Explore 7 court opinions on Exceptions To The Warrant Requirement. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
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Warrantless vehicle search after traffic stop deemed unlawful
State v. Reed, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained fro...
Warrantless search of deceased's property violates Fourth Amendment
In the Estate of Ralph Alfred Schweitzer v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns the admissibility of evi...
Georgia Supreme Court allows warrantless cell phone search incident to arrest
Riley v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on February 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's decision, holding that a defendant's Fourt...
Tenth Circuit Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
United States v. Baker, decided by Tenth Circuit on October 20, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence obtai...
PA Supreme Court allows vehicle search incident to arrest
Commonwealth v. Smith, J., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on September 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Commonwealth appealed the suppression of evidence obtained from ...
Colorado Supreme Court: Cell phone search justified by exigent circumstances
Scott Alan Mathews, Jr. v. The People of the State of Colorado., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on August 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court affirmed the tria...
California Supreme Court: Intoxication doesn't automatically invalidate confession
People v. McGhee, decided by California Supreme Court on April 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The California Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession, obtained after he...