Defendant may show cause against judgment
N.D. Cent. Code § 29-26-12
in effect29-26-12. Defendant may show cause against judgment
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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