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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...
Warrantless vehicle search unlawful without probable cause
Scott v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's denial of a motion to suppre...
Warrantless Vehicle Search Lacked Probable Cause, Court Rules
White v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to supp...
Appellate court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on probable cause
Johnson v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Johnson, was convicted of aggravated assault with a dead...
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...
Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Informant Tip and Suspicious Behavior
Pasco v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Pasco, challenged the denial of his motion to suppress evi...
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...
Tenth Circuit Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
United States v. Carpena, decided by Tenth Circuit on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence obtai...
PA Superior Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Informant Tip
Posey, A., Aplt. v. Brittain, K., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Posey, challenged the trial court's denial of his motion ...
Warrantless vehicle search unlawful without sufficient probable cause
Justus Pierce v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a lower court's decision to deny a m...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
McFarland v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's denial of a motion to suppress evidenc...
Appellate court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on informant tip
In Re John D. Ferrara v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, John D. Ferrara, challenged the trial court's deni...
Fourth Circuit Upholds Vehicle Stop and Search Based on Corroborated Informant Tip
United States v. Nathaniel Martin, decided by Fourth Circuit on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Nathaniel Martin's motio...
Appellate court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on informant tip
Charles James Skolnick v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Charles James Skolnick, appealed the deni...
Appellate Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
A. R. v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant challenged the admissibility of evidence obtained through a...
Fourth Circuit Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
United States v. Dennis Hernandez, decided by Fourth Circuit on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the defendant's motion t...
Probable Cause Justifies Warrantless Vehicle Search for Drug Paraphernalia
State v. Cherry, 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, holding that the defendant's Fo...
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...
Virginia Supreme Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Informant Tip
Commonwealth v. Knight-Walker, decided by Virginia Supreme Court on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Court of Virginia affirmed the trial court's denial of the defendan...
Appellate court allows warrantless vehicle search based on informant tip and suspicious behavior
The State of Texas v. Brent William Curry, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The State of Texas appealed the trial court's suppression of eviden...
Appellate court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on informant tip
In Re Elizabeth Case v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Elizabeth Case, challenged the trial court's denial...
Eighth Circuit Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
United States v. Paul Parrow, decided by Eighth Circuit on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence...
Warrantless vehicle search unlawful without sufficient probable cause
Pudlak v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to deny a motion t...
Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment for State in Civil Rights Case
Ogilvie v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Ogilvie, sued the State of Florida for alleged violation...
Warrantless vehicle search unlawful without independent probable cause
Tyree v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a lower court's decision to deny a motion to...
Fourth Circuit: Informant Tip Corroborated by Police Observation Justifies Traffic Stop and Vehicle Search
United States v. Naeem Jones, decided by Fourth Circuit on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Naeem Jones' motion to suppre...
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 ...
Marijuana odor alone insufficient for warrantless vehicle search in Florida
Ariel Marquez Luciano v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 14, 2026, resulted in a remanded outcome. The appellate court reviewed the trial court's denial of the d...