Oklahoma Motion to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct a Sentence(under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2255)
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This motion asks the court to vacate the judgment in the criminal case. Depending on the issues raised in the motion, the motion asks the court for various things. If granted, a § 2255 motion may allow the court to re-sentence the defendant, give them a new trial, or (very rarely) enter a judgment of acquittal.
Direct appeal filed: A § 2255 motion must be filed within one year and 90 days after the appeals court enters its opinion. Direct appeal filed and rehearing sought: A § 2255 motion must be filed within one year and 90 days after the appeals court denied rehearing.
MOTION UNDER 28 U.S.C. § 2255. To use this form, you must be a person who is serving a sentence under a judgment against you in a federal court. You are asking for relief from the conviction or the sentence. This form is your motion for relief.
§ 2255, a prisoner who claims the right to be released on the grounds that their prison sentence was imposed in violation of the Constitution, the court did not have the authority to impose such a sentence, or the sentence was unlawfully excessive, may file a motion to set aside or correct the sentence.
§ 2255. Under these rules the person seeking relief from federal custody files a motion to vacate, set aside, or correct sentence, rather than a petition for habeas corpus.
Rule 4. (a) Referral to a Judge. The clerk must promptly forward the motion to the judge who conducted the trial and imposed sentence or, if the judge who imposed sentence was not the trial judge, to the judge who conducted the proceedings being challenged.
28 U.S.C. 2255 Motion 2255 Specify all the grounds for relief available to the moving party; State the facts supporting each ground; State the relief requested; Be printed, typewritten, or legibly handwritten; and. Be signed under penalty of perjury by the movant or by a person authorized to sign it for the movant.
Section 2255 provides that ?prisoners? may move for relief ?on the ground that the sentence was imposed in violation of the Constitution or laws of the United States, or that the court was without jurisdiction to impose such sentence, or that the sentence was in excess of the maximum authorized by law, or is otherwise
