Part VII · Post-Verdict Proceedings

Rule 26.14. Resentencing

Amended January 1, 2025 (current)

If a judgment or sentence, or both, have been set aside--either on appeal, by collateral attack, or on a post-trial motion--the court may not impose a sentence for the same offense, or a different offense based on the same conduct, which is more severe than the earlier sentence unless the court determines:

(a) the earlier sentence is no longer appropriate based on evidence about the defendant's conduct occurring after the court pronounced the earlier sentence;

(b) the earlier sentence was unlawful and it is corrected so the court may impose a lawful sentence; or

(c) other circumstances exist and there is no reasonable likelihood that an increase in the sentence is the product of actual vindictiveness by the sentencing judge.