Federal Postconviction Remedies and Relief Handbook with Forms, 2022 ed.

Federal Postconviction Remedies and Relief Handbook covers all nine federal postconviction remedies:

• The petition for a writ of habeas corpus, available to federal convicts under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2241
• The motion to vacate, available to federal convicts under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255
• The petition for a writ of habeas corpus, available to state convicts under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254
• The motion in the nature of coram nobis, available to federal convicts under 28 U.S.C.A. § 1651
• The motion to correct sentence, available to federal convicts under Federal Criminal Rule 35(a)
• The motion to reduce sentence, available to federal convicts under 18 U.S.C.A. § 3582(c)(2)
• The motion to correct clerical error, available to federal convicts under Federal Criminal Rule 36
• The civil action in the nature of mandamus, available to federal convicts under 28 U.S.C.A. §1361
• The motion for new trial or resentencing, available to federal convicts under the Federal Postconviction DNA Testing Statute, 18 U.S.C.A. § 3600

• The two federal postconviction remedies for federal convicts which are available only if they are applied for by a prosecutor or a prison official
• The Federal Erroneous Convictions Act, under which, in certain circumstances, innocent persons convicted in federal court may obtain monetary compensation from the government
• The motion for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence, available to federal convicts under Federal Criminal Rule 33
• The motion to withdraw a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, available to federal convicts under Federal Criminal Rule 11