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TCA 40-13-204

Presumptions and matters of judicial notice

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An indictment does not need to state legal presumptions (assumed facts) or matters that courts automatically recognize as true. This allows indictments to be shorter by omitting obvious legal facts. This is a procedural rule with no criminal penalty.

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Presumptions of law and matters of which judicial notice is taken need not be stated.
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TCA Section40-13-204