Guilty Until Proven Innocent: A Practitioner's and Judge's Guide to the Post-Conviction Relief Act

Updated and revised for 2015. A premier source of information on post-conviction relief in Pennsylvania. This is an essential guide for criminal practitioners and judges. Includes comprehensive discussion and citation to case law, annotated comments on the applicable rules of criminal procedure and the governing statute. Also contains valuable samples for practitioners and judges.

J. Andrew Salemme is a licensed attorney in Pennsylvania. He is an expert in post-conviction relief, Pennsylvania criminal law, and constitutional law. Mr. Salemme published the first edition of his PCRA book in 2013 and has taught Continuing Legal Education courses on the subject. His book is one of only two works to focus on Pennsylvania post-conviction relief.