New Trial or Reconsideration (Rule 121)

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1. When a new trial is granted for prejudicial trial irregularity, which proceedings and evidence does Section6(a) set asi…
2. A judge proposes a court-initiated new trial over the accused’s express refusal to consent, relying only on Section1’s …
3. A new-trial motion turns on disputed facts. May the court hear evidence by affidavits or otherwise under Section5?
4. The court grants a new trial for an identified prejudicial irregularity affecting two witnesses but not several indepen…
5. A Rule121 new trial is granted before finality. The prosecution says the original conviction remains enforceable as a s…
6. Explain the consent qualification on a court-initiated new trial under Rule121 Section1.
7. Describe the procedural treatment of disputed facts and prosecutor notice in a Rule121 motion.
8. A new trial is granted for an irregularity affecting part of the record. Explain both the treatment of affected proceed…