This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Criminal

Feb. 26, 2000

Changing Minds

Judges cannot reconsider motions for a new trial based on reconsideration of the evidence. Page 7 . Changing Minds Exception to 'No Reconsideration' Rule Would Lead to Interminable Proceedings

By Alex Ricciardulli
        If a judge in a criminal case grants a motion for a new trial, can he or she ever reconsider and then deny the motion? By the same token, if a judge denies a motion for a new trial, can the judge later change his or her mind and then grant the motion? These questions have been plaguing courts in California for well over 100 years.
   &nbs...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up