Mr. Rankin. Yes.
Mr. Curry. It is my understanding that, so far in Texas, being brought immediately before a magistrate would be during the normal course of that court's business.
Mr. Rankin. Your law——
Mr. Curry. When they are in session.
Mr. Rankin. Your law says he shall be brought immediately.
Mr. Curry. Immediately, but it has been——
Mr. Rankin. But in interpretation you ordinarily follow a practice of——
Mr. Curry. During the normal course of the court's business. This was actually unusual because this type of arraignment—because usually it would have been later than this, but we were trying to take whatever precautions we could to see that he was given his—we were not violating his civil rights. That is the reason that we did arraign him in the city hall. Ordinarily we would have taken him before a court.
Mr. Rankin. I didn't understand you to say that the justice of the peace told him he had a right to counsel or said anything about that.
Mr. Curry. I don't recall whether he did or whether he did not. He read all this to him.