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What are the different motions or appeals that may be filed after you have lost your case, either by losing at trial, or having a case dismissed prior to trial? What are the various procedures and requirements for each of these motions or appeals?
After you have researched and detailed the various motions or appeals that could be filed, research a case in your home state in which a post-trial motion or appeal was denied or dismissed for failure to conform with the requirements for that motion or appeal. For instance, was an appeal denied because the appeal was filed too late?
You should provide the facts, law, court's holding and rationale. If you were in the same situation, what would you have done differently?
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Running head: CIVIL LITIGATION DISCUSSION 10
Civil Litigation Discussion 10
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CIVIL LITIGATION DISCUSSION 10
Motions that may be filed after one loses a case by losing a trial
Motions that are filed after losing a case by losing a trial are known as post-trial,
and they are of different types. They include:
i. Motion for a new trial – Although there are few cases of such a scenario, a court can
make room for a new trial.
ii. Motion for Judgment of Acquittal – In this case, the court may disregard the jury’s
verdict and set the defendant free.
iii. Motion to Set Aside, Vacate, or Correct a Sentence – It is often aimed at making
corrections on errors in the sentence.
There are legal procedures and requirements for these motions. In a motion for a
new trial, for instance, there are several grounds on which the party of interest may benefit from
a new trial. One factor is a situation whereby the verdict opposes the weight of the evidence. If
the testimonies and the evidence presented leans much on o...
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