Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

The Attorney General of Texas June 27, 1978 JOHN L. HILL Attorney General Honorable James McGrath Opinion No. H- 1196 Criminal District Attorney Jefferson County Re: Validity of arrest based on Beaumont, Texas 77704 teletyped warrant. Dear Mr. Smith: You ask whether local law enforcement officers may arrest someone under the authority of an arrest warrant teletyped from another law enforcement agency. Article 15.26 of the Code of Criminal Procedure provides as follows with respect to arrest under warrant: The officer need not have the warrant in his possession at the time of the arrest,…