(a) Within 20 days after a verdict or a finding of guilty, the defendant may file a motion requesting that the judgment be set aside and a new trial held.(b) The clerk, deputy clerk or magistrate assistant shall notify all parties of the time, place and date set for hearing on the motion.(c) If good cause is shown that a new trial is required in the interest of justice, the magistrate who entered the judgment or such magistrate's successor may set aside the judgment and order a new trial.(d) If trial was by the magistrate without a jury, in lieu of a new trial, the magistrate may vacate the judgment, if entered, take additional testimony, and direct the entry of a new judgment.W. Va. R. Crim. Pro. Magist. Ct. 20
Adopted Effective 7/1/1988.