Cause No. __________

STATE OF TEXAS				§			IN THE _______________ COURT
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V.						§			COURT DESIGNATION
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***						§			________________ COUNTY, TEXAS

DEFENDANT'S ELECTION AS TO PUNISHMENT

TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT:

	COMES NOW ***, the Defendant in the above styled and numbered cause and, prior to the entry of the plea in open Court in this cause, the Defendant hereby elects the [judge/jury] to assess the punishment herein in the event a verdict of guilty is returned by the jury.

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Defendant

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Attorney for Defendant
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

	This is to certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Defendant’s Election as to Punishment was served upon the attorney for the State on ________________________, 200___.

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Attorney for Defendant

Cause No. __________

STATE OF TEXAS				§			IN THE _______________ COURT
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V.						§			COURT DESIGNATION
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***						§			________________ COUNTY, TEXAS

ORDER

CAME ON this day to be heard Defendant’s Election as to Punishment.  The Court, having 

considered the motion and argument of counsel, find the motion is hereby 

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SIGNED THIS ____ day of ____________________, 20___.

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JUDGE PRESIDING