Explore 25 warrant execution court cases in Ohio. AI-powered summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
Ohio Court Affirms Warrant Execution Despite Brief "Knock and Announce" Delay
State ex rel. Jones v. Sadler, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a "no-knock" warrant was properly e...
Ohio Court Affirms "No-Knock" Warrant Based on Corroborated Informant Tip
L.F. v. Simpson, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether a "no-knock" warrant was supported by sufficient probable ca...
Furtive Movement Insufficient for Reasonable Suspicion in Traffic Stop
In re A.H., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to grant a motion to suppress evidence s...
Ohio Supreme Court Reverses "No-Knock" Warrant Due to Insufficient Probable Cause
State ex rel. Fenstermaker v. McConville, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on February 19, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a "no-knock" warrant was support...
Ohio Court of Appeals: "No-Knock" Warrant Lacked Probable Cause
In re C.K., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a "no-knock" warrant was supported by sufficient pro...
Ohio Appeals Court: "Knock and Announce" Rule Violation Invalidates Warrant Execution
In re Q.R., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 4, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a "no-knock" warrant was properly executed when offi...
Ohio Appeals Court Rejects No-Knock Warrant for Insufficient Probable Cause
In re M.M., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 2, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a "no-knock" warrant was supported by sufficient probable...
Ohio Supreme Court: "No-Knock" Warrant Execution Requires Justification
State ex rel. Henderson v. Washington Court House, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on January 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a "no-knock" warran...
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds "No-Knock" Warrant Execution
In re J.E., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a "no-knock" warrant was properly executed when offi...
Ohio Supreme Court Upholds "No-Knock" Warrant Execution
State ex rel. Macksyn v. Spencer, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on January 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a "no-knock" warrant was properly ex...
Knock and Announce Rule Not Violated in Drug Raid
State v. Diallo, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's...
Ohio Court: Shorter wait time for no-knock warrants in drug cases may be reasonable
In re C.E., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a "no-knock" warrant was properly executed when off...
Ohio Appeals Court Upholds Warrant Execution Despite Brief Knock-and-Announce Delay
In re C.H., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a "no-knock" warrant was properly executed when off...
Ohio Court: Passive non-payment not willful termination of parental rights
In re J.M., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 26, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a father's "passive" failure to pay child support, witho...
Warrantless entry after insufficient knock-and-announce time violates Fourth Amendment
In re S.M., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 13, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a "no-knock" warrant was properly executed when off...
Ohio Court: No-knock warrant justified if officers suspect danger
In re Application of Dempsey, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on November 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether a "no-knock" warrant, executed by officers who ...
Ohio Court of Appeals: Unlawful entry invalidates evidence from no-knock warrant
In re H.B., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 10, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a "no-knock" warrant was properly executed when off...
No-knock warrant execution invalid if exigency is police-created
In re E.W., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 6, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a "no-knock" warrant was properly executed when offi...
Ohio Court Allows Limited Contact Under Domestic Violence Order for Child Visitation
In re G.N., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a "no-contact" order, issued as part of a domestic v...
Ohio Court of Appeals upholds no-contact order despite victim's recantation
In re C.F., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on October 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a "no-contact" order issued in a domestic violence c...
Ohio Appeals Court: "No-Knock" Warrant Execution Violated Knock-and-Announce Rule
In re C.H., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on October 30, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a "no-knock" warrant was properly executed when officers ...
Ohio Supreme Court: "No-Knock" Entry Requires Justification Beyond Mere Warrant
State v. Clark, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on September 24, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court addressed whether a "no-knock" warrant was validly executed when officers an...
Ohio Supreme Court: Unreasonable "no-knock" entry requires suppression
In re Application of Aguilar, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on August 21, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a "no-knock" warrant, executed by officer...
Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Inmate's Due Process Claim
State ex rel. Robinson v. Wesson, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on May 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a former inm...
Statute of limitations for tax valuation claims runs from notice, not valuation.
State ex rel. Anderson v. Wilson, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on February 19, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a county auditor's "erroneous tax valuat...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 25 warrant execution cases from courts in Ohio. New cases are added as opinions are published.
Courts deciding warrant execution cases in Ohio include: ohioctapp (17 cases), ohio (8 cases).
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 14, Reversed: 6, Plaintiff Win: 5.