CHAPTER 5 - NEW TRIAL
- ARTICLE 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
- ARTICLE 2 - GROUNDS
- § 5-5-20 - Verdict contrary to evidence and justice
- § 5-5-21 - Verdict against weight of evidence
- § 5-5-22 - Illegal admission or exclusion of evidence
- § 5-5-23 - Newly discovered evidence
- § 5-5-24 - Error in instructions; objection required in civil cases; requested instructions; review of charges involving substantial error
- § 5-5-25 - Other grounds
- ARTICLE 3 - PROCEDURE
- § 5-5-40 - Time of motion for new trial generally; amendments; extension of time for filing transcript; time of hearing; priority to cases in which death penalty imposed; appeal not limited to groun
- § 5-5-41 - Requirements as to extraordinary motions for new trial generally; notice of filing of motion; limitations as to number of extraordinary motions in criminal cases; DNA testing
- § 5-5-42 - Form for motion for new trial
- § 5-5-43 - Allowance of filing of motion by judge other than trial judge
- § 5-5-44 - Service of rule nisi; filing and recordation of motion
- § 5-5-45 - Amendment of rule nisi
- § 5-5-46 - Operation of rule nisi as supersedeas in criminal cases; superseding of sentence
- § 5-5-47 - Right to give supersedeas bond for bailable offense upon filing of new trial motion; assessment and approval of bond
- § 5-5-48 - Time of new trial generally
- § 5-5-49 - Trial of cases returned for new trial by appellate courts
- § 5-5-50 - Standard for review by appellate court of first grant of new trial
- § 5-5-51 - Written basis for exercise of judicial discretion for new trial