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248 S.W.3d 172

State v. Crook

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 6, 2008

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 2008-02-06

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Decided 2008-02-06

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COCHRAN, J.,

¶1filed a dissenting opinion in which, WOMACK, J., joined.

¶2Time runs; money is paid. A term of imprisonment runs for a period of time; a fine is paid, either immediately or over a period of time. One term of imprisonment may run concurrently with another term of imprisonment. One fine cannot “run” concurrently with another fine. At least not until today. Before today, all fines could be paid at the same time, i.e. concurrently, but each fine had to be paid.

¶3Never before has a $200 fine for speeding “run” with a $100 fine for simultaneously failing to wear a seat belt. One has never before paid the fine for the single most expensive traffic ticket violation and let all the others ride free. But a new day has dawned. Traffic-ticket seof-flaws may rejoice.

¶4I respectfully dissent.

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