Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 25, 2008No. 07-6347PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed and remanded by published opinion, Judge GREGORY wrote the opinion, in which Judge MICHAEL joined. Senior Judge HANSEN wrote a dissenting opinion.
OPINION
GREGORY, Circuit Judge:
The Appellant, Lee O. Wilson, Jr., (“Wilson”) appeals the district court’s decision to dismiss his 42 U.S.C. § 19831 action against the Virginia Department of Corrections. Wilson claims that he is entitled to monetary damages for unconstitutional imprisonment because Virginia improperly extended the length of his prison sentence. The district court, citing to the Supreme Court’s decision in Heck v. Humphrey,…
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