Explore 27 court opinions on Fifth Amendment Privilege Against Self Incrimination. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
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Confession Admissible After Miranda Waiver, SJC Rules
Morales v. Commonwealth, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court considered whether a defendant...
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds Admissibility of Defendant's Statements
State v. Magan, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's sta...
Confession deemed involuntary due to coercive interrogation and delay
State v. McCarthy, decided by Oregon Supreme Court on April 23, 2026, resulted in a remanded outcome. The core dispute in State v. McCarthy centered on whether the defendant's confession was voluntary...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Admissibility of Confession
Malcolm v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's decision, holding that a defendant's confe...
Statements to Police Deemed Voluntary, Conviction Affirmed
State v. Amos, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's stat...
Ohio Court Affirms Admissibility of Confession in State v. Jackson
State v. Jackson, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute in State v. Jackson involved whether the defendant's confession was voluntar...
Confession Coerced: Appellate Court Reverses Conviction
Smith v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the defendant's confession was voluntary ...
NJ Supreme Court: Confession after invoking silence is inadmissible
State v. Jule Hannah, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on April 16, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The New Jersey Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confession, obtained after the...
Confession obtained after invoking counsel violates 5th Amendment rights
Cuffee v. Commonwealth, decided by Virginia Supreme Court on April 16, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Supreme Court of Virginia reviewed a defendant's conviction for felony murder and relat...
Colorado Supreme Court: Miranda statements voluntary under totality of circumstances
Gustavo Lopez v. The People of the State of Colorado., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on April 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court considered whether a defenda...
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds Suppression of Vehicle Search Evidence
State v. Grond, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained from ...
Confession Admissible Despite Defendant's Claims of Intoxication
State v. Myers, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's con...
Ohio Court of Appeals: Confession Admissible Despite Arrest Circumstances
State v. Jackson, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute in State v. Jackson involved whether the defendant's confession was voluntar...
Second Circuit: Consent to Laptop Search Was Voluntary
United States v. Pence, decided by Second Circuit on April 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence obtai...
Statements Admissible After Invoking Right to Remain Silent
Commonwealth v. LeBlanc, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on April 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court considered whether a defendant'...
Juvenile's statements to police inadmissible without Miranda warnings and parental notification
Commonwealth v. Sonny S., a juvenile, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on April 7, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts reviewed a juvenile'...
Nervousness and inconsistent answers justify extended traffic stop
State v. Hall, 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, finding that the defendant's Four...
Appellate Court Upholds Cocaine Conviction After Extended Traffic Stop
Thaddeus Thomas v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Thaddeus Thomas, appealed his conviction for pos...
Warrantless vehicle search after traffic stop deemed unlawful
State v. Henry, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained from ...
Odor of Marijuana Still Justifies Vehicle Search Despite Decriminalization
State v. Payne, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 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 eviden...
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds Admissibility of Defendant's Statements
State v. Elston, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's st...
Confession deemed involuntary due to age and coercive interrogation
Leroy Johnson v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the defendant's confession w...
Intoxication Doesn't Invalidate Voluntary Confession, Ohio Court Rules
State v. Greywolf, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 16, 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...
Confession deemed involuntary due to defendant's age and interrogation conditions
Smith v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 16, 2026, resulted in a remanded outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the defendant's confession was voluntary,...
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds Suppression of Vehicle Search Evidence
State v. King, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 16, 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: Defendant's statements to police were voluntary
State v. Wang, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's stat...
Ohio Court Affirms Domestic Violence Conviction, Admits Prior Acts Evidence
State v. Ferrelli, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals reviewed a defendant's conviction for domestic violence. The defend...