Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Admissibility of Confession
ga · 2026-04-21 · Defendant Win · Impact: 15/100
Malcolm 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 confe...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible for Motive, Intent, and Scheme
mass · 2026-04-15 · Defendant Win · Impact: 30/100
Commonwealth v. Arias, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed a defendant's convictio...
Iowa Supreme Court: Coerced Consent Invalidates Warrantless Home Search
iowa · 2025-12-23 · Defendant Win · Impact: 75/100
State of Iowa v. Lynn Melvin Lindaman, decided by Iowa Supreme Court on December 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Iowa Supreme Court reviewed the denial of a motion to suppress evide...
Defendant's silence invocation doesn't bar police questioning
ga · 2025-12-09 · Defendant Win · Impact: 20/100
Edwards v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on December 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's decision, holding that the defendant's S...
Statements After Invoking Counsel Rights Inadmissible
ohioctapp · 2025-11-13 · Defendant Win · Impact: 75/100
State v. McCleary, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 13, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals addressed whether a defendant's statements made during a custod...
Confession Admissible After Invocation of Silence if Voluntarily Reinitiated
ill · 2025-10-02 · Defendant Win · Impact: 65/100
People v. Smith, decided by Illinois Supreme Court on October 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Illinois Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confession, obtained after he inv...
Firearm seizure upheld under plain view doctrine during inventory search
mass · 2025-07-11 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
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...
Illinois Supreme Court Upholds Admissibility of Confession
ill · 2025-06-26 · Defendant Win · Impact: 20/100
People v. Hoffman, decided by Illinois Supreme Court on June 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Illinois Supreme Court affirmed the appellate court's decision, holding that the defenda...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
calctapp · 2025-03-25 · Affirmed · Impact: 25/100
In re J.D., decided by California Court of Appeal on March 25, 2025, resulted in a affirmed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a juvenile court's order terminating the parental rights of J.D.'s mot...