Ohio Court Affirms Domestic Violence Conviction Based on Excited Utterances
ohioctapp · 2026-02-19 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
State v. Abdel-Haq, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of domestic violence. On appeal, the defendant argued that t...
Statements to Police Deemed Voluntary, Conviction Affirmed
ohioctapp · 2026-02-17 · Defendant Win · Impact: 20/100
State v. Baynes, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's...
Statements to Police Deemed Voluntary, Conviction Affirmed
ohioctapp · 2025-11-10 · Defendant Win · Impact: 15/100
State v. Godschild, 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 that the defendan...
Confession Admissible After Miranda Waiver, Pre-Counsel Invocation
pa · 2025-10-14 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
Commonwealth v. Coles, E., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on October 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confes...
Defendant's reinitiated statement to police admissible after invoking silence
pa · 2025-10-14 · Defendant Win · Impact: 30/100
Commonwealth v. Coles, E., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on October 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's statem...
Statements to Police After Invoking Silence Admissible if Waiver is Clear
minn · 2025-04-30 · Defendant Win · Impact: 45/100
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Eloisa Rubi Plancarte, Appellant, decided by Minnesota Supreme Court on April 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Minnesota Supreme Court affirmed th...
Prior misconduct evidence admissible to prove identity and motive
calctapp · 2025-04-14 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
People v. Griggs, decided by California Court of Appeal on April 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon. Th...