A Motion to Suppress a Prior Conviction Isn’t a Collateral Attack

Published for NC Criminal Law on April 10, 2012.

You can’t always get what you want But if you try sometimes you might find You get what you need –The Rolling Stones It’s generally understood that a criminal defendant can’t invalidate an old conviction in connection with proceedings on new charges. This is known as the anti-collateral attack rule. Suppose for example that a ... Read more

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