Rule 33

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Rule 33 is a provision of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure that governs when and how a criminal defendant may seek a new trial in federal court.

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Rule 33 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf provision of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure ⓘ
allowsGrounds newly discovered evidence ⓘ
other grounds in the interest of justice ⓘ
appliesTo bench trials ⓘ
criminal cases ⓘ
jury trials ⓘ
bindingOn United States district courts ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 18 Appendix of the United States Code (historically) ⓘ
decisionMaker trial judge ⓘ
filedBy defendant ⓘ
filedIn trial court ⓘ
governs motions for a new trial in criminal cases ⓘ
grantsRightTo criminal defendant ⓘ
interactsWith Rule 29 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure ⓘ
Rule 34 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal courts ⓘ
linked to: U.S. federal courts
language English ⓘ
legalSystem United States legal system ⓘ
mayResultIn denial of motion for new trial ⓘ
grant of a new trial ⓘ
partOf Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure ⓘ
procedureType post‑verdict motion ⓘ
purpose to allow a criminal defendant to seek a new trial ⓘ
requires motion to be in writing unless made during a hearing or trial ⓘ
requiresShowing that a new trial is warranted in the interest of justice ⓘ
scope federal criminal prosecutions ⓘ
standard interest of justice ⓘ
subjectMatter criminal procedure ⓘ
timeLimitForMotion 14 days after verdict or finding of guilty for motions based on grounds other than newly discovered evidence ⓘ
3 years after verdict or finding of guilty for motions based on newly discovered evidence ⓘ

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