POSTCONVICTION-RELIEF PROCEEDING

By SovConn | April 24, 2014

postconviction-relief proceeding. A state or federal procedure for a prisoner to request a court to vacate or correct a conviction or sentence. — Also termed postconviction-remedy proceeding; PCR action; postconviction proceeding. [Cases: Criminal Law 1400–1669.]

[Blacks Law 8th]

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