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Seventh Circuit Denies Motion to Vacate Judgment Based on Untimely Due Process Claim
Bato Petrov v. Todd W. Blanche, decided by Seventh Circuit on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to vacate a prio...
Newly discovered evidence insufficient for new trial
Darell Chancellor v. Stephen Geelhood, decided by Sixth Circuit on February 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion for a new ...
Texas Court Affirms Denial of New Trial in Aggravated Sexual Assault Case
Ex Parte Muqtasid Qaadir A/K/A Muqtasid Qadir v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Muqtasid Qaadir, sought...
Court Affirms Denial of Motion to Vacate Judgment
Fritsche v. Summit Cty. Court of Common Pleas, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Fritsche, sued the Summit County Court of Comm...
Court Upholds Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predator
In Re Commitment of Earl Burt Barnes, III v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Earl Burt Barnes, III, chall...
New evidence doesn't warrant new trial, court rules
State ex rel. Peterson v. Miday, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that ...
Texas Appeals Court Affirms No Negligence Finding in Car Accident Case
Eddie Louis Herrera v. Diane Talamantez, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Eddie Louis Herrera, sued the defendant, Diane Talam...
Ohio Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights Due to Unsafe Home
In re G.V.W., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a father's parental rights could be terminated ba...
Ineffective Assistance Claim Procedurally Barred on Appeal
Barnes v. United States, decided by Second Circuit on December 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to vacate a conviction...
Eighth Circuit Upholds Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
Cheri Williams v. United States, decided by Eighth Circuit on December 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evi...
New evidence doesn't warrant new trial without due diligence
Anton's Services v. Hagen, decided by California Court of Appeal on November 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the de...
Former employee denied qualified immunity for accessing confidential files
State ex rel. Pitstick v. Hastings, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding t...
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
Louis Edward Mamo v. The People of the State of Colorado, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on October 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court affirmed the trial cour...
Florida Supreme Court Approves Amendments to Postconviction Relief Rules
In Re: Amendments to Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure 3.850 and 3.853, decided by Florida Supreme Court on September 25, 2025, resulted in a other outcome. The Florida Supreme Court addressed propo...
Florida appeals court affirms murder and robbery convictions
Victor Tony Jones v. State of Florida & Victor Tony Jones v. Secretary, Department of Corrections, decided by Florida Supreme Court on September 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This cas...
New Evidence Insufficient for New Trial, Court Affirms Conviction
Mbungu v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on September 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed the trial court's denial of the defendant's motion f...
Confession Inadmissible After Invocation of Silence Right
Isaiah Brown v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, decided by Kentucky Supreme Court on August 14, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Kentucky Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confession, o...
Sixth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Excessive Force Claim
Louis Chandler v. Mike Brown, decided by Sixth Circuit on July 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendant...
MN Supreme Court Upholds DWI Conviction, Admitting Prior Offense Evidence
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Clifford Robert Letourneau, III, Appellant, decided by Minnesota Supreme Court on July 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Minnesota Supreme Court aff...
MA SJC Affirms Murder Conviction, Upholds Prior Bad Acts Evidence
Commonwealth v. Manuel Diaz, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on June 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed a defendant's conv...
No-Contest Clause Not Triggered by Will Validity Challenge
In the Matter of William John Sims, decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on May 14, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The case concerns the interpretation of a "no-contest" clause in a wil...
Ohio Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal of Inmate's Lawsuit
State ex rel. Mobley v. Witt, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on March 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a former inmate,...
Prior Misconduct Evidence Admissible for Identity and Motive
People v. Tafoya, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon. Th...
Court Affirms Murder Conviction, Upholds Admission of Prior Misconduct Evidence
People v. Batten, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon. Th...
SJC Affirms Murder Conviction, Upholds Confession and Evidence Admission
Commonwealth v. Philip Chism, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on February 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts affirmed the convic...