Dennis v. City of Philadelphia

Submitted by Re'Neisha Stevenson on Wed, 10/26/2022 - 13:58

Plaintiff had been convicted of murder and served several years, obtained relief on habeas corpus, then pleaded guilty to reduced charges for time served, filed civil suit challenging police misconduct that led to initial conviction; officers appealed district court’s denial of qualified immunity and denial of motion to dismiss based on Heck, and Circuit ruled that it was without jurisdiction to hear the Heck issue, which it distinguished from the issues on qualified immunity.

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