Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1944 )

.. , I OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS Bomrablo Loo Hart Dear xr..E$rtr , ,....\ when the detondant ha8 naainod In ouotody COr thr tin rW&ulred b yla r ~to latirfy tb a mo unt of rnoh jud@wnt. Art1010 78'1,Cod. oi Criminal Pmooduro, provldor that when a judgment ha8 been renarred *galCUt a dmoAubt ror a paoonl- ar7 ilnr, If ha 18 promnt, ho 8hall b8 laprlaoned In Jail until di8Ohargeda8 proridrd b7 la, and,,t&t, a OWtifiOd OOp7 Of rlloh Judgment rhall k 8uiSlolrntto luthorlcr ruoh lapr180naontr Am018 W, C0dO Of C?irinrl ~OOdutO~~ Oro~ldO8that when a peouniary ilno haa beon ldjadgod a&alnst a doiondmt not pre8ont, a oapiar 8hell torthwlth bo isrued for hia arrmt, and, the rherlff 8hal.ioxroute the '8am8by plaobg the dmfmndantin iall. art1010 983, Codr of Criminal Proordure,prorldor tht when the dofondant 18 onl7.ifnod the ~uaguant rhall be t&t the State oi T8xar reoovar of the dofondant the lmuut of aaoh rim and all oortr of the prorroutlon,and that the dmndmt, If plwont, ba ooauittod to Jall,untll8uoh rim and sort8 are paid! or, ii the 4arendantbq aot,pra,rmt, that a oaolar Iorthwlth 18801, QOI- annding the rherlff ti amoot th Wondad and ooaait hia to jail until ruoh rlna and oortr ara wld~~alro, that aooution rq 1881~ againet tha propert or 8uoh brendaut ror the amwit of mob fine and oqstr. mi0ir ‘191, c0de 0r cbi4.w gi~00dr~0, provide8 that In Iwh mrer an luoutloa m7 18~~9 ror #IOtin. lnd oortr, thOUa 8 Oapia8 ~a8 188~6 for tb, drfondantg Upa & 8apia8 ly l88ueror tb dmfrndant Shough &a ueoutlon war 188~ad againat him propert7. Tinlxooutlon 8h8ll bo oolleotodld rotamad am In ofrll aotlonr. Wba tha axootitloa ha8 born oollrotod, th# &don&ant 8hd.l k at onoo birohar~d; and uhm8rw the iin@ and sort8 hate km la&all7 d18Oh+TdOd in an7 way, the lreoutlon aha be nturned 8a8ridi. Artiolo V98, Codr ot Criminal Fvooeduro, almo pro- vider that rhrn a ddondant ha8 boon oommlttod to juL1 In de- rault or tha tlnr,and 8ortm ldjud6od l6ala.e him, thr further lnioroeuwnt of auoh judgment 8haU br $n looordanoo with the grovlrlona of the Coda of Criminal Rooedure. 4. The hot8 In the ltx Part* Oook oaaa, aupra, Wra that relator warnoomlotrd of a ml8doaoanor and him panl8hmmt asress~d at a line ot $3 and OOatA~ Eo ram allow4 to do at lards ror about a roar and a half, vhon he ram arrrstod and plaoad in Jail oldor 8 oaplar pro rift* to math0 tha juQm8nt. Oa 8 haarlng ondrr a nit Or habeam OorpUA ha WaA'rrnaudod to OUAtOdJ b7 tb dlrtrlot blator appealed and the $A@unt ot th# dirtriot oour@ . Th6 oaw 0r Laokeg ** Ekato, I4 Tax. 400, hold8 in part on thi8 AUbj@Ot a8 iOil~A? Tho lmpriaonmnt. authorhod b7 tho statute, 18 dOAi~e& to lfOZOO ?UUiAhWnt rhero it 18 ipg08.d b7 rhi and it oan makm a 0dlfrorumo, lm reapeotr th e r o de 0r lnfo r o - in& the