POST-CONVICTION RELIEF FOR FEDERAL PRISONERS - MOTIONS TO VACATE SENTENCES PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. 2255

• NCJ Number: 8808
• Author(s): D Splitt; J Browne
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 23 pages
• Corporate Author: American University
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

PROCEDURES FOR A FEDERAL PRISONER FOR FILING A MOTION SIMILAR TO HABEAS CORPUS TO CHALLENGE THE LEGALITY OF HIS IMPRISONMENT.

Abstract

INSTEAD OF USING A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS, A PRISONER SENTENCED BY A FEDERAL COURT MUST CHALLENGE HIS IMPRISONMENT WITH A '2255 MOTION', A MOTION TO VACATE SENTENCE. THIS HANDBOOK EXPLAINS WHAT A '2255' MOTION IS, THE GROUNDS FOR A '2255 MOTION', THE MECHANICS OF THE MOTION, AND THE PROCEDURES TO FOLLOW WHEN THE PERSON FILING THE MOTION DOES NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THE FILING FEES.