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Nervousness and inconsistent statements justify extended traffic stop
State v. Crowder, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, finding that the defendant's F...
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 Reverses Denial of Motion to Suppress Evidence
Christine Hogan v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 12, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Christine Hogan, appealed the denial of her moti...
Fourth Circuit Upholds Vehicle Search Based on Corroborated Informant Tip
United States v. Sergio Murillo, decided by Fourth Circuit on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Sergio Murillo's motion to ...
Anonymous tip insufficient for vehicle stop, evidence suppressed
Levone Stokes v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 3, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The appellate court reviewed the denial of a motion to suppress ev...
Eighth Circuit: Traffic Stop and Vehicle Search Lawful
Tyrone Cameron v. City of Des Moines, decided by Eighth Circuit on February 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to...
Furtive Movement Insufficient for Reasonable Suspicion in Traffic Stop
State v. Volpi, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence seized from...
Statements to Police Deemed Voluntary, Admissible
State v. Powell, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's...
Appellate court allows evidence from vehicle search after traffic stop extension
The State of Texas v. Eyler Roll Morejon, 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 evid...
Traffic stop justified by crossing white line twice
Terry Jerome Hagans v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed the denial of a motion to s...
Ohio Court Affirms Domestic Violence Conviction, Upholds 404(B) Evidence Admission
State v. Genung, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of domestic violence. On appeal, the defendant argued that the ...
Eleventh Circuit Upholds Traffic Stop Based on BOLO Alert
United States v. Malachi Mullings, decided by Eleventh Circuit on February 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Malachi Mullings'...
Seventh Circuit Upholds Traffic Stop and Vehicle Search Based on BOLO
United States v. Albert Smith, decided by Seventh Circuit on January 28, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Albert Smith's motion to...
Ohio Appeals Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
State v. Scott, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's ...
Nervousness and inconsistent answers justify extended traffic stop
State v. Sims, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's F...
Warrantless vehicle search after traffic stop deemed unlawful
State v. Bobo, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained fro...
Eleventh Circuit: Informant Tip Justifies Vehicle Stop and Search
United States v. Tyrell Bouie, decided by Eleventh Circuit on December 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit reviewed the denial of Tyrell Bouie's motion to suppress evid...
Nervousness and inconsistent answers justify extended traffic stop
State v. Hall, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, finding that the defendant's F...
Nervousness and inconsistent answers justify extended traffic stop
State v. Johnson, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant'...
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
State v. Day, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's Fo...
Warrantless vehicle search after traffic stop deemed unlawful
State v. Madden, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on October 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained fr...
Tenth Circuit: Nervousness and air freshener justify extended traffic stop
United States v. Harrison, decided by Tenth Circuit on August 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence obt...
Eleventh Circuit Upholds Traffic Stop and Evidence Discovery
United States v. Francisco Louis, decided by Eleventh Circuit on August 11, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Francisco Louis's mo...
Plain view of drug paraphernalia justifies warrantless vehicle search
State v. Diaw, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on July 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's Fourth Amend...
Appellate court affirms suppression of evidence from extended traffic stop
City of Lake Forest v. Martinez-Galarza, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on April 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The City of Lake Forest appealed a trial court's decision to grant ...
Fourth Circuit: Furtive Movements and Marijuana Odor Justify Extended Traffic Stop
United States v. Tyzheem Nixon, decided by Fourth Circuit on March 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Tyzheem Nixon's motion to s...