Explore 26 court opinions on Juvenile Confessions. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
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Juvenile's Confession Deemed Voluntary by SJC
Commonwealth v. Ushon U., a juvenile, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court considered whethe...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Confession Admissibility
Shine v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on April 21, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession was voluntary and admissi...
Appellate Court Reverses Juvenile Waiver to Adult Court Over Treatment Concerns
In re L.N., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals reviewed a juvenile court's decision to waive its jurisdiction over a minor, L...
Confession Coerced: Appellate Court Reverses Conviction
Smith v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the defendant's confession was voluntary ...
Virginia Supreme Court Upholds Confession Admissibility
Blow v. Commonwealth, decided by Virginia Supreme Court on April 16, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Supreme Court of Virginia considered whether a defendant's confession was voluntary ...
Intoxicated Defendant's Statements Admissible Despite Lengthy Interrogation
State v. Johnson-Coleman, 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, holding that the defen...
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 25, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the defendant's confession was voluntary,...
Juvenile's confession admissible despite intellectual disability
In re A.N., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether a juvenile's confession, obtained after he was read his Miranda r...
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...
Warrantless cell phone search incident to arrest violates Fourth Amendment
T. W. v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 17, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the state's warrantless search of the def...
Juvenile transferred to adult court; appellate court affirms
In the Matter of E.A., a Juvenile v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns a juvenile's appeal of a Texas cou...
Ohio Appeals Court Reverses Denial of Motion to Suppress No-Knock Warrant Evidence
In re J.C., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 11, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a "no-knock" warrant was supported by sufficient proba...
Ohio Appeals Court Upholds Juvenile Confession Admissibility
In re R.S., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a juvenile's confession was voluntary and admissible in...
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 4, 2026, resulted in a remanded outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the defendant's confession was voluntary, ...
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...
Marijuana odor provides probable cause for vehicle search in Georgia
Woods v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on March 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence sei...
Child's statement to pediatrician admissible in abuse case
In the Interest of N.L. v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the admissibility of a child's out-of-cour...
Texas Appeals Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In Re A.T. v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, A.T., challenged the trial court's order terminating paren...
Confession deemed involuntary due to coercive interrogation
Annabelle R. LaGiglia v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns whether a defendant's confession wa...
Juvenile's confession admissible despite intellectual disability
In re A.T., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether a juvenile's confession, obtained after he was read his Mirand...
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, ...
Passive non-payment of child support not 'willful' enough to bar modification
In re S.J., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 18, 2026, resulted in a remanded outcome. The core dispute involved whether a father's "passive" receipt of child support payments, without act...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Admissibility of Confession
Samuels v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on February 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's decision, holding that the defendant's ...
Appellate Court Upholds School Search of Student Backpack
M.C.J., a Child v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a juvenile court's decision to ...
Juvenile's confession inadmissible without parent present
In the Interest of L.S. v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 12, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The case concerns the admissibility of a juvenile's confession ob...
Prior bad acts evidence admissible to prove identity in aggravated battery case
Barrant D. Douglas v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Barrant D. Douglas, appealed his conviction...