One of the most common ways to challenge a sentence or conviction, in addition to a direct appeal, is called post-conviction relief. Defendants who plead guilty lose their direct appeal rights.

Twenty-four first-grade children were asked to write number sentences and select appropriate alternative number sentences for addition and subtraction word problems. Responses were qualitatively ...

A convicted felon who had five years of post-release supervision added to his sentence by New York’s Department of Correctional Services under a newly passed state law has gotten some relief at ...