Rules of Court · Part 3 · New Jersey
R. 3:22-5 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 3:22-5: Bar of Ground Expressly Adjudicated, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Bar of Ground Expressly Adjudicated
A prior adjudication upon the merits of any ground for relief is conclusive whether made in the proceedings resulting in the conviction or in any post-conviction proceeding brought pursuant to this rule or prior to the adoption thereof, or in any appeal taken from such proceedings.
Note: Source -- R.R. 3:10A-5.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule 3:22-5 "Bar of Ground Expressly Adjudicated" {
A prior adjudication upon the merits of any ground for relief is conclusive whether made in the proceedings resulting in the conviction or in any post-conviction proceeding brought pursuant to this rule or prior to the adoption thereof, or in any appeal taken from such proceedings.
Note: Source -- R.R. 3:10A-5.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-26; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 3:22-4 · R. 3:22-6 → · chapter 3:22 · all rules
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