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City of Houston Municipal Courts

MOTION FOR CREDIT FOR TIME SERVED

THE STATE OF TEXAS	CAUSE NUMBER	VIOLATION CHARGED
VS.	______________________________	_______________________________
	______________________________	_______________________________
________________________________________	______________________________	_______________________________
Defendant’s Name	__________________________________	___________________________________
	__________________________________	___________________________________
_____________________________________________	__________________________________	___________________________________
Defendant’s Alias	__________________________________	___________________________________
	__________________________________	___________________________________
_____________________________________________	__________________________________	___________________________________
Defendant’s Date of Birth	__________________________________	___________________________________
	__________________________________	___________________________________
_____________________________________________	__________________________________	___________________________________
Defendant’s Driver’s License	__________________________________	___________________________________

DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR CREDIT FOR TIME SERVED

I.ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RIGHTS

I, the undersigned defendant, do hereby enter my appearance in the above-referenced cause(s), wherein I am charged with a misdemeanor(s) in the City of Houston Municipal Courts. I understand that I have the right to plead not guilty and require the State to prove my guilt beyond a reasonable doubt before a Judge or jury, the right to hire an attorney, the right to subpoena witnesses and the right to have my trial transcribed. I also understand that if I have been charged with an offense while driving a motor vehicle, I may have a right to take a Driving Safety Course. I understand that if I am not a citizen of the United States, a plea of “Guilty” or “Nolo Contendere” may result in deportation, the exclusion from admission to this country, or the denial of naturalization under federal law. I also understand that if I do not enter my citation number(s)/case number(s) above, the Municipal Courts will insert the citation(s) or case number(s) above for every delinquent case I have pending, enter a plea of “Nolo Contendre” on every delinquent case, and report the conviction(s) to the Department of Public Safety.

II.ENTRY OF PLEA

A.BY DEFENDANT

I hereby knowingly and voluntarily waive my right to a jury trial and all other rights listed above, agree to pay all fines, fees and costs of court and enter a plea of (check one):

COMPLETE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

a.I am currently incarcerated in (location) _________________________________________________________________.

I have been incarcerated continuously since the ____________________day of_________________________, ___________________.

b.I was incarcerated in (location) ________________________________________________.

I was incarcerated from_______________________________ to _______________________________________________.

_____________________________________________________	_________________________________________________________
Defendant’s Signature	Defendant’s Name (Printed)

B.BY ATTORNEY

I have informed the Defendant of the rights listed herein and hereby enter my appearance as his/her attorney of record. On behalf of the Defendant, I enter the plea of (check one):

I certify that my client was continuously incarcerated in (location) _____________________________________________________________,

since the ________________________________ day of __________________________________________, ____________________________.

__________________________________________________	________________________________________________________
Attorney’s Signature	Attorney’s Name (Printed)

Address: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Telephone Number: ________________________________________	Texas Bar Card: ___________________________________________
_______________________________________________________	_______________________________________________
(Witness/Clerk)	(Date)

ORDER

Be it known that on ______________________________________, the above Motion for Credit for Time Served was considered by this

Court and is in all things: _________________________ GRANTED _________________________DENIED

________________________________________________________

JUDGE

Please complete and return to the Office of the Presiding Judge, by fax to (713)247-8747, or by mail to: City of Houston Municipal Courts Attn: Inmate Motion, 1400 Lubbock, Room 214, Houston, Texas 77002. A defendant is responsible for verifying whether this motion has been granted.