Post-Conviction Relief The Advocate

It is finally time to advance to a new station in life. You have read the first six books I have written on the subject of Post-Conviction Relief; thus the training process is over. This is a lot like studying for a new job and the time has come for you to enter the workforce. To continue you need the tools of your trade. This book contains the many motions, with explanations, I have synthesized over the years to gain relief on the behalf of many prisoners. I have included the actual documents I have used and many documents that have been updated to comply with the current precedents. This book is your toolbox.

This book that you now hold is the final installment of the Post-Conviction Relief series. It contains a great deal of information about the post-conviction relief process in both State and Federal proceedings. This book covers specifically the avenues that state prisoners are required to follow to raise their constitutional claims in Federal District Courts around the country. Inside these covers, you will find the tools you will need for your own practice as a prison paralegal. These are the nuts and bolts for post-conviction relief in both State and Federal proceedings.

This book covers pro se filings relating to:

• New criminal cases

• Criminal appeals

• Compassionate release

• Sentence reduction

• Habeas corpus for state prisoners

• Post-conviction relief in state courts

• And several listings of court rules