Browse 25 fourth amendment search and seizure cases decided by Texas Court of Appeals. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
Texas appeals court upholds warrantless home search under exigent circumstances
In Re Frances Spanos Shelton v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Frances Spanos Shelton, challenged the tria...
Appellate court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on probable cause
In Re Al Janabi Yousif Estabraq v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Al Janabi Yousif Estabraq, challenged th...
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 Upholds Suppression of Evidence from Warrantless Vehicle Search
In Re Latonya Shand and Renford D. Balfour v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns the admissibility of evid...
Texas Court Reverses Denial of Motion to Quash Cell Phone Subpoena
In Re Heather Zermeno, Relator v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. This case concerns whether a trial court erred in denying a m...
Court denies state's blood draw request for minor in DWI case
In the Matter of Q. W. v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the State of Texas could co...
Court Upholds Conviction, Admits Evidence of Prior Offenses
Dana Loment Pettigrew v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Dana Loment Pettigrew, challenged his conviction f...
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 informant tip
In Re Elizabeth Case v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Elizabeth Case, challenged the trial court's denial...
Texas appeals court upholds conviction based on similar offense evidence
Chadwick Edward Lambert v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Chadwick Edward Lambert, appealed his conviction...
Texas Court: Warrantless phone search after misdemeanor arrest unlawful
In Re Jessica Marklund Johansson v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns whether the State of Texas properly...
Appellate court upholds warrantless backpack search under automobile exception
In the Interest of J. K. C., a Child v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, J.K.C., a minor, appealed the trial...
Appellate court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on marijuana odor and behavior
In Re Tereza Kacerova v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Tereza Kacerova, challenged the trial court's deni...
Texas Appeals Court Protects Law Firm's Client Trust Account Records
In Re Anderson & Associates, PLLC v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 10, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute involved whether the State of Texas ...
Warrantless cell phone search of deceased invalid
In the Estate of Kara Gale Murphy Watson v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns the admissibility of evidenc...
Texas Appeals Court Reverses Seizure of Digital Devices Over Lack of Probable Cause
In Re Juan Guevara Torres; E-Nnovations Technologies and Marketing, LLC; And Digital Data Technologies LLC v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 9, 2026, resulted in a plai...
Texas flea market hat seizure lawful under plain view doctrine
In Re Heather J. Taylor and Mad Hat Maven, LLC v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns the State of Texas's s...
Texas Court Affirms Suppression of Evidence from Warrantless Vehicle Search
In Re May Kue and Youssef Ezzat v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns the admissibility of evidence obtaine...
Appellate court upholds conviction, admitting evidence of prior assaults
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, Camoray Wathen-Escobar, challenged her convi...
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...
Texas Court Affirms Conviction Despite "Bad Acts" Evidence Challenge
Samantha Ann Marie Vargas v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Samantha Ann Marie Vargas, challenged her convi...
Appellate Court Upholds City's No-Knock Warrant Policy Against Retailer Challenge
AusPro Enterprises, L.P. and MMK Holdings, L.P. D/B/A Planet K v. the City of Cedar Park, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns a ...
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...
Appellate court rejects 'automobile exception' for home searches
In Re Frances Spanos Shelton v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Frances Spanos Shelton, challenged the trial...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 25 fourth amendment search and seizure cases from Texas Court of Appeals. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 22, Reversed: 1, Plaintiff Win: 2.
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