Defendant may show cause against judgment

N.D.C.C. § 29-26-12 — under Judgment and Sentence.

N.D.C.C. § 29-26-12

The defendant may show cause against pronouncement of judgment: 1. That the defendant is insane;

2. That the defendant has good cause to offer, either in arrest of judgment or for a new trial, in which case the court may order the judgment to be deferred, and may proceed to decide upon the motion in arrest of judgment or for a new trial; 3. That the defendant is not the person against whom the verdict was rendered; or 4. That the defendant has been pardoned of the offense for which judgment is to be rendered.