"I didn't like the previous outcome" is not a basis to ask for a new trial. No lawyer worthy of the title should ever submit that.
IMO, not enough lawyers get punished severely enough for such garbage to even being to discourage it.
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"But that's what my client wants."
Really? YOU'RE the lawyer. Basically, the grown up in this situation. Your client, while certainly in line to express their desires, is not in charge here. Don't let your client run amok then just shrug your shoulders.