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.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


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.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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