Explore 26 reliability of informant tips court cases in Ohio. AI-powered summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
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...
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...
Vehicle search upheld under automobile exception; conviction affirmed
State v. Smith, 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 deny a motion to suppress evidenc...
Vehicle search upheld under automobile exception; conviction affirmed
State v. Smith, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 19, 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...
Ohio Court Affirms Domestic Violence Conviction, Upholding 404(B) Evidence Admission
State v. Smith, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Smith, was convicted of domestic violence. On appeal, Smith argued that the tria...
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search
State v. Ibn-Ford, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to suppress ...
Consent to Vehicle Search Validated by Ohio Appeals Court
State v. Pope, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 23, 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...
Vehicle search upheld under automobile exception; conviction affirmed
State v. Smith, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 13, 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...
Vehicle search upheld under automobile exception; conviction affirmed
State v. Bailey, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to suppress ev...
Minor's phone search without warrant violates Fourth Amendment
In re A.H., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to grant a motion to suppress eviden...
Ohio Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
Sate v. Smith, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to suppress evide...
Appellate Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
State v. Smith, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 4, 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 Affirms Domestic Violence Conviction Despite "Bad Acts" Evidence
State v. Smith, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant appealed his conviction for domestic violence, arguing that the trial court err...
Ohio Court Affirms Domestic Violence Conviction, Upholds "Bad Acts" Evidence
State v. Smith, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant appealed his conviction for domestic violence, arguing that the trial court err...
Vehicle search upheld under automobile exception; conviction affirmed
State v. Smith, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to suppress evide...
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
State v. Starkey, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 8, 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 Affirms Suppression of Evidence from Warrantless Vehicle Search
State v. Brown, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained fr...
Ohio Court: "No-Knock" Warrant Lacked Probable Cause
In re M.S., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a "no-knock" warrant for a drug raid was supported ...
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
State v. Hatcher, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision to deny the defendant's moti...
Ohio Appeals Court Upholds Marijuana Search Based on Odor and Plain View
State v. Brown, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to suppress evi...
Vehicle search upheld under automobile exception; conviction affirmed
State v. Smith, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 11, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to suppress evi...
Consent to Vehicle Search Valid Despite Arrest, Court Rules
State v. Gibson, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to suppress evi...
Vehicle search upheld under automobile exception; conviction affirmed
State v. Smith, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to suppress evid...
Nervousness and inconsistent answers justify drug dog sniff, court rules
State v. Smith, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, finding that the defendant's ...
Ohio Court Affirms Domestic Violence Conviction, Admits Prior Bad Acts Evidence
State v. Smith, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant appealed his conviction for domestic violence, arguing that the trial court er...
Vehicle search upheld under automobile exception; conviction affirmed
State v. Smith, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 6, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to suppress evid...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 26 reliability of informant tips cases from courts in Ohio. New cases are added as opinions are published.
Courts deciding reliability of informant tips cases in Ohio include: ohioctapp (26 cases).
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 26.