Browse 15 exclusionary rule cases decided by Ohio Supreme Court. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
Ohio Supreme Court: Peering through fence gap is unlawful search
State v. Hill, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court addressed whether a "plain view" exception to the warrant requirement applie...
Ohio Supreme Court Reverses "No-Knock" Warrant Due to Insufficient Probable Cause
State ex rel. Fenstermaker v. McConville, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on February 19, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a "no-knock" warrant was support...
Ohio Supreme Court: Warrantless vehicle search after traffic stop unlawful
State v. McAlpin, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on January 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained from ...
Plain View Doctrine Requires Inadvertent Observation, Not Active Peering
State v. Balmert, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on December 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court addressed whether a "plain view" exception to the warrant requirement ...
Ohio Supreme Court Limits "Plain Feel" Exception in Pat-Down Searches
State v. Bostick, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on December 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a "plain feel" exception to the warrant requirement...
Ohio Supreme Court: "No-Knock" Entry Requires Justification Beyond Mere Warrant
State v. Clark, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on September 24, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court addressed whether a "no-knock" warrant was validly executed when officers an...
Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Suppression of Evidence Due to Invalid Search Warrant
State ex rel. Martin v. McCormick, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on September 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a county court of appeals erred i...
Ohio Supreme Court Upholds "No-Knock" Warrant Execution
State ex rel. Urban v. Wano Expiditing, Inc., decided by Ohio Supreme Court on August 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a "no-knock" warrant was ...
Ohio Supreme Court: Unreasonable "no-knock" entry requires suppression
In re Application of Aguilar, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on August 21, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a "no-knock" warrant, executed by officer...
Ohio Supreme Court Rules Confession Involuntary Due to Coercive Interrogation
State v. Staffrey, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on August 19, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confession was voluntary and admissible when...
Plain View Doctrine Applies to Observations from Public Sidewalk
State v. T.W.C., decided by Ohio Supreme Court on August 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court addressed whether a "plain view" exception to the warrant requirement app...
Ohio Supreme Court Rules Confession Involuntary Due to Coercive Interrogation
In re Butler, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on May 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confession was voluntary and admissible when ob...
Appellate Court Upholds Trial Court's Rejection of Unconventional Parenting Plan
In re Snider, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on April 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a father's "unusual" and "unconventional" parenting pla...
Ohio Supreme Court: "No-Knock" Warrant Requires Justification for Lack of Announcement
State ex rel. Mora v. Watson, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on February 25, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a "no-knock" warrant was properly execu...
Statute of limitations for tax valuation claims runs from notice, not valuation.
State ex rel. Anderson v. Wilson, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on February 19, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a county auditor's "erroneous tax valuat...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 15 exclusionary rule cases from Ohio Supreme Court. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 9, Reversed: 4, Plaintiff Win: 2.
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