KENNARD, J.
May the trial court in a criminal case reconsider an order granting the defendant's motion for a new trial after the time for the prosecution to appeal the order has expired? Here, the Court of Appeal held that a trial court retains jurisdiction to reconsider an order granting a new trial, and to reinstate a jury's verdicts. We agree, and thus we affirm the Court of Appeal's judgment.
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Because the circumstances of the offenses are not...
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