NO. 123456

THE STATE OF TEXAS	§		IN THE ______ JUDICIAL
	§
V.	§		DISTRICT COURT OF
	§
JOHN DOE	§		__________ COUNTY, TEXAS

DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR _______________ COUNTY
TO PAY FOR STATEMENT OF FACTS

	COMES NOW, JOHN DOE, Defendant herein, by and through his attorney of record, and moves this Court to order ______ County to pay the court reporter to prepare a statement of facts from the prior trial of this cause and, in support of said motion, would show:
I.
	In order to effectively defend Defendant against a charge of robbery/habitual, it is imperative that his counsel have access to a copy of a transcription of the proceedings of the trial of this cause that began on February 7, 2000, before Judge Tom Blackwell. 
II.
	Defendant is destitute and without means to pay for said statement of facts.  The Court has already appointed counsel for Defendant and an investigator for Defendant.

III.
	Defendant has requested the court reporter to prepare said statement of facts, and the Court announced on February 24, 2000 that it would order ______ County to pay for the cost of preparing the same and requested that Counsel prepare the enclosed order.

	WHEREFORE, Defendant moves this Court  to order payment by _________ County for transcription of the statement of facts of all proceedings in the trial of this cause before Judge Tom Blackwell during the week of February 7, 2000, and for said payment to be made from the general fund of Travis County.

Respectfully submitted,

ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

	I, ________________, do hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing instrument has been served on the following named attorney(s) as indicated on this 29th day of February 2000:
	
DA’s name
_________ County District Attorney
address
	
	ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT

NO. 123456

THE STATE OF TEXAS	§		IN THE _______ JUDICIAL
	§
V.	§		DISTRICT COURT OF
	§
JOHN DOE	§		__________ COUNTY, TEXAS

ORDER

	CAME ON this date to be heard Defendant's Motion for __________ County to Pay for Statement of Facts and the Court, having heard the evidence and argument of counsel, is of the opinion that said motion is meritorious.  It is therefore accordingly
	ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED that said motion is granted and that payment for transcription of the statement of facts of all proceedings in the trial of this cause before Judge Tom Blackwell during the week of February 7, 2000 will be made from the general fund of Travis County.

	SIGNED this ________ day of ___________________, 2000.

		
	JUDGE PRESIDING