CAUSE NO._________________

THE STATE OF TEXAS			§	IN THE _______________ COURT
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V.						§	_____________ COUNTY, TEXAS
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[DEFENDANT]				§	_______TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

MOTION TO ARRAIGN DEFENDANT OUT OF THE PRESENCE OF THE JURY

TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT:

	Now comes _____________________,defendant in the above styled and numbered cause, by and through his undersigned attorney, and respectfully moves this Court to order the District Attorney to arraign Defendant out of the presence of the jury before the indictment is read to the jury and Defendant’s plea entered.

	Wherefore, premises considered, Defendant respectfully moves the Honorable Court to grant this Motion.
							Respectfully submitted,
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							Attorney Name
							State Bar Number
							Address
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							Phone 
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							ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

	This is to certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Defendant’s Motion to Arraign Defendant Out of the Presence of the Jury was served upon the attorney 
for the State on ________________________, 200___.

							____________________________________
							Attorney for Defendant

CAUSE NO._________________

THE STATE OF TEXAS			§	IN THE _______________ COURT
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V.						§	_____________ COUNTY, TEXAS
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[DEFENDANT]				§	_______TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO ARRAIGN DEFENDANT 
OUT OF THE PRESENCE OF THE JURY

	On this ________ day of ___________ , 200__, came to be heard Defendant’s Motion for arraignment out of the presence of the jury and prior to the indictment being read to the jury and the same is hereby 
								________ 	GRANTED 
							________	DENIED, to which Defendant timely excepts.
							
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							Judge Presiding