- Ref # CAB00135
- June 01, 2019
Habeas Review and Miranda
Habeas Review and Miranda
Robert C. Phillips
Deputy District Attorney (Ret)
June, 2019
One of the procedural tactics available to a defendant convicted of criminal violations in state court is a federal habeas corpus review. In a death penalty case, the availability of habeas review not only draws out an already lengthy process, but provides defendants with another avenue—sometimes referred to as a “collateral attack”—other than a direct appeal in his or her attempt to obtain a reversal of a death sentence.
But habeas review is very limited in its scope. A federal habeas petition in a state case is governed by the provisions of the © 2026 Legal Updates, LLC.
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