Cause No. __________

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

MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF EXPERT

TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT:

	COMES NOW ***, Defendant in the above styled and numbered cause, and moves the court to appoint an expert to assist his/her counsel in this case and for cause would show the court as follows:
I.
	The Defendant is charged by indictment with the offense of ____________________, a __________ degree felony.  The Defendant is unable to pay an attorney to represent him/her in this case.
	
II.
	The court has appointed the undersigned counsel to represent the Defendant in this case.  The Defendant also requests that the court appoint ________________, a ___________________ to assist defense counsel in representing the Defendant in this case.  Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 26.05; Ake v. Oklahoma, 470 U.S. 68 (1985); Tex. Const. art. I, § 10; Tex. Const. art. I, § 19.

	WHEREFORE, the Defendant prays that this court appoint an expert and authorize the payment of reasonable fees and expenses for the expert relating to his/her case.

						Respectfully Submitted,

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Attorney Name
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Address
City, State, Zip
Phone 
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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 Motion for Appointment of Expert 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 APPOINTING EXPERT

	Came on to be heard the Motion for Appointment of Expert of Defendant, ***, in this case. Upon consideration of the motion and argument of counsel, it is hereby GRANTED.  The court hereby appoints _____________________________ to provide expert services to Defendant and to his/her counsel in order to assist the Defendant's counsel in representing the Defendant in this case. The court hereby authorizes the payment of reasonable expert fees and expenses upon submission of a statement of the fees and expenses incurred.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

SIGNED AND ENTERED on _____________________________, 200___.

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JUDGE PRESIDING