N.D. Cent. Code § 29-26-12: Defendant may show cause against judgment

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.