MOTION FOR APPEAL and DESIGNATION OF RECORD

    Now into Court comes defendant herein, through undersigned counsel and  on suggesting to the Court that the record herein shows error to his prejudice  and that he is desirous to appeal to the XXXXX Circuit Court of Appeal of the State of Louisiana and that the Louisiana Appellate Project [******] be appointed to appeal this case, pursuant to pursuant to R.S. 15:141 et seq., particularly R.S. 15:147 and R.S. 15:164 (as amended by 2007 Acts 305, effective August 15, 2007) and Rule XXXI of the Louisiana Supreme Court.  FURTHER, pursuant to C.Cr.P., Art. 914.1(A), the defendant respectfully designates the following portions of the case, which have been marked with a checkmark, for transcribing:

1. Pretrial Motions,____Suppress Evidence,___Suppress Confession, ___Suppress Identification, ___Other, Specify ______________________.

2.____ the transcript of the trial, including the testimony of all the witnesses; ___ the voir dire examination, ___ the opening and closing statements, and ___the jury instructions,

3. ____the plea of guilty.

4____ the sentencing, and ____the multiple bill proceedings.

    WHEREFORE, he prays that he be granted an appeal to the XXXXX Circuit Court of Appeal of the State of Louisiana, returnable in accordance with the law.

                                                         Respectfully submitted,

                                                         _______________________________

                                                         ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
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                                                         PHONE: (***) ***-****

I hereby certify that the foregoing motion has been served on the District Attorney for this parish by hand delivering a copy on this ______ day of  ____________________ 20__.

                                                            _____________________________

    Let an appeal be granted in this case in behalf of the defendant to the XXXXX Circuit Court of Appeal of the State of Louisiana and let the Louisiana Appellate Project be appointed to handle the appeal of this case: the return date being the ____ day of __________________, 20__.

    XXXXXX, Louisiana, this ____ day of ___________________, 20__.

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