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First Circuit Affirms Denial of Motion to Suppress Evidence in Vehicle Search
United States v. Giang, decided by First Circuit on April 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence seized ...
Ninth Circuit Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
United States v. Bolandian, decided by Ninth Circuit on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence obt...
First Circuit Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
United States v. Cartagena, decided by First Circuit on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the defendant's motion to suppres...
Tenth Circuit Upholds Vehicle Search Based on Informant Tip
Vasquez-Garcia v. Centurion, decided by Tenth Circuit on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence se...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible; Lesser Included Offense Instruction Properly Denied
Ford v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Ford, challenged his conviction for aggravated battery, arg...
Appellate court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on informant tip
In Re Joy Cherie Kilgore v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Joy Cherie Kilgore, challenged the trial court's...
Warrantless vehicle search unlawful without sufficient probable cause
Hill v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 1, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's denial of a motion to suppress...
Warrantless vehicle search upheld due to probable cause
Smith v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Smith, challenged the admissibility of evidence obtained t...
Texas appeals court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on probable cause
In Re Jesus Ybarra, Relator v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns whether a trial court erred in denying a...
Warrantless vehicle search unlawful without sufficient probable cause
Gooden v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 25, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's denial of a motion to suppr...
Warrantless vehicle search unlawful without sufficient probable cause
Rogers v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 25, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's denial of a motion to suppr...
Prior sexual offense evidence admissible in lewd conduct case
Curtis Dukes v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Curtis Dukes, challenged his conviction for lewd an...
Florida's 'Stand Your Ground' Law Upheld Against Due Process Challenge
Shaw v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Shaw, sued the State of Florida, alleging that the state's ...
Warrantless vehicle search unlawful without sufficient probable cause
Turner v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 20, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to sup...
Informant's tip insufficient for probable cause in vehicle search
Jordan v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 20, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to sup...
Informant's tip insufficient for probable cause in vehicle search
George Robert Lightkep, Jr. v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decisi...
Seventh Circuit Upholds Traffic Stop Based on Reliable BOLO
United States v. Derrick Davis, decided by Seventh Circuit on March 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Derrick Davis's motion to...
Eighth Circuit Upholds Meth Conviction After Vehicle Search
United States v. James Beeler, decided by Eighth Circuit on March 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of James Beeler's motion to supp...
Fourth Circuit Upholds Vehicle Search Based on Corroborated Informant Tip
United States v. Sergio Murillo, decided by Fourth Circuit on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Sergio Murillo's motion to ...
Seventh Circuit Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
United States v. Atoris Slater, decided by Seventh Circuit on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the defendant's motion to ...
Affirmed: Reasonable Suspicion for Traffic Stop Upheld
Kelvin McCray v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Kelvin McCray, challenged his conviction for posses...
Appellate court affirms denial of motion to suppress evidence from warrantless vehicle search
Kelly v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 4, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Kelly, challenged the denial of his motion to suppress evid...
Fifth Circuit Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
United States v. Delgado, decided by Fifth Circuit on March 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence obtain...
Consent to Search Vehicle Was Voluntary, Court Rules
United States v. Amador Magallon Guerrero, decided by Sixth Circuit on March 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppres...
Appellate court upholds drug conviction based on informant's tip
Joseph McKenzie v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Joseph McKenzie, appealed his conviction for poss...
Appellate court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on informant tip
Monroe v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Monroe, challenged the trial court's denial of his motion ...