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The defendant shall include every ground known to the defendant for vacating, reducing, correcting or otherwise changing all judgments or sentences imposed and shall verify under oath that the petition contains all such grounds. Facts within the defendant's personal knowledge shall be noted separately from other allegations of fact and shall be under oath. Affidavits, records or other evidence currently available to the defendant supporting the allegations of the petition shall be attached to it. Legal citations and memoranda of points and authorities are required. Petitions which are incomplete shall be returned by the court to the defendant for completion. If the court does not receive the completed petition within thirty days after the defendant receives the incomplete petition, the court shall dismiss the proceeding with prejudice.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arizona Revised Statutes Title 13. Criminal Code § 13-4235. Contents of petition - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/az/title-13-criminal-code/az-rev-st-sect-13-4235/
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