WSR 23-13-062
RULES OF COURT
STATE SUPREME COURT
[June 8, 2023]
IN THE MATTER OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CrRLJ 7.5—NEW TRIAL
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ORDER
NO. 25700-A-1519
Judge Steele, having recommended the adoption of the proposed amendments to CrRLJ 7.5—New Trial, and the Court having considered the proposed amendments, and having determined that the proposed amendments will aid in the prompt and orderly administration of justice;
Now, therefore, it is hereby
ordered:
(a) That the proposed amendments as shown below are adopted.
(b) That pursuant to the emergency provisions of GR 9 (j)(1), the proposed amendments will be expeditiously published in the Washington Reports and will become effective upon publication.
dated at Olympia, Washington this 8th day of June, 2023.
 
 
Gonzalez, C.J.
Johnson, J.
 
Gordon McCloud, J.
Madsen, J.
 
Yu, J.
Owens, J.
 
Montoya-Lewis, J.
Stephens, J.
 
 
CrRLJ 7.5
NEW TRIAL
(a) [Unchanged.]
(b) Time for Motion; Contents of Motion. A motion for new trial must be served and filed within 510 days after the verdict or decision. The court on application of the defendant or on its own motion may in its discretion extend the time until such time as judgment is entered. The motion for a new trial shall identify the specific reasons in fact and law for each ground on which the motion is based.
(c) Time for Affidavits. When a motion for a new trial is based upon affidavits they shall be served with the motion. The prosecuting authority has 510 days after such service within which to serve opposing affidavits. The court may extend the period for submitting affidavits to a time certain for good cause shown or upon stipulation.
(d) [Unchanged.]