Re: IMPRISONED FOR "DRIVING A NICE CAR IN A BAD NEIGHBORHOOD
Posted by -- on 7/26/08

> Hey!! That has been done already. Do the ends justify the
> means? Where are the attorney's that actually look at what
> took place to get the conviction? It is far more criminal to
> break the law, in order to uphold the law, than to outright
> break the law and get caught. One who breaks the law in order
> the catch a law breaker, breaks the law first and foremost.
> The law does not walk on two feet, nor sit on the fleshly
> cushion of a rear end...does it? Since when does a person get
> sent to prison for "driving a nice car" that rightfully
> belongs to them? Since when does chronological order of
> events not matter?

It is impossible to know what the actual legal situation you
faced was from your postng. I gather you do not claim "actual
innocence" rather "procedural" innocence because of improper
police work and prosecutorial misconduct.

You indicate that a direct appeal has already been done,
apparently it was unsuccessful.

One last type of "appeal" process is called "post-conviction
relief." Most states have enacted their own form of habeas
corpus and coram nobis relief statutes. If you are still under
the terms of your conviction -- that is you are incarcerated or
on probation/parole -- you may be able to seek relief under
the "post-conviction" statute of your state. It is always a long
shot and a last resort. A majority of states place a time limit
on when you may seek "post-conviction" relief. You will need to
find out if you are still eligible to file a petition for relief
or if the time has run out. Each state's "post-conviction"
petition process is different.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• IMPRISONED FOR "DRIVING A NICE CAR IN A BAD NEIGHBORHOOD"!!, 7/25/08, by JAP.
• Re: IMPRISONED FOR "DRIVING A NICE CAR IN A BAD NEIGHBORHOOD, 7/25/08, by --.
• Re: IMPRISONED FOR "DRIVING A NICE CAR IN A BAD NEIGHBORHOOD, 7/26/08, by JAP.
• Re: IMPRISONED FOR "DRIVING A NICE CAR IN A BAD NEIGHBORHOOD, 7/26/08, by Curmudgeon.
• Re: IMPRISONED FOR "DRIVING A NICE CAR IN A BAD NEIGHBORHOOD, 7/26/08, by --.
• Re: IMPRISONED FOR "DRIVING A NICE CAR IN A BAD NEIGHBORHOOD, 7/29/08, by C.
• Re: IMPRISONED FOR "DRIVING A NICE CAR IN A BAD NEIGHBORHOOD, 7/29/08, by JAP to C.
• Re: IMPRISONED FOR "DRIVING A NICE CAR IN A BAD NEIGHBORHOOD, 8/01/08, by JAP to C.
• Re: IMPRISONED FOR "DRIVING A NICE CAR IN A BAD NEIGHBORHOOD, 8/03/08, by v.
• Re: IMPRISONED FOR "DRIVING A NICE CAR IN A BAD NEIGHBORHOOD, 8/03/08, by JAP to V.
• Re: IMPRISONED FOR "DRIVING A NICE CAR IN A BAD NEIGHBORHOOD, 8/03/08, by --.
• Re: IMPRISONED FOR "DRIVING A NICE CAR IN A BAD NEIGHBORHOOD, 8/04/08, by v.