{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-770.2","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 770.2","heading":"Motion for new trial.","body":"Sec. 2.\n\nExcept as provided in section 16, in a case appealable as of right to the court of appeals, a motion for a new trial shall be made within 60 days after entry of the judgment or within any further time allowed by the trial court during the 60-day period.\n\nIn a misdemeanor or ordinance violation case appealable as of right from a municipal court in a city that adopts a resolution of approval under section 23a of the Michigan uniform municipal court act, 1956 PA 5, MCL 730.523a, or from a court of record to the circuit court, a motion for a new trial shall be made within 20 days after entry of the judgment.\n\nIn a misdemeanor or ordinance violation case appealable de novo to the circuit court, a motion for a new trial shall be made within 20 days after entry of the judgment.\n\nIf the applicable period of time prescribed in subsection (1) or (2) has expired, a court of record may grant a motion for a new trial for good cause shown. If the applicable time period prescribed in subsection (3) has expired and the defendant has not appealed, a municipal court may grant a motion for new trial for good cause shown.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 760","Act Act-175-of-1927"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-770-2","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"d314c5c214ec5bcbad61e04093b718bc931aaef9516a23537e8e35757a5a0c43","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-770.16","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-770.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}