This case raises an interesting Heck v Humphreys question. The plaintiffs were all convicted as a result of their pleas of guilty in state court. They now allege that they were afforded ineffective assistance of counsel due to the funding scheme for indigent defendants. We may want to be on the lookout for this one going to the SCT. Chuck http://www.ca10.uscourts.gov/opinions/13/13-4104.pdf Charles W. Thompson, Jr. Executive Director and General Counsel International Municipal Lawyers Association, Inc. 7910 Woodmont Ave., Suite 1440 Bethesda, Maryland 20814 202-466-5424 x7110 Direct: 202-742-1016 Cell: 240-876-6790 Plan ahead: IMLA's Mid Year Seminar in Exciting Anchorage, Alaska, May 17-20, 2014 IMLA's Annual Conference in Baltimore, MD Sept. 10-14 Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of the the Battle of Ft. McHenry and the birth of the "Star Spangled Banner"