Postconviction Remedies
POSTCONVICTION REMEDIES
A variety of relief sought by a convicted criminal to have his or her sentence vacated, set aside, or corrected because such a sentence was based upon some violation of the U.S. Constitution.
Among the most common postconviction remedies available are the writ of habeas corpus and the writ of coram nobis.
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Postconviction Remedies