A postjudgment retrial or reexamination of some or all of the issues determined in an earlier judgment. • The trial court may order a new trial by motion of a party or on the court’s own initiative. Also, when an appellate court reverses the trial court’s judgment, it may remand the case to the trial […]
insufficiency of evidence to support verdict 支持作出裁断的证据不充分 指案件中存在某些证据，但与案件中的相反证据对比来看，其尚不能充分支持裁断的结论。当事人据此可以申请重审〔motion for new trial〕、申请法官指示陪审团作出裁断〔motion for directed verdict〕，或者申请作出与陪审团裁断相反的判决〔motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict〕。
insufficiency of evidence to support verdict Read More »
venire facias (v[schwa]-nI-ree [or -neer-ee or -nIror -neer] fay-shee-[ schwa]s). A writ directing a sheriff to assemble a jury. — Often shortened to venire. — Also termed venire facias juratores (juur-[schwa]-tor-eez). [Cases: Jury 67. C.J.S. Juries § 319.] venire facias ad respondendum (ad ree-spon-den-d[schwa]m). A writ requiring a sheriff to summon a person against whom
Rare. 1.MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL. 2. A request for judicial review of a nonjudicial body’s decision, such as an administrative ruling on a workers’-compensation claim. • The grounds for review are usu. similar to those for a new trial, esp. patent errors of law and new evidence.
action to review judgment Read More »
move, vb. 1. To make an application (to a court) for a ruling, order, or some other judicial action (the appellant moved the court for a new trial). [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 921; Motions 1. C.J.S. Motions and Orders §§ 1–3, 7, 9.] 2. To make a motion (the senator moved that a vote be
A plea of guilty or nolo contendere entered with the court’s approval and the government’s consent, the defendant reserving the right to appeal any adverse determinations on one or more pretrial motions. • If an appeal is successful, the plea is withdrawn and a new one entered. Fed. R. Crim. P. 11(a)(2).
bill of exceptions 异议书 在英国，异议书是旧时普通法上民事诉讼中的一种上诉方式。在庭审中，若当事人认为法官对某一问题所作的裁决(如对证据的接受或排除)或对陪审团所作的指示不当，则在陪审团作出裁断前，当事人可随时要求法官盖印确认其提出的异议书，并提交复审法院〔Court of Error〕来审查法官的裁决或指示是否正确。如果当事人的异议成立，则对该案应重新审理〔trial de novo〕。该做法始于1285年，1852年的《普通法诉讼程序法》〔Common Law Procedure Act〕予以废除。现在的做法是由当事人提出重新审理的申请〔motion for a new trial〕。在刑事诉讼中从未使用过异议书，在1907年以前，与之相对应被采用的救济方法是纠错令〔writ of error〕。在苏格兰，该程序作为反对庭审法官对陪审团所作指示的一种方式而被保留下来。在美国，异议书是当事人对法官在庭审中所作裁决及相关证据表示反对的正式书面文件，其中要表明当事人的异议及其根据。异议书应由法官签字并提交给上诉法院。现在联邦民事诉讼中，异议书已被当事人直接提出上诉的做法所取代，但在某些州法院中仍然使用。
bill of exceptions Read More »
direct attack. 1. An attack on a judgment made in the same proceeding as the one in which the judgment was entered; specif., the taking of proceedings in the action in which a judgment has been rendered to have the judgment vacated or reversed or modified by appropriate proceedings in either the trial court or
consummate lien 完全留置权 请求重新审理的申请〔motion for a new trial〕被驳回后，原判的留置权称完全留置权，在此之前该留置权尚不完整。