Explore 18 coerced confessions court cases in Ohio. AI-powered summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
Ohio Supreme Court: Sleep deprivation alone doesn't make confession involuntary
State v. J.B., decided by Ohio Supreme Court on April 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession was voluntary and admissible whe...
Ohio Court of Appeals Rules Confession Involuntary Due to Coercive Interrogation
State v. Stafford, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute in State v. Stafford centered on whether the defendant's confession was voluntar...
Ohio Appellate Court Rules Confession Involuntary Due to Coercion
State v. Norman, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 9, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute in this case centered on whether the defendant's confession was voluntary and admis...
Ohio Court Affirms Admissibility of Confession After Miranda Waiver
State v. Norman, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute in this case centered on whether the defendant's confession was voluntary and ...
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 Court of Appeals Upholds Vehicle Search Based on Marijuana Odor
State v. Jones, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to suppress evid...
Ohio Court Reverses Conviction Over Coerced Confession
State v. Brooks, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute in this case centered on whether the defendant's confession was voluntary a...
Ohio Court Reverses Conviction Over Coerced Confession
State v. Fenderson, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 13, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute in this case involved whether the defendant's confession was voluntary and ad...
Ohio Court Reverses Conviction Due to Involuntary Confession
State v. McCreary, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 30, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute in State v. McCreary centered on whether the defendant's confession was volun...
Warrantless vehicle search unlawful without probable cause or exigent circumstances
State v. Hoessle, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained ...
Ohio Court Reverses Conviction Over Coerced Confession
State v. Johnson, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 11, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute in this case centered on whether the defendant's confession was voluntary and ...
Ohio Court Reverses Conviction Over Coerced Confession
State v. Little, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 5, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute in this case centered on whether the defendant's confession was voluntary and ad...
Ohio Court Affirms Domestic Violence Conviction Based on Excited Utterances
State v. McMillon, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of domestic violence. On appeal, the defendant argued that th...
Ohio Supreme Court Rules Confession Involuntary Due to Coercive Interrogation
State v. Roberts, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on November 14, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confession was voluntary and admissible whe...
Ohio Supreme Court: Statements in Police Car Not Necessarily Custodial
State v. Clark, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on September 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's state...
Ohio Supreme Court Rules Confession Involuntary Due to Coercive 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...
Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Confession Admissibility
State v. Crawl, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on August 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's confessi...
Ohio Supreme Court: Sleep Deprivation Doesn't Automatically Invalidate Confession
State v. Brown, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on August 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confession was voluntary and admissible wh...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 18 coerced confessions cases from courts in Ohio. New cases are added as opinions are published.
Courts deciding coerced confessions cases in Ohio include: ohioctapp (11 cases), ohio (7 cases).
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 10, Reversed: 8.