Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1944 )

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN Hon.EonmrD. Eok County AudItor Fayette county la ffrtxnge,Texas Dear Mr; Eokr t dlate haa been reaelved and in horeIn quo oplnlon a va!l088 ounty, Tar, Is lzke to 18mm a ty1lJceHarria ofri0ed srw ISV, ae or thicl ahtmaater wore,1=r8prting the orrioer 8ervhg the 8~bp0ena entitled to a reet OOUnty or the State or Texan be llable ror the a083 * Ut3ale 968, Code or Criminal Proaedure or Texe~, ig2!je ppoVide8 88 r0iiOVS: "Any Juatioe of the Peasoe ah811 be authorlred, and it shall be his duty, to hold lnqucmta vithout a jury v1thl.n his oountg, in the following emmist Bon. Homer D/ Eck, ~8s 2 "1. When a pernon die8 in prison “2. When my person 18 killed, or rrom gny cause die8 an unnatural death, except under 8entence of the lav, or in ,thesbrense of on8 or more good vitmsser , “3. Xhsn the body or a human being is round, anl thr olroumsw@lo6e or his death as6 uuknowa. “4. m6n the airaum8tanors of th6 death or any p6rron em euah a6 to load to suspluion th6t he oams to his death by unlawiul .msanae Arti 974, 'or da coQ0, provide8 a8 r0iiaw8: Vh6 Juatlcr may 186ur'rabpo6nas to 6nforoe tba attandano6 of wltn68aar upon an luquaat and may ieeur attadhmants ror tho86.~ubpor.~l,d,,,wRho ,. ~a11 to sttena.* " ~,.~ w6 oan rind no r66~allm~d by rtmtuts ror the 6x8ou- tlon or suoh rubp08na8,or *ttaahmuntr in lnqu88te or thl8 nature. TO entitb an oriioar -to n08i~8 r6e8 or 0cdd88i0118, th6 r6oelpt thsreoi must ha+6 barn provldod for and the amount flx6d by law. )I. Texas JUP. D* 522. As inqa68ta upon drsa bodl68 am not telony proosrd- inga w0 knaw 0r no 8tatutorp authority rar tb6 peym6nt or re08 'by 6ithsr the State or a oounty to wltne8se8 attending such h6arlnge. Themfore, in aDdu6r to your qa6atlon8, you are advleed that nelthar the ofiiarr 86~11~ tha aooaee nor th6 wltn688 eatsndlng ths hsarlng would ba 6ntltled to a f66. WI sugg68t that IllldUr8 grand $lq inv68tlgation 0r thl8 matter, lr any iorsstlgatlon be nsorrsary,, material wltL436888 ’ Hona Homer I).ECk, page 3 mSidh& outaids tha aountg oould be subpoenaed, or attached, to appear before the grand jury, and the offloer ser+lng such process, ii he is on a tee ba8i.8, would be antltlsd to hia ies, also SUOh witneeess would be entitled to mlleage and per diem. For tb proper find out Or whlah saoh officera* fees are to be paid ia aountlsa operating on a salary basis, BOB the sncloaed copy Of our Opinion NO. O-155. Trusting this satisfaotorily answers your l.nqul.rg, WB .sre Yours very ,truly ATTORNEYOEIiNRAL OF TEXAS APPROVEJUL 13. 19&A (8) %Oe P;l B&k&u (Aotlng) A~oR&?N13NERAL APPROVXDOPINION COMKITTBE BY (8) BWB, cEIAm