Explore 26 court opinions on Exigent Circumstances Exception To Warrant Requirement. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
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Eighth Circuit: Cell phone search justified by exigent circumstances
United States v. Matthew Keirans, decided by Eighth Circuit on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Matthew Keirans' motion t...
Warrantless Vehicle Search Lacked Probable Cause, Evidence Suppressed
State v. Mounts, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained from...
Appellate court upholds denial of motion to suppress evidence in murder case
People v. Super. Ct. 4//16/26 CA4/2, decided by California Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, a former police officer, was charged with murder. The ...
Warrantless vehicle search suppressed due to lack of probable cause
State v. Hauser, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained from...
Ohio Court Affirms Domestic Violence Conviction Despite "Bad Acts" Evidence Dispute
State v. Wappner, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of domestic violence. On appeal, the defendant argued that the tr...
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds Suppression of Evidence from Warrantless Vehicle Search
State v. Perenkovich, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 7, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained ...
Warrantless vehicle search suppressed due to lack of probable cause
State v. Normile, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained fro...
Warrantless Vehicle Search Suppressed Due to Lack of Probable Cause
State v. Massimiani, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained ...
Warrantless Vehicle Search Lacked Probable Cause, Evidence Suppressed
State v. Rugg, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained from a...
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds Suppression of Vehicle Search Evidence
State v. Brime, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained from ...
Consent to Vehicle Search Validated by Ohio Court of Appeals
State v. Martin, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 20, 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 su...
Court Affirms Conviction, Upholds Admission of Prior Bad Acts Evidence
In Re Mark Allen Drake v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Mark Allen Drake, appealed his conviction for agg...
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds Suppression of Vehicle Search Evidence
State v. Martin, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained from...
Warrantless DUI blood draw upheld due to exigent circumstances
People v. Dunn, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Dunn, was convicted of driving under the influence (DUI) and driving with a...
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
State v. Fincher, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to suppress evid...
Ohio court affirms DUI conviction based on warrantless blood draw
State v. Bingle, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of aggravated vehicular homicide and other offenses after a fatal c...
Warrantless vehicle search after traffic stop deemed unlawful
State v. Griffis, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained from...
Eighth Circuit Upholds Cell Phone Search Incident to Arrest
United States v. Andrew Butler, decided by Eighth Circuit on March 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Andrew Butler's motion to su...
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds Suppression of Warrantless Vehicle Search Evidence
State v. Anderson, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained...
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search
State v. Ibn-Ford, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to suppress ...
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds Suppression of Warrantless Vehicle Search Evidence
State v. Canter, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained f...
Ohio Court Affirms Admissibility of Confession Despite Lengthy Interrogation
State v. Anderson, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute in State v. Anderson centered on whether the defendant's confession was ...
Texas appeals court allows cell phone search under exigent circumstances
The State of Texas v. Heider Jefred Palacios, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The State of Texas appealed the trial court's suppression of ...
Texas appeals court allows warrantless cell phone search under exigent circumstances
The State of Texas v. Jonathan Johao Quinonez, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The State of Texas appealed the trial court's suppression of...
Appellate court upholds warrantless blood draw in DWI case
Christina Joy Wilson v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Christina Joy Wilson, appealed her conviction fo...
Sixth Circuit: Cell phone search incident to arrest permissible to prevent evidence destruction
United States v. Anita Green, decided by Sixth Circuit on February 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Anita Green's motion to supp...