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Inventory Search Must Be Administrative, Not Investigatory
State v. Franqui, decided by Connecticut Supreme Court on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Connecticut Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's decision to suppress evidence ob...
Eleventh Circuit: Cell phone search incident to arrest justified by exigent circumstances
United States v. Joseph Ott, decided by Eleventh Circuit on January 29, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Joseph Ott's motion to s...
Knock-and-Announce Rule: Reasonable Wait Time Affirmed
United States v. Reyes, decided by Second Circuit on January 7, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit reviewed the denial of a motion to suppress evidence seized from Reyes's a...
Warrantless Vehicle Search After DUI Arrest Suppressed
State v. Byrd, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained fro...
Ohio Court of Appeals: Warrantless Vehicle Search Lacked Probable Cause
State v. Creamer, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 5, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained f...
Consent to search 'electronic devices' includes laptop
United States v. Fishman, Giannelli, decided by Second Circuit on September 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppre...
Inevitable Discovery Doctrine Saves Evidence from Cell Phone Search
United States v. Perez, decided by Second Circuit on August 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence seiz...
Inevitable Discovery Doctrine Saves Evidence from Suppression
United States v. Rodriguez, decided by Second Circuit on August 11, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence ...
Firearm seizure upheld under plain view doctrine during inventory search
Commonwealth v. Quentin Smith, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on July 11, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed a conviction for...
Cell phone search incident to arrest in vehicle upheld
United States v. Edwin Tavarez, decided by Sixth Circuit on June 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Edwin Tavarez's motion to supp...
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Suppression of Vehicle Search Evidence
The People of the State of Colorado v. Kirk Adam Smith., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on June 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's d...
Ninth Circuit Upholds Warrantless Phone Search Under Exigent Circumstances
United States v. Enriquez, decided by Ninth Circuit on March 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence obta...
Consent to Search Electronic Devices Valid Despite Arrest
United States v. Mangano, decided by Second Circuit on February 13, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the defendant's motion to supp...