Legal Opinion
Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided July 2, 1962No. WW-1320Published
1Opinion of the Court
THEAITTORNEPGENERAL OP TEXAS April 24, 1962 Honorable Burton S. Burks, Sr, Opinion No. WW-a/3>0 County Attorney Hood County Re: Whether a magistrate is Granbury, Texas authorized under the law to appoint counsel to represent an indigent de- fendant charged,witha felony, in an examining court, and related Dear Mr. Burks: questions. Your request for an opinion presents these three questions: 1. Is a magistrate, such as a Justice of the Peace, authorizedunder the law to appoint counsel to represent an indigent defendant, charged with a non-capital felony, in an examining court? 2. Is a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hawk v. OlsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1909
- Holton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1942
- Ex Parte MaysCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1948
- Cummings v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1926
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