puJli8hmnt, WhOth@r the offon8r la panirhabla b7 fina and imprlloament,or b7 rlw %‘h@ l- 81t88 tha 8-O mm8 of lnfo r o tb lngpeoanlar7 I7 tn either oarno. Tha luthorlmd bt tha Lltatuto, ir an aotual inprl#nant, Sour wall8 of th6 Jail; and where .thrAh@rirr poraltr a aonrlat oormnitted to hi8 Ourto to (0 af large, ho la liable $or M e8oapr ." In tha ease of tx Part* Wratt, (Court of Appeal8 0r Toxaa) 16 8, W. 501, it was 8aldr l* * * whmnorar 8 pal't7i8 aoQ13LLtt.d t0 Jail b7 0l'd.rOf tb OoWt, it nWUk8imprisonmentin th8 jail; and no other kind or owtod~, ubthor la r eotodby the rbrirr or net; will MIxwor or dl8obArge ruoh pOni8bmont. T& rharirr has no right, no matter what him aotlvoa, rlmthw or humanity or aot to oommuto or altar thi8 punlshasnt,and a7 ant of hi8 do* # i8 a tlolatlon of hi8 duty and l baoluto~ .to:d. l + * Tbm agrowwnt or tha 8herifr to peti h& t0 60 at hT6@ bolng ~bAolUt.17 told, th8 law for AUOb time dll’t~at him am a ~aonar at large, without luthorltyl la other UordA, a8 en laoapbd pri80nor.a xn Ba Part0 ~~1iAbiU7,, (court or Crlmiaal A&qualm) 665 8. W. 696, the tollowing Wa8 Ad.6 oa thfa AubJrotr ** * l HO- Of thr, OrfiOerA of thr #tats had the rl@t to lrrlraatlr~l~ralaau tb ‘a$-= Honorable Loo &et, paga 4 prllmt or waive the atate’ rl@ht to the SatiSfaOtiOnOf th0 ~LUI&TA& 0s tam oourf. mm7 harlng a40rlghttodo 8o b~afrlrma- tlro aotlon it la our opinion that tholr nogll~eo in plform- ing W duti88 vhloh tha hV irpo8.6 upon th.S WOUld mot O-rate to dl8oharge the appellant from the nOOO88it~ 0s AUffO~ thr p8nalt7 lapor~d upon him by tha judgment of ~uvlOtiOn. Uor would th8 aQQ~llUit'8ralluro to pay the tine or la t1 *?7 the judg - nmnt doprire the atate 0r the riuht to lnfo r o it.* r tbmr0n N thln& it oloar that ti umw to row guortlon lo. 1, either the l88~0noo and lxooutlon of a oaplas pro fine or the lrsuanoo and 8atlrr~otlonof a writ of lxroutlon IS tho proper prooodqo to pursue underthe SaOtA pa%SOutadby youroommunloatlon. Am polntod out hereinaboveboth'romedlesnmy be QUrsued and the 8atlAfaOtiOnor &iSOhrg. of llthor ona vlll satlsf7 or dirotrargetha other. 10 blieV0 Out above M#Ver obviates th8 llOO888ity Of aMwring four qUe8tiOM 80.8, Ho. s and No. 4, am 7011 arm, no doubt, Samlllar with the dutie8 of the tariOU8 oouuty oiflOOr8 ~e;~~ct to the lsruano~ and lxeoution of oapla8 and writs of . In rlcn of tho lltuation prormtod by your ooauwnloation, vo for1 It our dut7 to inrlts pur attention to ~rtlolo 319, ~8~1 Code Of Texas, vhloh r8ad8 a8 iOiioVI8: “Any OffiOSr, jailer, or guard havine the legal Oustod~ of a perDon aoou8od or oonrlotod of a miod.- manor who rilrul prdtr Woh porronto lAOap@ or to’ b8 resow6 Ah b* fined no tlxoa8dlng ona thou- 8Md dOl&rA.’ Trusting thlr 8atl8faotoril7anavora 7oar inquiry, we Tar7 truly 70-D ATTORIW OIENERAL OF TEXAS Robart L. Lattlaoro, Jr. ASSiStMt RLL:BP