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Marijuana odor provides probable cause for vehicle search in Ohio
State v. Jones, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to suppress eviden...
Appellate court reverses suppression of evidence, finds probable cause for vehicle search
State of Florida v. Balsinger, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The State of Florida appealed a trial court's order suppressing evide...
Appellate court reverses suppression of evidence from vehicle search
State of Florida v. Scott, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The State of Florida appealed a trial court's order suppressing evidence ...
Ohio Court Affirms Admissibility of Confession in State v. Jackson
State v. Jackson, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute in State v. Jackson involved whether the defendant's confession was voluntar...
Court Reverses Denial of Motion to Suppress Evidence from Vehicle Search
Vaughn v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's denial of a motion to suppr...
Warrantless car search upheld due to probable cause from marijuana odor
State v. Bickerstaff, 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...
Odor of Marijuana Establishes Probable Cause for Vehicle Search
State v. Redmond, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to suppress evide...
Warrantless Vehicle Search Suppressed Due to Lack of Probable Cause
State v. Massimiani, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained ...
Smell of marijuana provides probable cause for vehicle search in Ohio
State v. Thompson, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to suppress evi...
Warrantless vehicle search suppressed due to exceeding scope of traffic stop
State v. Jones, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained from ...
Marijuana odor provides probable cause for vehicle search in Ohio
State v. Jones, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to suppress eviden...
Odor of Marijuana Justifies Vehicle Search in Ohio
State v. Conley, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to suppress evide...
Warrantless car search upheld due to probable cause
State v. Tyes, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's Four...
Warrantless Vehicle Search Suppressed Due to Lack of Probable Cause
State v. Wilson, 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...
Smell of marijuana provides probable cause for vehicle search
State v. Coleman, 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 deny a motion to suppress evid...
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds Vehicle Search Based on Marijuana Odor
State v. Allen, 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 deny a motion to suppress eviden...
Appellate court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on marijuana odor
In Re Kai Noname v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Kai Noname, challenged the trial court's denial of his ...
Aggravated Battery Conviction Affirmed: No Simple Battery Instruction
Jerome Henderson v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a defendant's conviction for aggr...
Marijuana odor provides probable cause for vehicle search in Ohio
State v. Jones, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to suppress eviden...
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds Vehicle Search Based on Marijuana Smell
State v. Bishop, 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 deny a motion to suppress eviden...
Odor of Marijuana Establishes Probable Cause for Vehicle Search
State v. Trotter, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to suppress evide...
Odor of Marijuana Establishes Probable Cause for Vehicle Search
State v. Giron, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to suppress evidenc...
Odor of Marijuana Establishes Probable Cause for Vehicle Search
State v. Washington, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to suppress ev...
Probable cause for vehicle search upheld based on informant tip and surveillance
Derrick Barrett v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 4, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed the trial court's denial of the def...
Probable cause for vehicle search based on marijuana smell and admission upheld
State v. Bennett, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to suppress evide...
Warrantless vehicle search suppressed due to lack of probable cause
State v. Hernandez, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtaine...
Odor of Marijuana Establishes Probable Cause for Vehicle Search
State v. Oatis, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to suppress evi...