Browse 27 confidential informant reliability cases decided by Ohio Court of Appeals. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
Probable Cause Justifies Warrantless Vehicle Search for Drugs
State v. Goodson, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, finding that the defendant's F...
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search
State v. Saunders, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to suppress evi...
Ohio Court Affirms Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
State v. Symington, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, finding that the defendant's...
Probable Cause Justifies Warrantless Vehicle Search for Drug Paraphernalia
State v. Cherry, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's Fo...
Nervousness and inconsistent statements justify extended traffic stop
State v. Lewis, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, finding that the defendant's Fou...
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
State v. Ratcliff, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to deny a defendant's motion to ...
Warrantless car search upheld due to probable cause from marijuana odor
State v. Bickerstaff, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant...
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
State v. Lewis, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's Fou...
Ohio Appeals Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
State v. Caughenbaugh, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 30, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendan...
Nervousness and inconsistent statements justify extended traffic stop, court rules
State v. Glenn, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's Fou...
Vehicle search upheld due to probable cause from informant and suspect behavior
State v. Yost, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's Four...
Nervousness and inconsistent statements justify extended traffic stop
State v. Netherly, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, finding that the defendant's ...
Ohio Court Affirms Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Corroborated Informant Tip
T.D. v. Ullom, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, T.D., appealed the trial court's decision to deny his motion to suppress evidence...
Probable Cause Justifies Warrantless Vehicle Search for Drugs
State v. Wright, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's Fo...
Nervousness and inconsistent statements justify extended traffic stop
State v. Lewis, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, finding that the defendant's Fou...
Ohio Appeals Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
State v. Allen, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's Fou...
Vehicle search upheld due to probable cause from informant and suspect behavior
State v. Hearns, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's Fo...
Vehicle search upheld due to probable cause from informant and suspect behavior
State v. Padgelek, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's ...
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search
State v. Upkins, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's Fou...
Ohio Court Affirms Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
State v. Jordan, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's Fou...
Warrantless vehicle search lawful due to probable cause
State v. Slepsky, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's wa...
Vehicle search upheld due to probable cause from informant and suspect behavior
State v. Pittman, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, finding that the defendant's Fo...
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
State v. Davis, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's ...
Vehicle search upheld due to probable cause from informant and suspect behavior
State v. Zeigler, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant'...
Ohio Appeals Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
State v. Kirkland, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant...
Ohio Appeals Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
State v. Bryant, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's...
Vehicle search upheld under automobile exception; conviction affirmed
State v. Dowdell, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, finding that the defendant'...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 27 confidential informant reliability cases from Ohio Court of Appeals. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 27.
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