POSTCONVICTION - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- PRACTICE and PROCEDURE ( ATTORNEY MANUAL )
N.J. Crim. R. 3:22. This remedy is applied for in the convicting court. The remedy is a post-sentencing phase of the original crimi nal case, not an independent civil action. The remedy is authorized by a judicially promulgated court rule, Rule 3:22, N.J. Crim. R. There is no custody requirement in Rule 3:22 proceedings . Newly discovered evidence of innocence is not a ground for relief under Rule 3:22.