postconviction relief proceeding

postconviction-relief proceeding. A state or federal procedure for a prisoner to request a court to vacate or correct a conviction or sentence. — Also termed postconviction-remedy proceeding; PCR action; postconviction proceeding. [Cases: Criminal Law 1400–1669.]

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