Source: https://postconviction.org/dc/
Timestamp: 2020-08-14 22:19:37
Document Index: 417313472

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 23', '§ 23', '§ 23', '§ 23', '§ 16', '§ 2241', '§ 2241', '§ 2254', '§ 2255']

DC – NATIONAL POST-CONVICTION PROJECT
NATIONAL POST-CONVICTION PROJECT
We are familiar with D.C. Code Ann.§ 23-110, which is the principle post-conviction remedy in the District of Columbia. We are also familiar with practice and procedure in the D.C. federal district court and the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Principal Post-Conviction Remedy (D.C.):
This is a Section 2255-type remedy, authorized by D.C. Code Ann.§ 23-110. It is applied for in the convicting court. The remedy is a post-sentencing phase of the original criminal case, not an independent civil action. The remedy is authorized by statute. There is a custody requirement applicable to the remedy. Newly discovered evidence of innocence is not a ground for relief under the remedy.
PRO SE PRISONER FORMS
PRO SE PRISONER HANDBOOK (D.C.)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ATTORNEY POST CONVICTION MANUAL
There is no statute of limitations on applying for § 23-110 relief. However, the doctrine of laches applies in § 23-110 proceedings, and therefore delay in filing an application for relief may result in the denial of relief.
Secondary post-conviction remedies:
Motion to recall mandate
Habeas corpus under D.C. Code Ann. § 16-1901
Habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (once claims are exhausted in the D.C. courts)
Motion to correct sentence imposed in an illegal manner
Motion to correct clerical error
Writ of error nobis
Federal Post-Conviction Remedies for D.C. Prisoners
Prisoners who have been convicted in a D.C. Superior Court must first exhaust their potential claims for relief as detailed above. Once this has been done, they may avail themselves of a remedy under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 as the remedies under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 are limited to state prisoners who have exhausted their claims (D.C. is not a state), and the remedies under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 are for prisoners convicted in a federal district court. Please review the above links for more details and feel free to contact NPCP for specialists in D.C. post-conviction practice and procedure.
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