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Sixth Circuit Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
United States v. Moreno Jackson, II, decided by Sixth Circuit on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the defendant's motion t...
Confession deemed involuntary due to coercive interrogation tactics
Bertok v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Bertok court addressed whether a defendant's confession, obtained af...
Ohio Court of Appeals: Confession Admissible Despite Arrest Circumstances
State v. Jackson, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute in State v. Jackson involved whether the defendant's confession was voluntar...
Confession Admissible Despite Warrantless Arrest After Miranda Waiver
Jorge Rodriguez v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the defendant's confess...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Admissibility of Confession
Burns v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on January 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's decision, holding that the defendant's con...
Ohio Court Affirms Suppression of Evidence from Warrantless Vehicle Search
State v. Henry, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 26, 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 Affirms Admissibility of Confession After Miranda Warning
State v. Kanyamihigo, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on October 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the defendant's confession was voluntary and admis...
Tenth Circuit Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
United States v. Baker, decided by Tenth Circuit on October 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence obtai...
Warrant based on independent probable cause allows admission of evidence
Segura v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on September 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The petitioner, Segura, sought to suppress evidence obtained from his apartment, ...
Cell site data retention not a privacy interest, court rules
United States v. Michael Nowak, decided by Seventh Circuit on August 20, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Michael Nowak's motion t...
Colorado Supreme Court: Confession tainted by illegal arrest inadmissible
Skylan M. Brassill, Petitioner/Cross-Respondent v. The People of the State of Colorado. Respondent/Cross-Petitioner, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on August 4, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome...
SC Supreme Court: Confession Admissible After Miranda Waiver
State v. Charles Dent, decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on July 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Court of South Carolina affirmed the lower court's decision, holding t...
Florida court upholds confession admissibility after Miranda waiver
Michael W. Jones v. State of Florida, decided by Florida Supreme Court on July 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the defendant's confession was volunt...
Confession Admissible Despite Illegal Arrest if Miranda Rights are Waived
Commonwealth v. Melhorn, D., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on June 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confession, obt...
Unwarned confession admissible if later "Miranda" warning attenuates taint
Commonwealth v. Muhammad, R., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on May 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's statemen...
Tenth Circuit: Probable Cause and Attenuated Consent Justify Vehicle Search
United States v. Day, decided by Tenth Circuit on May 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence seized from ...
Washington Supreme Court Upholds Confession Admissibility
State v. Nelson, decided by Washington Supreme Court on March 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Washington Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession was voluntary and ...