motion in arrest of judgment

motion in arrest of judgment.

1. A defendant’s motion claiming that a substantial error appearing on the face of the record vitiates the whole proceeding and the judgment.

2. A postjudgment motion in a criminal case claiming that the indictment is insufficient to sustain a judgment or that the verdict is somehow insufficient. [Cases: Criminal Law 966–976. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 1453–1457.]

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