Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

/A June 19, 1974 J! c-q7 The Honorable George N. Rodriguez, Jr. County Attorney 201 City-County Building Opinion No. H- 329 El Paso, Texas 79901 Re: Whether county conxnis- sioner may be compensated for iapresanting indigent Dear Mr. Rodriguez.: defendant. You have requested oui opinion on the question sf whether a county commissioner may be compensated for his services a8 appointed counsel for an indigent defendant. Article 26.06 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure provides: No court may appoint an elected county, district or state official to represent a pirson accused of crime, unless…