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.]

[Blacks Law 8th]