Heck v. Humphrey, No. 93-6188 (U.S. Supreme Court) (512 U.S. 477; 114 S.Ct. 2364) (June 24, 1994) (Justice Scalia)
Here the Court established what has been come to be known as the "Heck Rule" under which a prisoner must establish that his conviction or sentence has been overturned or invalidated by a proper court as a prerequisite to maintaining a ยง 1983 action.
In this case the Court addressed ...
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