(a) The appellate division may set aside the judgment of conviction and, if the defendant has appealed or requested a new trial, it may order a new trial or commute, reduce (but not increase), or suspend the execution of the sentence, in whole or in part.
(b) Findings of fact may not be set aside by the appellate division unless clearly erroneous.
History: 1962, PL 7-36; 1967, PL 10-17; 1969, PL 11-54.