Posts Tagged ‘Preparing for Motion for New Trial’
Stop Treating Motions for New Trial Like a Rubber Stamp (Even if They Are)
Judges seldom grant motions for new trial. I have various theories about why. And they range from being sympathetic to the judge to utter cynicism. Sometimes, there just wasn’t any harmful error. Sometimes, the judge couldn’t fathom that he made a mistake. Sometimes, it’s just too dang expensive to try the thing twice. And some…
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