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Statute of limitations / speedy-trial violation
Legal basis
Every state imposes statutory deadlines between citation, arraignment, and trial. When the state misses a jurisdictional deadline — including officer-declaration deadlines in TBWD proceedings — dismissal is mandatory, not discretionary.
How our AI uses this defense
When your case facts fit this theory, our AI adapts the template below to your specific citation, courthouse, and evidence. Every field is filled in from your actual ticket — citation number, violation code, courthouse, and officer details.
More than {days} days have passed since {triggeringEvent}, in excess of the statutory limit for {statute}. Because this is a jurisdictional defect, the matter must be dismissed. I ask the court to take judicial notice of the docket dates.Our AI picks defenses that match your facts
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