Collateral Remedies in Maryland to Challenge Criminal Convictions: An Assessment

Abstract:     
Millemann surveys the legal remedies that convicted persons in Maryland have, focuses on the remedies provided by the Uniform Post-Conviction Procedures Act, identifies several problems with the application of the Act - including the courts' overuse of the waiver provisions and failures to more fully develop and use exceptions to waiver, and argues that state courts have a special responsibility to protect the rights of prisoners given the general disengagement by federal courts.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 68

Keywords: collateral remedies, criminal convictions

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