Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

GERALD C. MANN Honorable J. B. Draper, Chief Driver's License Division ~' Texas Department of Public Safety Austin, Texas Dear Sir: Opinion No. O-5693 Re: Whether a defendant in a mis- demeanor traffic case could legally authorize an officer of the police court to appear for him when his case is called fop trial and enter a plea of guilty and use the cash fund deposited to apply on the fine assessed by the court. Your letter of October 20, 1943, requesting the oplnlon of this department on the above stated question reads as fol- lows: "Pursuant to our telephone conversation with Mr. Hea,th,we…