Browse 25 fourth amendment search and seizure 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: Sleep Deprivation Doesn't Automatically Invalidate Confession
State v. Ballish, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on February 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confession was voluntary and admissibl...
Ohio Supreme Court: Random Drug Testing of All School Employees Unconstitutional
State ex rel. Boddy v. Xenia Community City School Dist. Bd. of Edn., decided by Ohio Supreme Court on January 22, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether ...
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 ...
Ohio Supreme Court: "No-Knock" Warrant Execution Requires Justification
State ex rel. Henderson v. Washington Court House, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on January 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a "no-knock" warran...
Ohio Supreme Court Upholds "No-Knock" Warrant Execution
State ex rel. Macksyn v. Spencer, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on January 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a "no-knock" warrant was properly ex...
Plain View Doctrine Applies to Evidence Found During Lawful Arrest Warrant Execution
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: Nervousness, furtive movements justify stop and frisk
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 "stop and frisk" of a defendant's person was just...
Ohio Court: No-knock warrant justified if officers suspect danger
In re Application of Dempsey, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on November 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether a "no-knock" warrant, executed by officers who ...
Ohio Supreme Court: Inmate transfer doesn't violate due process without hearing
State ex rel. Howard v. Shuler, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on November 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a former i...
Attorney's Missed Appeal Deadline Leads to Delayed Appeal Grant
In re Warczak, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on October 14, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Sixth District Court of Appeals of Ohio affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the...
Ohio Supreme Court: No-knock warrant execution requires specific justification
State ex rel. Martre v. Reed, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on October 2, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a "no-knock" warrant was properly execute...
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: Involuntary Confession Due to Prolonged 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 Upholds "No-Knock" Warrant Execution
State ex rel. Howard v. Plank, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on July 8, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a "no-knock" warrant was properly executed ...
Plain view of drug paraphernalia justifies warrantless vehicle search
State v. Diaw, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on July 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's Fourth Amend...
Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Inmate's Due Process Claim
State ex rel. Robinson v. Wesson, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on May 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a former inm...
Prosecutor's blanket discovery refusal is misconduct
State ex rel. Ware v. Smith, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on May 27, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a prosecutor's "blanket" refusal to provide discov...
Ohio Supreme Court Rules Confession Involuntary Due to Coercive Interrogation
State v. Logan, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on May 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession was voluntary when obtained after...
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...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 25 fourth amendment search and seizure cases from Ohio Supreme Court. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 17, Reversed: 4, Plaintiff Win: 4.
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