Thanks. What would be the grounds for a new trial that weren't already brought up in a motion for a mistrial before the jury reached a verdict?
Was there jury tampering?
-PJ
No, it's just that you have to make those motions at various specific times within a case to preserve the appeal. For example, depending upon the procedural law in your state, you may have to 1) object when the error first occurs, 2) object again at the end of the prosecution case when you're asking it to be thrown out, 3) object again after all evidence is in, and 4) object after the verdict is read and entered. Essentially, if you sit on a valid objection without objecting and "preserving" it, you lose the right to make it later.
Alternatively, you may also learn of new information post-verdict (such as jury misconduct, etc.) that creates a new ground for a mistrial. So you'd have to make a motion for that additional reason as well.