§ 6-105. Motion for new trial

   (a) Timing of hearing on motion. -- Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a court in which a motion for a new trial in a criminal case is pending shall hear the motion:

   (1) within 10 days after the motion is filed; or

   (2) if an agreed statement of the evidence or a statement of the evidence certified by the trial judge is filed, within 10 days after the statement is filed.

(b) Extension of time for hearing. -- The time for the hearing of a motion for a new trial may be extended by:

   (1) a written agreement, signed by the State's Attorney of the county in which the motion is pending and the defendant or the defendant's counsel; or

   (2) an order signed by the trial judge.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 594(a); 2001, ch. 10, § 2.