Relief from a Criminal Conviction (2025 Edition) A motion for appropriate relief (MAR) is a motion made after judgment to correct any errors that occurred before, during, or after a criminal trial or proceeding, including errors related to the entry of a guilty plea.
By having a Certificate of Relief, both parties are protected. The individual can not be disqualified from employment, renting, or holding professional licenses and can't be penalized for a previous conviction. For example, a college can't deny acceptance solely based on the conviction.
(a) The court on motion of the defendant must dismiss the charges stated in a criminal pleading if it determines that: (1) The statute alleged to have been violated is unconstitutional on its face or as applied to the defendant. (2) The statute of limitations has run.
An answer is a response to a complaint that has been filed against you. These forms allow you to file a document telling the Judge which parts of the Plaintiff's complaint that you agree and disagree with. YOU MUST FILE THESE DOCUMENTS WITHIN 30 DAYS OF BEING SERVED WITH THE PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT.
Rule 11. – Every pleading, motion, and other paper of a party represented by an attorney shall be signed by at least one attorney of record in his individual name, whose address shall be stated. A party who is not represented by an attorney shall sign his pleading, motion, or other paper and state his address.
Rule 59— New Trials; Amendment of Judgments. (a) Grounds. A new trial may be granted to all or any of the parties and on all or part of the issues.
Collateral consequences: A Certificate of Relief relieves all collateral sanctions, except those listed in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-173.3, those sanctions imposed by the North Carolina Constitution or federal law, and any others specifically excluded in the certificate.
A Motion for Relief from the automatic stay is basically a request from a creditor to the Bankruptcy Court for permission to take back collateral. Motions for Relief are set down for hearings before the Bankruptcy Court. In Northwest Georgia, these hearings are held at the Federal Building in downtown Rome GA.
State briefly and precisely what damages or other relief the plaintiff asks the court to order. Do not make legal arguments. Include any basis for claiming that the wrongs alleged are continuing at the present time. Include the amounts of any actual damages claimed for the acts alleged and the basis for these amounts.