Title: Cause No. __________________
Author: Ken Townsend
Company: XXX

Cause No(s). _____________________________

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

Judicial Notice
Pursuant under 201(d) of the Texas and Federal Rules of Evidence
MANDATORY
Public Law 93-595: A Court shall take Judicial Notice if requested by a party and supplied with the necessary information.

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 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.

TCCrP means Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Respectfully submitted,
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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                                , 200__, 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                            ,  200__. 

          
					_____________________________
						Judge Presiding

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 certified mail, return receipt requested, hand delivery or fax on this ______  day of ________________________, 200__.
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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.

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: Where you put the cause numbers of the case.
Line 9: Put either ‘Municipal’, ‘Justice of the Peace’ or County.
Line 10: Put  either ‘In the City of (whatever City)”, “Precinct (whatever number)” or “(whatever county Court it is – like – At Law #11)
Line 11: Put your name in Upper and Lower Caps.
Line 12: Put whatever county the court is in – like – “Galveston”.
Line 13: Leave for the Judge to fill out.
Line 14: Leave for the Judge to fill out.
Line 15: Leave for the Judge to fill out.
Line 16: Leave for the Judge to fill out.
Line 17: Leave for the Judge to fill out.
Line 18: Leave for the Judge to fill out.
Line 19: Leave for the Judge to fill out.
Line 20: Put the numbered day of the Month that you serve a copy of this document to the prosecutor.
Line 21: Put the name of the Month that you serve a copy of this document to the prosecutor.
Line 22: Put the last number of the year that you serve a copy of this document to the prosecutor. – like - 2001 .
Line 23: Put “ Prosecutor for (Whatever Court)
Line 24: Put the street address where the prosecutor will be served.
Line 25: Put the City, State and Zipcode where the Prosecutor will be served.
Line 26: Sign your name, print your name in Upper and Lower Caps then below that print your address.

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.