post-conviction procedure

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• post-conviction remedies — Federal. A federal prisoner, attacking the constitutionality of his sentence, may move the court which imposed the sentence to vacate, set aside or correct the same. This motion, under 28 U.S.C.A. No. 2255, must normally be made before the… …   Black's law dictionary

• Post-conviction Procedure Act — A uniform law which provides that a person convicted of a crime and incarcerated under sentence of death or imprisonment who claims that his sentence was imposed in violation of the United States Constitution or the Constitution or laws of the… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• post-conviction relief proceedings — n. Federal or state procedure whereby a convicted criminal can request that a conviction or sentence be corrected or vacated. Also called PCR actions. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 …   Law dictionary

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