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Warrantless vehicle search evidence suppressed due to lack of probable cause
Diego Andres Corella Mejias v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed the trial court's deni...
Marijuana odor alone insufficient for warrantless vehicle search in Florida
Ariel Marquez Luciano v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 14, 2026, resulted in a remanded outcome. The appellate court reviewed the trial court's denial of the d...
Appellate Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Informant Tip
Ahmar R. Porter v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Ahmar R. Porter, challenged his conviction for p...
Texas Court Affirms Conviction Despite "Prior Bad Acts" Evidence Challenge
In Re Carmen Aleman v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Carmen Aleman, challenged her conviction for aggravat...
Appellate Court Reverses Denial of Motion to Suppress Evidence
Gooden v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 20, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's denial of a motion to suppr...
Appellate court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on marijuana odor
In Re Kai Noname v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Kai Noname, challenged the trial court's denial of his ...
Court Affirms Assault Conviction, Admits Prior Bad Acts Evidence
In Re Kimberly Trapp v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Kimberly Trapp, challenged her conviction for aggra...
Appellate court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on probable cause
Dana Boehm v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Dana Boehm, challenged the trial court's denial of her motion ...
Texas Court Affirms Asset Seizure Based on Probable Cause Affidavit
In Re Richard Haddad v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the State of Texas could s...
Texas Court Affirms Property Seizure, Upholds State's Power
In Re Michael F. Donovan v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Michael F. Donovan, challenged the State of ...
Appellate Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Corroborated Informant Tip
Barge v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Barge, challenged the trial court's denial of his motio...
Appellate court allows warrantless vehicle search based on informant tip
The State of Texas v. Rodrigo Andres Martinez, 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...
Statements to Police Deemed Voluntary, Conviction Affirmed
State v. Stevens, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant'...
Florida appeals court reverses denial of motion to suppress evidence
Hutchins v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 16, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's denial of a motion to ...
Appellate court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on informant tip
In Re David Darwish v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, David Darwish, challenged the trial court's denia...
Anonymous tip insufficient for warrantless vehicle search
State of Florida v. Saul F. Scruggs, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 11, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellate court reviewed the trial court's denial of the defe...
Appellate court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on informant tip
Higbee v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Higbee, challenged the trial court's denial of his mot...
Warrantless vehicle search unlawful due to lack of probable cause
Lexus Triplett v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a lower court's decision to deny ...
Appellate court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on probable cause
In Re Rain Levy Minns Udall v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 30, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Rain Levy Minns, challenged the trial cour...
Appellate court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on informant tip
Beavers v. State, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 30, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Beavers, appealed a trial court's decision to deny his motion to suppress ev...
Appellate court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on probable cause
In Re Ijeoma A. Ejem v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 29, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Ijeoma A. Ejem, challenged the trial court's deni...
Appellate court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on informant tip
In Re Winter Calvert v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Winter Calvert, challenged the trial court's deni...
Texas court upholds traffic stop based on totality of circumstances
In Re Kerry L. Burke v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Kerry L. Burke, appealed the denial of his motion ...
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Informant Tip
Jaden Lee Saenz v. The People of the State of Colorado., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on December 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court affirmed the trial cour...
Seventh Circuit: Officer's Use of Force Reasonable During Resisted Arrest
Juan Mendez v. City of Chicago, decided by Seventh Circuit on December 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the ...