The significance of postconviction remedies has greatly increased due to the nationwide trend to impose harsher punishments on repeat offenders. This title keeps you up-to-date on recent changes in federal postconviction procedure. It deals at length with the six principal federal postconviction remedies for federal convicts, and federal habeas corpus remedy for state convicts. Forms, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography are also included.
Companion to Postconviction Remedies and Relief, State.