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Confession Admissible After Invocation of Counsel; Conviction Affirmed
Oliver Perry Harris v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Oliver Perry Harris, appealed his conviction for agg...
Confession obtained after invoking counsel rights leads to conviction reversal
In Re Anant Kumar Tripati v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 9, 2026, resulted in a remanded outcome. The appellant, Anant Kumar Tripati, appealed his conviction for agg...
Texas Appeals Court Reverses Assault Conviction Over Improper Confession
In Re Trina D. Henderson v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 24, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellant, Trina D. Henderson, appealed her conviction for aggr...
Warrantless Vehicle Search Suppressed Due to Lack of Probable Cause
State v. Prothro, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained from...
Texas Court Affirms Aggravated Assault Conviction, Upholds "Bad Acts" Evidence
Zachari Jerod Johnson v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Zachari Jerod Johnson, appealed his conviction ...
Confession obtained after invoking counsel rights inadmissible
Miles Wilson, Jr. v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 20, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellant, Miles Wilson, Jr., appealed his conviction for aggravate...
PA Supreme Court: Confession Admissible If Miranda Rights Waived Before Invoking Counsel
Commonwealth v. Torner, R., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on February 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confession, ...
Texas court affirms conviction based on 'state of mind' exception for prior bad acts
In Re Diego Raoul Goding v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Diego Raoul Goding, appealed his conviction ...
Confession obtained after invoking counsel rights violates Fifth Amendment
In Re Pattie Pearson v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 6, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellant, Pattie Pearson, appealed her conviction for aggravated...
Appellate court affirms conviction, finding no violation of right to counsel
Cassandra G. Trevino v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 4, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Cassandra G. Trevino, appealed her conviction for...
Confession after invoking counsel rights inadmissible
Commonwealth v. Walker, D., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on January 28, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confession,...
PA Supreme Court: Invoking Right to Counsel Stops All Interrogation
Commonwealth v. Fitzpatrick, J., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on January 21, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's statem...
Confession Admissible After Invocation of Silence if Voluntarily Reinitiated
People v. Smith, decided by Illinois Supreme Court on October 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Illinois Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confession, obtained after he inv...
PA Supreme Court: Confession after invoking silence is inadmissible
Commonwealth v. Davis, D., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on September 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confession, o...
Colorado Supreme Court: Confession After Invoking Counsel Rights Inadmissible
In Re: People v. Bell, II, Keevin, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on September 2, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession, obtai...
Ohio Supreme Court Rules Confession Involuntary Due to Coercive Interrogation
State v. Staffrey, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on August 19, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confession was voluntary and admissible when...
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Corroborated Informant Tip
Hunter Claycomb 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 trial court's...
NJ Supreme Court: "Plain Feel" Doctrine Requires Immediate Contraband Identification
State v. Shawn M. Fenimore, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on July 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The New Jersey Supreme Court addressed whether a "plain feel" exception to the wa...
California Supreme Court: Confession Admissible After Miranda Waiver
People v. Dunn, decided by California Supreme Court on July 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The California Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession, obtained after he w...
Louisiana Supreme Court Upholds Vehicle Search Based on Marijuana Odor and Furtive Movements
State of Louisiana v. Brhian Thomas, decided by Louisiana Supreme Court on June 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The State of Louisiana charged Brhian Thomas with possession of marijuana...
Unprompted Statement After Invoking Counsel Admissible
The People of the State of Colorado, Petitioner: v. Kelly James Schnorenberg., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on June 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court revie...
Statements made before Miranda warnings are inadmissible if involuntary
People v. Williams, decided by Illinois Supreme Court on April 3, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Illinois Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's statements made during a custodial in...
Iowa Supreme Court: Confession Voluntary Despite Defendant's Intellectual Disability
Elizabeth Bright v. State of Iowa, decided by Iowa Supreme Court on March 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Iowa Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession was voluntar...