, 4nd h4ll oumubtr thr pun sbarsnt of th4 first ylth ,the puniahgant ot any *ubee.qusnt oonvlotion or convlatIon8, an&in r~olt o4648 no n4w trial rh4ll bo grant44 In th4 TLr86 OonViotlen."

When, tharafore, the punishment of e defendant *4 Ron. A, k Bryan, Jr., paer 4

I8 ai848rr44 at a jail esntmo8 and a ftir lx4 same qWY&t, 4~d thr 86DO4nO4 ir euspandad, ha i8 nslthrr liablr tar thr fin4 nor~boand 84r?4 the jall *en- tanoa, 4xorpt if and whan thr oandftione of Artlola 779, 4upr4, arirrr’.

A)rtIola 780, ruprk, authorln68 a 4Ienisral of tha ohergsr “at enf tlma l tter 4x iration ot tha 6 arrarlrad 4:~ pani8hmant.w (grphaa 8 ourr). Irlth- '1 I8 etatata, nor my othrr etatuta, 'tcrksr aognlzrncr 4hl 2 8 ~tlnr whan 88488ad er rxtrndllrg or attroting tha after which tha oars arat ba 018nf88ed. It must tlm follow that thr *UEP~BE~OB period oorre8pcndr to tha Jrll 88nt4na8, aftrr whiah the tfhargrs arr 8ubj6ot to dirmia8el undar Artio1.r 780, eupra.

W4 am unmindful OS tka faot tkat thr ee- 888rsasmt of a fine, whan rantwoa i6 EUSp4d4d F thereby baamar a44ning1488 as nrtth4r ths p4ym4nt of thr tin4 mey b4 rxaotrd nor will any add44 period of ruspanslon maul t. Thlr, hownwra nroersaril~ iollovm.

ar turn now to your 84Oond qU48tiOB prrtaia~ab( to the oo8t8 In thr 0684. Herr waln wa era ~oap8114d #f4ot of a rurprndrd amtrnoa a8 my- to rroo@Ino late4 to 8uoc884Iv4 rtrpr of oomiotion by the Jury, 4u4p4nrlon ot aantanoe, jud5m4nt ot th4 dcmvt, 4nd thm

In thlr oomrotIon w4 quota aa fellow8 troa Pal. 'p. 0.. 717 and 718:

“Ju4gmatit’ and *88Bt4no4) ar8 not thr maam thin@8 that*0 U'4 4iEtinOt UId iU44p4bamb.

Pntilr a form42 mantimoe I8 not n4oraraz-y in a

ro**oution for.dliadroaahor, In a frlony oas8 rono~6s man- 3 6 is th4 &trf~Of tk¶ @l&e to tenor oa tha julgmrnt of OOnViO E ion md the emt~nar 18 ia

3lYiuai %%h*"jWgmant, whhiah 4oaolu484 th4 prosaou- gon th thr trt4l oourti an4 a qreo;;gt,

* said to hma+b4m oonvluta~ o a an- -- 7n aantrno~ -Ein JJrOBOUBO4bbB -+-- -- ~pEiiziTKr* *5 Ben. A, ~J. Bryan, Jr,, pa@ 5

In 8tlpJWt Of the88 rtatuauItr, there 18 oited tb8 ea8@ df UeFADD?!Pi PB. STATB, 300 8. Vi. (26) 54, whlah hWld8. $&ht 8ellB81101 1111l86 b8 prOltOWi8rd, in 8 i&Onf th8 p~~18ho81ib 8888r88d 18 a p8- 088% IK&With8tMdi fin8 Or d 38 I. 88nt8llOa OT both; and th Oa88 OUld8~ “g WhlOh hold8 that Of Bcms ~8. STAT% 13 8. W. (id) jll&68llt ia the “88llt@lW8” aOll8tltUt88 th8 fiM1 th8 OaS8 fl'Om whiah an Rpp881 WY b8 t8k.L til'thrr, &&8r Arti 780, 8UPFa, th0 OCUrt 18 OOs6~&led 80 @8nt thr dOf8nd~nt a llertrfal. 8nd th8 tWi84, 8ft8r the 8Xpir8tlOn Of the tim8 M- diMi that th8 d8frnb- 8888d 88 pUniSh#$tlt, UpOn OrOFlr prOO? ant he8 motm88nuhilr brrn aonrictrd af rrnathrr frlonp. the Ori&iMl ahrn th18 18 dwb8, fOl’ IIll pUrFOMS &l&J- men8 18 rendered o? no axorpt, only, for61 and sfi8Ot Wh6r8 the dOfWIdant, UpOn a 8Ubr8QU8nt felony indiat- amnt, 806k8 iWOk the 8Ueprnd.d aentenae law i@aili.

Aooordi ly# it oannbt b8 8aid that th8 Irfentl- 6nt ha8 be8n "OonV ot84' wlthln th8 pUtView T Of thr h8nncr HO 88Ot8B08 18 pCOllOUO8d, 8ktUt88 OX Q 08t8. 8 iiS jOdm8Xlt 18 IK’t l’6Zld8rrd; 8Ub88QUrntlf, 8 Zl8W llLIf b8 @.'8ntrd 8nd the 6(181) 618~tl8886. UndOr 8Wh trlrl olrmaMmerr, m do not brllrra th8t the ~odte may b, valliUt 8rrrrrrd thr a8P8ndant. asatnrt

Th. OElf i~ti8fsOt~ 8Mly8i8 Of LI 8U8p8ndrd 8aht8IIO0, ~Xli8hWlt that th8 8ffOOt Oft Siba U?&38Y! tu LtatUt88 d IM88# all IW- 88888#86, in ill Taxar, ^[18] f8 8U#p8nd8$, 8Ubr@QU8ti faOttha8 clot&, 8nd th8 Only 11 r8ndrr thr tbf'8ndmt oubjret to rrrving thr tti8, WI payit@ the fin8, al 888*8i8d by jury, 4d OO8t8, naltler of a convlctl.On tOI' Mmd othrmir* 8Uff8r a feleny, 18 that Of hl8 g 8% OOn?iOt86 Of another trlony during the period of susprnrrion.

*8till@ th8t WI bJ3vr satl8factorllg anarr8Q your lnquirla8, we rcmaln

?8Cy truly YOU%‘8 ATTCIWXY Gl?kW?SAL CP TEXAS zC8rOb

By N.en~~ ml116 C. $traklry AI)8 lrtnnt APPROVE0 OPXRMW ATrcRwKY GEWRFAL CCEbJITTKE OR WRK