Rule · Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
Fed. R. Crim. P. 34 — Arresting Judgment
Fed. R. Crim. P. 34
- Type
- Rule
- Source
- Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 2026-10-22
- Current through
- Nov 10, 2026 (Office of the Law Revision Counsel)
(a) In General. Upon the defendant’s motion or on its own, the court must arrest judgment if the court does not have jurisdiction of the charged offense. (b) Time to File. The defendant must move to arrest judgment within 14 days after the court accepts a verdict or finding of guilty, or after a plea of guilty or nolo contendere.
Citator
Fed. R. Crim. P. 34 — Arresting Judgment is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) In General. Upon the defendant’s motion or on its own, the court must arrest judgment if the court does not have jurisdiction of the charged offense. (b) Time to File. The defendant must move to arrest judgment within 14 days after the court accepts a verdict or finding of guilty, or after a plea of guilty or nolo contendere.