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Posted: January 12, 2024

Rules of Appellate Procedure – Effective May 1, 2024

URAP004. Appeal as of right: when taken. The approved amendments to Rule 4 include: (1) clarify what will be deemed the entry date for an order that is filed on the weekend or on a legal holiday; (2) clarify when the time for appeal beings to run when multiple post-judgment motions are decided separately; (3) restructure paragraph (f) to be consistent with paragraph (g) (addressing reinstating the right to appeal in civil cases); (4) explain the standard governing a motion to reinstate the time for appeal in a criminal case; (5) include a one-year deadline from discovery of facts giving rise to the claim; (6) require a defendant to include in the motion for reinstatement the reasons for filing later than the one year deadline; and (7) clean up language for clarity.

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