Comprehensive guide to Newly Discovered Evidence cases, courts, and legal analysis.
Bato Petrov v. Todd W. Blanche, decided by Seventh Circuit on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to vacate a prio...
Darell Chancellor v. Stephen Geelhood, decided by Sixth Circuit on February 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion for a new ...
Ex Parte Muqtasid Qaadir A/K/A Muqtasid Qadir v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Muqtasid Qaadir, sought...
Fritsche v. Summit Cty. Court of Common Pleas, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Fritsche, sued the Summit County Court of Comm...
In Re Commitment of Earl Burt Barnes, III v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Earl Burt Barnes, III, chall...
State ex rel. Peterson v. Miday, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that ...
Eddie Louis Herrera v. Diane Talamantez, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Eddie Louis Herrera, sued the defendant, Diane Talam...
In re G.V.W., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a father's parental rights could be terminated ba...
Barnes v. United States, decided by Second Circuit on December 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to vacate a conviction...
Cheri Williams v. United States, decided by Eighth Circuit on December 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evi...
Anton's Services v. Hagen, decided by California Court of Appeal on November 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the de...
State ex rel. Pitstick v. Hastings, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding t...
Louis Edward Mamo v. The People of the State of Colorado, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on October 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court affirmed the trial cour...
In Re: Amendments to Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure 3.850 and 3.853, decided by Florida Supreme Court on September 25, 2025, resulted in a other outcome. The Florida Supreme Court addressed propo...
Victor Tony Jones v. State of Florida & Victor Tony Jones v. Secretary, Department of Corrections, decided by Florida Supreme Court on September 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This cas...
Mbungu v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on September 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed the trial court's denial of the defendant's motion f...
Isaiah Brown v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, decided by Kentucky Supreme Court on August 14, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Kentucky Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confession, o...
Louis Chandler v. Mike Brown, decided by Sixth Circuit on July 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendant...
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Clifford Robert Letourneau, III, Appellant, decided by Minnesota Supreme Court on July 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Minnesota Supreme Court aff...
Commonwealth v. Manuel Diaz, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on June 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed a defendant's conv...
In the Matter of William John Sims, decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on May 14, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The case concerns the interpretation of a "no-contest" clause in a wil...
State ex rel. Mobley v. Witt, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on March 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a former inmate,...
People v. Tafoya, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon. Th...
People v. Batten, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon. Th...
Commonwealth v. Philip Chism, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on February 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts affirmed the convic...
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