Post Conviction:

Expungements: The removal of a conviction from a person’s criminal record.

Writs (State & Federal): A court’s written order, in the name of a state or other competent legal authority, commanding the addressee to refrain from doing some specified act. (Related Matters: Writ of…Course, Detinue, Ejectment, Entry, Error, Possession, Prevention, Protection, Restitution, Review, Sequestration, & Supervisory Control.)

Appeals (State & Federal): An appeal is a proceeding undertaken to have a decision reconsidered by bringing it to a higher authority; especially the submission of a lower court’s or agency’s decision to a higher court for review and possible reversal.