Rule Text
The court on motion of a defendant shall arrest judgment if the indictment or information does not charge an offense or if the court was without jurisdiction of the offense charged. The motion in arrest of judgment shall be made within 7 days after verdict or finding of guilty, or after plea of guilty or nolo contendere, or within such further time as the court may fix during the 7-day period.
Amendment history: Adopted, effective Feb. 12, 1953; amended, effective June 1, 1969; revised, effective Jan. 1, 1992.
Plain-English Summary (for reference only — not a substitute for the rule text above)
This summary is not the rule. The rule text controls.
If you are found guilty at trial or enter a guilty plea, you can ask the court to throw out the judgment against you under certain conditions. This only works if the charges filed against you did not actually describe a real crime, or if the court did not have the legal authority to handle your case in the first place.
You must file this request within 7 days of the guilty verdict or plea. The court can give you more time, but only if it grants that extension within the original 7-day window.