REVISED
ACCUSED'SINSTRUCTIONSREGARDINGCOURT-APPOINTEDATIORNEY
ThetaxpayersofEllisCountyarerequiredtopayforservicesoftheattorneyappointedtorepresentyouand youwillberequiredtoreimburseEllisCountyforthatexpense.Intheeventyoureceivea suspended sentenceandareplacedoncommunitysupervision,you willberequiredtoreimbursethoseexpensesasa conditionofsupervision.Intheeventyouaresentencedtoimprisonment,youwillberequiredtoreimburse thoseexpensesascourtcost inthejudgment.
Ifyourequestedappointmentofanattorneythroughthe magistrate,yourrequestwillbeforwardedtothe Judgeofthe40thDistrictCourt or the Judge of the 443rd District Courtnotlaterthanthenextworkingdayafteryourrequest.Thatjudgewillmake theappointmentwithinthreeworkingdaysafterreceivingtherequest.
Theattorneyappointedbythejudgewillbenotifiedthedaytheappointmentismadeeitherinperson,by telephoneorbyfax.Acopy oftheorderappointingyourattorneywillbeforwardedtothedetentionfacility andgiventoyou.Yourattorneyisthenrequiredtocontactyou.
If you post bond after you have requested an appointment of an attorney, it is your responsibility to contact the office of the 40th District Court or the 443rd District Court for the name, address and phone number of the attorney appointed to represent you.
Intheeventyouretainanattorneyofyourownchoosingafteryouhaverequestedanappointedattorney,you willberequiredtoreimburseEllisCountyforthoseexpensesincurredfortheservicesrenderedbyyour court-appointedattorneyuntilrelievedbyyourretainedattorney.Yourcourt-appointedattorneywillnotbe relieveduntiltheCourthasreceivedaletterofrepresentationfromyourretainedattorney.
TheattorneyappointedbytheCourtmeetsalllegalcriteriaforrepresentingyouinthismatter.Yourattorney controlsthecaseandyoucanonlydecide(1)whatyourpleashouldbe;(2)whetherornottowaiveajury trial;and(3) whetherornottotestify.Youdonothavealegalrighttotrythecasewithyourattorneyorto filelegalmotionsordocumentsinthecase.Allmotions,oralorwritten,mustbepreparedandfiledbyyour attorneyinordertobeconsideredbytheCourt.
TheattorneyappointedbytheCourtwillnotberelievedjustbecauseyouaredissatisfied.Youarenot entitledtoappointmentofdifferentcounselaslongaspresentappointedcounselisprovidinglegally effectiverepresentation.Thejudgeisthesolepersontomakethatdetermination.
JUDGEPRESIDING
40TH DISTRICTCOURT
443RD DISTRICT COURT
(Rev.Oct.2016)