Does the government have the significant burden of showing that the federal district court abused its power to grant a new trial?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Woodard, 848 F.2d 1243 (9th Cir. 1988):

Upon review we find the government has not carried the significant burden of showing that the district court abused its discretion in granting a new trial. United States v. Steel, 759 F.2d at 713.

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