Monday, May 6, 2013

MOTION TO SET ASIDE INFORMATION






Cause No(s). _____________________________

The State of Texas                            §           IN THE _________________________ COURT
                                                            §            
VS.                                                      §          ________________________________________                                                               §                    
____________________________   §            __________________ COUNTY, TEXAS



MOTION TO SET ASIDE INFORMATION


            I, _________________________________, a living      man without benefit of counsel, hereinafter known as The Accused, moves this Honorable Court to set aside the primary pleading of the State (See TCCrP[1] Art. 27.01) as the information lacks form or substance (See TCCrP Art. 27.02(1)) which has not been presented (See TCCrP Art. 21.20). Court procedure does not allow the Accused to plea Guilty, Not Guilty or Nolo Contendere, if the information has not been presented by the State. (See TCCrP Art. 21.22 & 45.023). The court lacks subject matter jurisdiction without the presentment of the information. (See Texas Constitution, Art. 5, Sec. 12(b)). Any plea by this Honorable Court, in behalf of the Accused, without the presentment of the information by the State, lacks jurisdiction of such action and may damage the Accused procedural rights. The Accused request this Honorable Court to demand the prosecution to present the information to this Honorable Court in a timely manner or Dismiss the above cause(s) for lack of jurisdiction.

Respectfully submitted,
_________________________________



CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the forgoing has been delivered to the following party or counsel of record via delivery confirmation, hand delivery or fax on this ______  day of ________________________, 201__.
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________



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Cause No(s). _____________________________

The State of Texas                            §           IN THE _________________________ COURT
                                                            §            
VS.                                                      §          ________________________________________                                                               §                    
____________________________   §            __________________ COUNTY, TEXAS


ORDER ON DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO SET ASIDE INFORMATION


            On this the               day of                                , 201__, came on to be heard Defendant's Motion to set aside Information in the above entitled and numbered cause(s), and the court, having heard the said motion, and the evidence thereon submitted, is of the opinion that said Motion should be GRANTED
It is hereby Ordered that the above cause(s) be DISMISSED

            Signed and entered this                day of                            ,  201__.

SEAL

         
                                                            _____________________________
                                                                        Judge Presiding



INSTRUCTIONS

This document is filed with the Notice for Information as soon as you can find a Cause Number for your case. It is really a Motion to Dismiss but in an another form. You do not want to plea at an arraignment when you do not know the nature and cause of the accusation. The information filed by the State is suppose to give you that information. That is why the prosecution seldom file one. Just another document to help on your appeal.
Do not have a page number on the ORDER – you may need to cut and paste to a new document.
Original is filed with the court clerk, copy served on the prosecutor, a copy for you.

Line 1: Where you put the cause numbers of the case.
Line 2: Put either ‘Municipal’, ‘Justice of the Peace’ or County.
Line 3: Put  either ‘In the City of (whatever City)”, “Precinct (whatever number)” or “(whatever county Court it is – like – At Law #11)
Line 4: Put your name in Upper and Lower Caps.
Line 5: Put whatever county the court is in – like – “Galveston”.
Line 6: Put your name in Upper and Lower Caps.
There is a space left for you to put a “wo” in front of ‘man’ if need be.
Line 7: Sign your name, below the line, print your name in Upper and Lower Caps then below that print your address.
Line 8: Put the numbered day of the Month that you serve a copy of this document to the prosecutor.
Line 9: Put the name of the Month that you serve a copy of this document to the prosecutor.
Line 10: Put the last number of the year that you serve a copy of this document to the prosecutor. – like - 2013 .
Line 11: Put “ Prosecutor for (Whatever Court)
Line 12: Put the street address where the prosecutor will be served.
Line 13: Put the City, State and Zipcode where the Prosecutor will be served.
Line 14: Sign your name, print your name in Upper and Lower Caps then below that print your address.
NEW DOCUMENT - ORDER
Line 1: Where you put the cause numbers of the case.
Line 2: Put either ‘Municipal’, ‘Justice of the Peace’ or County.
Line 3: Put  either ‘In the City of (whatever City)”, “Precinct (whatever number)” or “(whatever county Court it is – like – At Law #11)
Line 4: Put your name in Upper and Lower Caps.
Line 5: Put whatever county the court is in – like – “Galveston”.
Leave the rest for the Judge to fill out.
Do not put a page number on the ORDER – you may need to cut and paste to a new document.


Original goes to the clerk of the court, one copy to the Prosecutor and one copy for you to keep and have stamped by the clerk. Be sure and NOT include the instruction sheets.


[1] TCCrP means Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

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