Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided July 20, 1999Published
1Opinion of the Court
Office of the Attorney General — State of Texas John Cornyn The Honorable Jack Herrington Red River District and County Attorney P.O. Box 364 Clarksville, Texas 75426
Re: Whether a county judge may conduct an inquest when the appropriate justice of the peace is unavailable to do so (RQ-0010)
Dear Mr. Herrington:
Article 49.07(c) of the Code of Criminal Procedure directs a person who is required to notify the local justice of the peace of a death requiring an inquest to instead notify the county judge or another listed official when the appropriate justice of the peace is unavailable. You ask…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Boykin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Jones v. FowlerTexas Supreme Court · 1998
- American Surety Co. of New York v. Axtell Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1931
- Buckner Glass & Mirror Inc. v. T.A. Pritchard Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1985
- Travenol Laboratories, Inc. v. Bandy Laboratories, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1980
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