CA5: Civil rights suit over entry, search, seizure, and arrest implies invalidity of state conviction and were barred

“Thus, success on Weems’s unlawful entry, search, seizure, and arrest claims would necessarily imply the invalidity of his convictions. See Heck, 512 U.S. at 487; Hudson v. Hughes, 98 F.3d 868, 872 (5th Cir. 1996). Because Weems’s false reporting and testimony claims were related to the admissibility of the firearm, success on these claims would likewise imply the invalidity of his convictions. See Heck, 512 U.S. at 487. Accordingly, the district court did not err in concluding that the foregoing claims were barred by Heck. See id.” Weems v. Conley, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 14712 (5th Cir. May 17, 2019).*

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