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Vernon's Criminal Statutes of Texas: The code of criminal procedure
Vernon's Criminal Statutes of Texas The code of criminal procedure Author:Texas Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER TWO THE GENERAL DUTIES OF OFFICERS CHARGED WITH THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE CRIMINAL LAWS 1. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Art. 44. Duties and powers of peac... more »e officers. n- "srrTM1 "" """ s 2. DISTRICT AND COUNTY ATTOR- of Peacf officers. NEYS 47b. In case of arrest to convey prisoner to county Jail. 30. Duties of district attorneys. 31. Same subject. 6. SHERIFFS " ' SST taj.ll every person com- 3, Du n a,nt has been a, a et, 39 M and employ guards. 40! hal nbeocolve'e to ". Deputy may perform duUes of sher- the state. TM- 40a County attorney of Jefferson county. 6 Clerks OF THE DISTRICT AND 3. MAGISTRATES COUNTY COURTS 41. Who are magistrates. 65- sha" flle a11 PaPera- lssue ... 42. Duty of magistrates. etc- B6. Power of deputy clerks. 4. PEACE OFFICERS B7- Shall report to attorney general. 13. Who are peace officers. 1. The Attorney General Article 27. [27] Attorney general shall represent the state. — It is the duty of the attorney general to represent the state in all criminal cases in the courts of appeals, except in cases where he may have been employed adversely to the state, previously to his election; and he shall not appear as counsel against the state in any court. [O. C. 28.] Art. 28. [28] Shall report to governor biennially. — He shall report to the governor biennially on the first Monday in December next preceding the expiration of his official term, and at such other times as the governor may require, the number of indictments which have been found by grand juries in this state for the two preceding years ; the number of informations filed in this state during the same period; the offenses charged in such indictments or informations; the number of trials, convictions and acquittals for each off...« less