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Ohio Court of Appeals Rules Confession Involuntary Due to Coercive Interrogation
State v. Stafford, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute in State v. Stafford centered on whether the defendant's confession was voluntar...
Confession deemed involuntary due to age and interrogation conditions
Smith v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 27, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the defendant's confession was voluntary ...
Odor of Marijuana Establishes Probable Cause for Vehicle Search in Ohio
State v. Pennington, 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 deny a motion to suppress e...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Improperly Admitted, Conviction Reversed
Melvin Stevens v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 25, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellant, Melvin Stevens, challenged his conviction for aggravat...
Statements to Police Deemed Voluntary, Admissible
State v. Ingersoll, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's...
Confession deemed involuntary due to coercive interrogation tactics
Donell Jackson v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 19, 2026, resulted in a remanded outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the defendant's confession was v...
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...
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 Appellate Court Rules Confession Involuntary Due to Coercion
State v. Norman, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 9, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute in this case centered on whether the defendant's confession was voluntary and admis...
Ohio Appellate Court Rules Confession Involuntary Due to Coercion
State v. Norman, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 6, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute in this case centered on whether the defendant's confession was voluntary and admis...
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds Admissibility of Defendant's Statements
State v. Ferrelli, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's s...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Confession Admissibility
Mitchell v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on March 3, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confession was voluntary and admiss...
Confession deemed involuntary due to prolonged interrogation and sleep deprivation
Annabelle R. LaGiglia v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 24, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. This case concerns whether a defendant's confession was vol...
Court Upholds Conviction, Admitting Prior Bad Acts Evidence
Miles Wilson, Jr. v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Miles Wilson, Jr., appealed his conviction for aggr...
Confession deemed involuntary due to coercion during interrogation
Hewitt A. Grant II v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the defendant's conf...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
Wells v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on January 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence ...
Warrantless search based on uncorroborated informant tip unlawful
AJAY (AJAY) v. STATE (CRIMINAL), decided by Nevada Supreme Court on January 15, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the state's warrantless search of Ajay's...
Ohio Court of Appeals Rules Confession Involuntary Due to Coercion
State v. Edwards, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 22, 2025, resulted in a remanded outcome. The core dispute in State v. Edwards centered on whether the defendant's confession was volunta...
Confession deemed involuntary, conviction reversed
Michael James Jackson v. State of Florida, decided by Florida Supreme Court on December 19, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the defendant's confession was vo...
Confession deemed involuntary, conviction reversed
Michael James Jackson v. State of Florida, decided by Florida Supreme Court on December 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the defendant's confession w...
NC Supreme Court: Confession Admissible After Invoking Counsel
State v. Bracey, decided by North Carolina Supreme Court on December 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The North Carolina Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession was vol...
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds Admissibility of Defendant's Statements
State v. Pence, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 11, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's ...
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...
Colorado Supreme Court Affirms Admission of Confession Despite Intoxication
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...
Colorado Supreme Court: Involuntary Confession Due to Deceptive Interrogation
Lauren Shorsher, Petitioner: v. The People of the State of Colorado, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on November 10, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court considered ...
Colorado Supreme Court: Confession Admissible After Invoked Silence, Valid Waiver
Calder Curtis v. The People of the State of Colorado, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on October 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court considered whether a defend...