Explore 27 probable cause court cases in Ohio. AI-powered summaries, key 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 Reverses Conviction Due to Warrantless Vehicle Search
State v. Centers, 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 suppress evidence obtained fro...
Ohio Court Affirms Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
State v. Griffin, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute in State v. Griffin involved the admissibility of evidence obtained from a w...
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
State v. Holloman, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, finding that the defendant's ...
Warrantless vehicle search suppressed due to lack of probable cause
State v. Allen, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained from ...
Warrantless vehicle search suppressed due to lack of probable cause
State v. Feagin, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained from...
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...
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds Suppression of Evidence from Warrantless Vehicle Search
State v. Lucero, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained from...
Ohio Court of Appeals: Warrantless Vehicle Search Lacked Probable Cause
State v. Crowley, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained fro...
Ohio Appeals Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
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 Suppression of Vehicle Search Evidence
State v. Sampson, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained fro...
Vehicle search upheld under automobile exception; conviction affirmed
State v. Smith, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to suppress eviden...
Consent to Vehicle Search Upheld, Drug Conviction Affirmed
State v. Atchley, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 15, 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 s...
Ohio Court Affirms Domestic Violence Conviction Despite "Bad Acts" Evidence
State v. Smith, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant appealed his conviction for domestic violence, arguing that the trial court erred...
Vehicle search upheld under automobile exception; conviction affirmed
State v. Pontious, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 14, 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 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 vehicle search suppressed due to lack of probable cause
State v. Wappner, 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 suppress evidence obtained fro...
Warrantless vehicle search upheld based on probable cause
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. Heath, 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...
Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Country Club in Wrongful Termination Case
Donovan v. Kirtland Country Club, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Donovan, sued Kirtland Country Club for wrongful termination a...
Ohio Court Affirms Domestic Violence Conviction, Upholds Rule 404(B) Evidence
State v. Glover, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of domestic violence. On appeal, the defendant argued that the tri...
Ohio Court Affirms Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
State v. Hefner, 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, finding that the defendant's Fo...
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 Court of Appeals Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Marijuana Odor
State v. Lewis, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 10, 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 Lacked Probable Cause, Evidence Suppressed
State v. Turner, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained from ...
Probable cause from marijuana odor justifies warrantless vehicle search
State v. Wiggers, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's Fo...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 27 probable cause cases from courts in Ohio. New cases are added as opinions are published.
Courts deciding probable cause cases in Ohio include: ohioctapp (27 cases).
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 27.