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		Section/Rule:	29.05
Subject:	Rule 29 - Rules of Criminal Procedure - Misdemeanors or Felonies - Verdict Sentence and New Trial	Publication / Adopted Date:	June 13, 1979
Topic:	Misdemeanors or Felonies - Punishment Reduction by Court	Revised / Effective Date:	January 1, 1980

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29.05. Misdemeanors or Felonies - Punishment Reduction by Court

The court shall have power to reduce the punishment within the statutory limits prescribed for the offense if it finds that the punishment is excessive.

(Adopted June 13, 1979, eff. Jan. 1, 1980.)

Committee Note - 1980

This is substantially the same as prior Rule 27.04.