By Norton Tooby and JJ Rollin
To win post-conviction relief, it is necessary to convince the courts that the defendant in the single, unique case before the court is deserving of relief on a basis so narrow it will not result in a torrent of litigation. The various vehicles, and the many grounds, by means of which post-conviction relief can be sought should offer hope that many convictions and sentences can be set aside, and their devastating effects avoided.
The chief value of this book is that it collects the widest variety of vehicles and grounds on which post-conviction relief may be sought. While it has not proven possible to describe the law on each of these points in the 51 pertinent jurisdictions, nearly all of the bases for vacating a conviction as legally invalid that are described here are grounded on the United States Constitution, and thus may be applied in every jurisdiction.
Highlights:
2004 edition, with continuous free update service
700 pages
Detailed information on how to obtain post-conviction relief to reduce or eliminate adverse immigration consequences of convictions
40 constitutional and other federal grounds to vacate convictions
Federal procedures for obtaining relief, such a motions to vacate, habeas corpus and coram nobis
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