Fill and Sign the New Trial Form

STATE OF LOUISIANA : _______ JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT VS : PARISH OF _______ , LOUISIANA ________________ : DOCKET NO. _______ MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL The Defendant, ________________ , through counsel, moves for a new trial pursuant to Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 851, and states the following in justification: 1. The verdict is contrary to the law and the evidence. 2. The ends of justice would be served by the granting of a new trial; specifically, the evidence, when viewed, in a light most favorable to the State of Louisiana does not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the Defendant committed the crime of ________________ . Respectfully Submitted, ____________________________ ________________ Attorney for Defendant ________________ __________ , LA _______ ( ___ ) _______ STATE OF LOUISIANA : _______ JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT VS : PARISH OF _______ , LOUISIANA _________________ : DOCKET NO. _______ Considering the foregoing Motion, IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the State of Louisiana, through the Office of the District Attorney for the Parish of _______ show cause on the ____ day of _____________ 20 ___ , at ______ o = clock ___.M., why the Defendant, _________________ , should not be granted a new trial pursuant to Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 851. SIGNED this _____ day of ______________ 20 ___ , _________________ , _______ Parish, Louisiana. ___________________________ DISTRICT JUDGE CERTIFICATE I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing has been forwarded to all opposing counsel by hand delivering a copy of same. _________________ , Louisiana, this ____ day of ____________ 20 ___ . __________________________ _________________