Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Harris v. Dretke

540 U.S. 1218

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
2004-03-01
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • because no case or controversy remained for released inmate and habeas petition would be moot under Spencer, Heck did not bar § 1983 suit
  • Heck is not bar to Section 1983 action when prisoner served period of additional incarceration that resulted from revocation of good-time credits and is then paroled

Citator

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C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.