Ninth Circuit -- EDWIN LOCKETT V. KEITH ERICSON

4th Amendment S1983 Plaintiff does not have to prove that conviction was reversed where plea was nolo contendre, as the bad search was not an element of conviction.

Appeal waiver in criminal action does not encompass civil claims.

California motor vehicle convictions can't be used for collateral estoppel.


EDWIN LOCKETT V. KEITH ERICSON