In re Rule of App. P.-Crim.2 & Crim P. 37.2

Summary

The court adopted the Criminal Practice Committee's proposal to implement a limited mailbox rule for certain filings by incarcerated pro se litigants. The amendments deem qualifying notices of appeal and Rule 37 petitions filed on the date they are deposited in a correctional facility's legal mail system, subject to specified conditions, and make the amendments effective September 1, 2015.