North Dakota Century Code Title 29. Judicial Procedure, Criminal § 29-26-12. Defendant may show cause against judgment

1. That the defendant is insane;

2. That the defendant has good cause to offer, either in arrest of judgment or for a new trial, in which case the court may order the judgment to be deferred, and may proceed to decide upon the motion in arrest of judgment or for a new trial;

3. That the defendant is not the person against whom the verdict was rendered; or

4. That the defendant has been pardoned of the offense for which judgment is to be rendered.