Section 17-9-61. Time and grounds for motion generally  


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  •    (a) When a judgment has been rendered, either party may move in arrest thereof for any defect not amendable which appears on the face of the record or pleadings.

    (b) A motion in arrest of judgment must be made during the term at which the judgment was obtained.
Orig. Code 1863, §§ 3506, 3507; Code 1868, §§ 3529, 3530; Code 1873, §§ 3587, 3588; Code 1882, §§ 3587, 3588; Civil Code 1895, §§ 5362, 5363; Civil Code 1910, §§ 5957, 5958; Code 1933, §§ 110-702, 110-703.