Explore 27 court opinions on Due Process In Criminal Interrogations. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
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Confession Admissible Despite Defendant's Age and Education
State v. Miller, decided by Oregon Supreme Court on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute in State v. Miller concerned whether the defendant's confession was voluntary ...
Intoxicated Defendant's Statements Admissible Despite Lengthy Interrogation
State v. Johnson-Coleman, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defen...
Confession Coerced by Prolonged Interrogation, Georgia Supreme Court Rules
Sanders v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on March 3, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confession was voluntary and admissible w...
Confession deemed involuntary due to coercive interrogation tactics
Smith v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 20, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the defendant's confession was volunta...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
Samuels v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on February 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's denial of a motion to suppress eviden...
Appellate Court Upholds Vehicle Search Based on Marijuana Odor and Plain View
Matthew Davis v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to deny ...
Confession deemed involuntary due to coercive interrogation tactics
State v. Lee, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on February 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute in State v. Lee concerned whether the defendant's confession was voluntary and...
Ohio Court Affirms Admissibility of Confession Made Outside Custody
State v. Macklin, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute in State v. Macklin involved whether the defendant's confession was volunt...
Colorado Supreme Court: Confession Voluntary Despite Coercive Interrogation Tactic
Todd Wuthrich v. The People of the State of Colorado, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on December 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court considered whether a defen...
Georgia Supreme Court Affirms Felony Murder Conviction
Montgomery v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on December 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Court of Georgia reviewed a defendant's conviction for felony murder and agg...
Warrantless vehicle search suppressed; conviction reversed
State v. Lucas, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained fr...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Confession Admissibility
State v. Greathouse, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on November 18, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confession was voluntary and ...
Intoxication Doesn't Invalidate Confession If Rights Understood
State v. Ellis, decided by Washington Supreme Court on November 13, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Washington Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession, made after bein...
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Confession Admissibility After Invocation of Silence
Jeremy Dewayne Jones v. The People of the State of Colorado, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on November 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the defen...
Nervousness and inconsistent answers justify extended traffic stop
State v. Norman, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 7, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's ...
Confession Coerced, New Trial Ordered
Kevon Lawless v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, decided by Kentucky Supreme Court on October 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether the defendant's confession was voluntar...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Confession Admissibility
Profet v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on October 15, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession was voluntary and admi...
Confession deemed involuntary due to coercive interrogation tactics
Commonwealth v. Lewis, A., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on September 25, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confessio...
Virginia Supreme Court Affirms Burglary Conviction, Upholds Impeachment Evidence
Commonwealth v. Hubbard, decided by Virginia Supreme Court on September 11, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Court of Virginia reviewed a defendant's conviction for statutory bur...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Confession Admissibility
Henderson v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on August 12, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession was voluntary and ad...
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Confession Admissibility
Samuel Johnson v. The People of the State of Colorado, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on June 3, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The case concerns whether the defendant's confession was ...
PA Supreme Court: Confession Voluntary Despite Arrest Circumstances
Commonwealth v. Shifflett, G., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on May 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confes...
PA Supreme Court: Confession Voluntary Despite Arrest Circumstances
Commonwealth v. Shifflett, G., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on May 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confes...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Confession Admissibility
Craft v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on May 28, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession was voluntary and admissibl...
NC Supreme Court: Confession involuntary due to coercive interrogation
State v. Melton, decided by North Carolina Supreme Court on May 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The North Carolina Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession was voluntar...
Illinois Supreme Court Upholds Confession Admissibility
People v. Cousins, decided by Illinois Supreme Court on May 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Illinois Supreme Court affirmed the appellate court's decision, holding that the defendan...
NC Supreme Court: Confession voluntary despite ambiguous "want to talk" question
State v. Macon, decided by North Carolina Supreme Court on March 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The North Carolina Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession was volunta...