Browse 25 confidential informant reliability cases decided by Texas Court of Appeals. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
Appellate court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on informant tip
In Re John D. Ferrara v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, John D. Ferrara, challenged the trial court's deni...
Appellate court allows warrantless vehicle search based on informant tip and suspicious behavior
The State of Texas v. Brent William Curry, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The State of Texas appealed the trial court's suppression of eviden...
Appellate Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
In Re Camoray Wathen-Escobar v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant challenged the trial court's denial of his mo...
Appellate court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on informant tip
In Re Joy Cherie Kilgore v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Joy Cherie Kilgore, challenged the trial court's...
Appellate court allows evidence in dental insurance fraud case
State of Texas v. Alexandra Alvarez, Joshua LaFountain, and Dr. Christine Ellis, D.D.S., decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 7, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The State of Texas app...
Appellate court allows warrantless vehicle search based on probable cause
The State of Texas v. Brent William Curry, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The State of Texas appealed the trial court's suppression of evidenc...
Texas Court Affirms Conviction Despite "Prior Bad Acts" Evidence Challenge
In Re Carmen Aleman v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Carmen Aleman, challenged her conviction for aggravat...
Appellate Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
In Re Jason Saint-Fleur (L.S.-F.) v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 1, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns whether the trial court erred in de...
Texas Court Affirms Conviction, Upholds Admissibility of Prior Bad Acts Evidence
In Re John P. Adams v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 1, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, John P. Adams, challenged his conviction for aggravat...
Court Upholds Conviction, Admits Evidence of Prior Assaults
In Re Debbie Robinson v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 1, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Debbie Robinson, challenged her conviction for aggr...
Appellate court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on informant tip
In Re Denise McVea v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Denise McVea, challenged the trial court's denial of ...
Appellate court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on informant tip
In Re Elizabeth Case v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Elizabeth Case, challenged the trial court's denial...
Appellate court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on informant tip
In Re J. E. Pendleton v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, J. E. Pendleton, challenged the trial court's deni...
Appellate court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on informant tip
In Re Kai Noname v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Kai Noname, challenged the trial court's denial of his ...
Appellate court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on marijuana odor
In Re Kai Noname v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Kai Noname, challenged the trial court's denial of his ...
Appellate court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on informant tip
In Re Kimberly Trapp v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Kimberly Trapp, challenged the trial court's denial...
Appellate court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on probable cause
Dana Boehm v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Dana Boehm, challenged the trial court's denial of her motion ...
Texas Court Affirms Conviction Based on Admissible "Prior Bad Acts" Evidence
In Re Kevin Nichols v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Kevin Nichols, challenged his conviction for aggr...
Texas Court Affirms Asset Seizure Based on Probable Cause Affidavit
In Re Richard Haddad v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the State of Texas could s...
Texas Court Affirms Property Seizure, Upholds State's Power
In Re Michael F. Donovan v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Michael F. Donovan, challenged the State of ...
Appellate court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on probable cause
In Re Persian Marshall v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Persian Marshall, challenged the trial court's...
Appellate court allows warrantless vehicle search based on informant tip and behavior
The State of Texas v. Carlos Osmin Mejia, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The State of Texas appealed the trial court's suppression of evid...
Appellate court allows evidence from warrantless vehicle search
The State of Texas v. Deiker David Ramirez, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The State of Texas appealed the trial court's decision to suppr...
Appellate court finds probable cause for vehicle search despite suppression
The State of Texas v. Elvis Stefano Torres, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The State of Texas appealed the trial court's decision to suppr...
Appellate court allows evidence from warrantless vehicle search
The State of Texas v. Jelkel Michel Hernandez, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The State of Texas appealed the trial court's suppression of...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 25 confidential informant reliability cases from Texas Court of Appeals. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 25.
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