Confession Admissible After Miranda Waiver, SJC Rules
mass · 2026-04-24 · Defendant Win · Impact: 20/100
Morales v. Commonwealth, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court considered whether a defendant...
Confession Admissible Despite Defendant's Age and Education
or · 2026-04-23 · Defendant Win · Impact: 30/100
State v. Miller, decided by Oregon Supreme Court on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute in State v. Miller concerned whether the defendant's confession was voluntary ...
Georgia Supreme Court Rules Confession Involuntary Due to Coercive Interrogation
ga · 2026-04-21 · Reversed · Impact: 75/100
Larkins v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on April 21, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession was voluntary and admissible...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Admissibility of Confession
ga · 2026-04-21 · Defendant Win · Impact: 15/100
Miller v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's decision, holding that a defendant's confes...
NJ Supreme Court: Confession after invoking silence is inadmissible
nj · 2026-04-16 · Reversed · Impact: 75/100
State v. Jule Hannah, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on April 16, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The New Jersey Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confession, obtained after the...
Confession obtained after invoking counsel violates 5th Amendment rights
va · 2026-04-16 · Reversed · Impact: 75/100
Cuffee v. Commonwealth, decided by Virginia Supreme Court on April 16, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Supreme Court of Virginia reviewed a defendant's conviction for felony murder and relat...
Colorado Supreme Court: Miranda statements voluntary under totality of circumstances
colo · 2026-04-13 · Defendant Win · Impact: 30/100
Gustavo Lopez v. The People of the State of Colorado., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on April 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court considered whether a defenda...
Statements to Police Deemed Voluntary, Admissible
ohioctapp · 2026-04-13 · Defendant Win · Impact: 15/100
State v. Long, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's stat...
Confession deemed involuntary due to coercive interrogation tactics
fladistctapp · 2026-04-13 · Defendant Win · Impact: 75/100
Bertok v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Bertok court addressed whether a defendant's confession, obtained af...
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Marijuana Odor
ohioctapp · 2026-04-08 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
State v. Bookhamer, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, finding that the defendant's ...
Custodial Interrogation: Was Ruiz in custody for Miranda?
texapp · 2026-03-30 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
In Re Hermelinda Martinez Ruiz v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 30, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns the admissibility of a "confession" o...
Confession deemed involuntary due to age and interrogation conditions
fladistctapp · 2026-03-27 · Reversed · Impact: 75/100
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 ...
Confession Admissible: Court Affirms Trial Court Decision
ohioctapp · 2026-03-26 · Defendant Win · Impact: 15/100
State v. Bebee, 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 defendant's con...
Statements to Police Admissible; Custody Not Established
ohioctapp · 2026-03-26 · Defendant Win · Impact: 15/100
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, finding that the defen...
Ohio Court of Appeals: Confession Admissible Despite Arrest Circumstances
ohioctapp · 2026-03-20 · Defendant Win · Impact: 15/100
State v. Hills, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute in State v. Hills centered on whether the defendant's confession was voluntary...
Warrantless vehicle search suppressed due to lack of probable cause
ohioctapp · 2026-03-20 · Defendant Win · Impact: 40/100
State v. Kiser, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained from ...
Ohio Court Affirms Domestic Violence Conviction Despite "Bad Acts" Evidence Dispute
ohioctapp · 2026-03-18 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
State v. Held, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of domestic violence. On appeal, the defendant argued that the trial...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Admissibility of Confession
ga · 2026-03-17 · Defendant Win · Impact: 15/100
Jackson v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on March 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's decision, holding that the defendant's con...
Ohio Court Affirms Admissibility of Confession After Miranda Warnings
ohioctapp · 2026-03-13 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
State v. Williams, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute in this case centered on whether the defendant's confession was voluntary a...
Ohio Court Affirms Admissibility of Murder Confession
ohioctapp · 2026-03-13 · Defendant Win · Impact: 15/100
State v. Hurt, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute in State v. Hurt centered on whether the defendant's confession was voluntary a...
Statements to Police Deemed Voluntary, Conviction Affirmed
ohioctapp · 2026-03-09 · Defendant Win · Impact: 15/100
State v. Stevens, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's st...
Warrantless Vehicle Search Suppressed Due to Lack of Probable Cause
ohioctapp · 2026-03-09 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
State v. Coppa, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained from a...
Ohio Court Affirms Admissibility of Confession After Miranda Waiver
ohioctapp · 2026-03-09 · Defendant Win · Impact: 15/100
State v. Little, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute in this case centered on whether the defendant's confession was voluntary and ...
Warrantless Vehicle Search Suppressed Due to Lack of Probable Cause
ohioctapp · 2026-03-09 · Defendant Win · Impact: 45/100
State v. Freed, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained from a...
Intoxicated Confession Admissible If Rights Understood
ohioctapp · 2026-03-06 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
State v. Kynard, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's con...
Ohio Court Affirms Domestic Violence Conviction, Admits Prior Acts Evidence
ohioctapp · 2026-03-05 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
State v. Ferrelli, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals reviewed a defendant's conviction for domestic violence. The defend...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Under Automobile Exception
ga · 2026-03-03 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
Jackson v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on March 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's decision, holding that the trial court did ...