North Dakota § 29-26-12 Defendant may show cause against judgment

North Dakota Statutes

§ 29-26-12 — Defendant may show cause against judgment

North Dakota § 29-26-12

Title 29Judicial Procedure, Criminal

Ch. 29-26Judgment and Sentence

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N.D. Cent. Code § 29-26-12 (2026).

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The defendant may show cause against pronouncement of judgment:

1.That the defendant is insane;

2.That the defendant has good cause to offer, either in arrest of judgment or for a new trial, in which case the court may order the judgment to be deferred, and may proceed to decide upon the motion in arrest of judgment or for a new trial;

3.That the defendant is not the person against whom the verdict was rendered; or

4.That the defendant has been pardoned of the offense for which judgment is to be rendered.

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The defendant may show cause against pronouncement of judgment:
1. That the defendant is insane;

2. That the defendant has good cause to offer, either in arrest of judgment or for a new
trial, in which case the court may order the judgment to be deferred, and may proceed
to decide upon the motion in arrest of judgment or for a new trial;
3. That the defendant is not the person against whom the verdict was rendered; or
4. That the defendant has been pardoned of the offense for which judgment is to be
rendered.