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The Post Conviction Relief Act: Practice and Procedure, 16th Edition


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  • Start Date:2026-04-09 20:00:00
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  • Topics:Criminal

Overview

Drawing on over 35 years of experience

Professor Thomas Place not only explains how relief under the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA) relates to other post-conviction remedies (namely the appeal process and federal habeas corpus) but also organizes the ever-growing body of case law applying and construing the act.

You will benefit from this practical guide, including both answers to your questions and helpful tips for presenting your case.

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2026 case law updates include

  • Improper venue
  • Requirements to register on offenders list
  • New eyewitnesses and the content of their testimony
  • Significance of new DNA evidence
  • Timeliness exceptions
  • Newly discovered facts as they relate to the timeliness exception

Author

Thomas M. Place, Esq.
Penn State Dickinson Law


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