What is Newly Discovered Evidence?
In a civil or criminal case, evidence that existed at the time of trial but that could not have been discovered with reasonable diligence prior to a verdict or court judgment. If the party was excusably ignorant of the evidence, it may be the basis for a new trial motion.
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