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How to Apply

 

If you are requesting post conviction or extradition assistance, you may contact Collateral Review either by letter or phone and request that an application and administrative fee agreement be sent to you.  

 

If you file your own petition, but would still like representation from our office, the Clerk of the Court will send us a copy of your petition as soon as it has been filed.  We will then contact you and provide you with the necessary forms.  It is not necessary to apply to our office before filing your petition.   

 

*If you are requesting representation for a parole revocation hearing, it is not necessary that you apply to our office.  At your preliminary parole revocation hearing, request to be represented by an attorney.  The hearing will be postponed to a future date, and an attorney from our office will automatically be assigned to represent you at the upcoming hearing.

 

** If you are requesting representation for other proceeding, such as writ of error coram nobis, state habeas corpus, or motion to reopen post conviction proceedings, please write a detailed letter (and send it to the address on the right side of this page) explaining the details of your conviction and the issues you wish to present.  Be sure to provide any appropriate court documentation and/or transcripts that substantiate your claims.  Please know that representation on these motions is discretionary and you are not automatically entitled to representation from this office. 

 
What is a "Post Conviction"?

 

Do I qualify for post conviction relief and representation?

 

Maryland’s Uniform Post Conviction Procedure Act

 

How to File Your Own Post Conviction Petition

 

Contact Information

 

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Maryland Office of the Public Defender

 

For more information, please contact:

 

Scott Whitney, Chief Attorney
Office of the Public Defender
Collateral Review Division
300 W. Preston Street, Suite 213
Baltimore, MD 21201

 

410-767-4868

 

 

Maryland Preston Street Offices in Baltimore.


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