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Supreme Court Denies Appeal on Warrantless Vehicle Search
Fergeson v. Commonwealth (ORDER), decided by Virginia Supreme Court on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Fergeson, sought to appeal a circuit court's denial of his mo...
Fourth Circuit Upholds Cell Phone Search Incident to Arrest
Benjamin Sandoval Diaz v. Todd Blanche, decided by Fourth Circuit on April 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Benjamin Sandoval D...
Texas Court Reverses Denial of Motion to Quash Cell Phone Subpoena
In Re Heather Zermeno, Relator v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. This case concerns whether a trial court erred in denying a m...
Fourth Circuit Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
United States v. Dennis Hernandez, decided by Fourth Circuit on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the defendant's motion t...
Prior plea admissible to rebut self-defense claim
Andrew Harris v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a conviction for aggravated battery ...
Texas appeals court upholds conviction based on similar offense evidence
Chadwick Edward Lambert v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Chadwick Edward Lambert, appealed his conviction...
Court Upholds Suppression of Evidence from Warrantless Vehicle Search
In Re Evelyn Simmons Woodfork and Brenda Simmons McGowen v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns the admissib...
Appellate court affirms denial of motion to suppress evidence from vehicle search
Julie Garcia v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 1, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns whether the trial court erred in denying the def...
Consent to vehicle search was voluntary, court rules
State v. Posey, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's con...
Appellate Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Under Automobile Exception
Faust v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to...
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...
Appellate court affirms denial of motion to suppress vehicle search evidence
Hull v. State of Florida, Maddox, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Hull, challenged the trial court's denial of his mo...
Appellate court affirms denial of motion to suppress evidence from warrantless vehicle search.
Wise v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Wise, challenged the trial court's denial of his motion to ...
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 ...
Marijuana odor justifies warrantless vehicle search under Florida law
Lett v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Lett, challenged the denial of his motion to suppress evide...
Exigent Circumstances Justify Warrantless Home Search
Stillions v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Stillions, challenged the trial court's denial of his ...
Court Upholds Vehicle Search Based on Furtive Movements and Marijuana Smell
Bryan Keefe Goggins, Jr. 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 the denial of a motion to...
Appellate court affirms drug conviction, finding lawful vehicle stop and search
Benicey Jean v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Benicey Jean, appealed a conviction for possession ...
Appellate court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on probable cause
Hoover v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Hoover, challenged the trial court's denial of his motion...
Reasonable Suspicion for Traffic Stop Affirmed Despite Plate Mismatch
Alan Waserstrom v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Alan Waserstrom, appealed the denial of his moti...
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals limits warrantless search of commercial vehicles
In Re Alamo Crane Service, Inc. and Michael Casarez v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 11, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. This case concerns whether the Texas Cou...
Court Upholds Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause and Marijuana Odor
Jeffrey Ray Sundwall v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed the denial of a motion to sup...
Confession deemed involuntary due to coercive interrogation tactics
Alonza Henry v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 10, 2026, resulted in a remanded outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the defendant's confession was vol...
Appellate court affirms denial of motion to suppress evidence from vehicle search
Lopez v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Lopez, challenged the trial court's denial of his motion to...
Consent to vehicle search not voluntary due to coercive circumstances
State of Florida v. William Seymour Carson, Jr., decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed the trial court's decis...
Florida appeals court upholds search warrant, affirms drug conviction
Hunter IV v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth District Court of Appeal of Florida reviewed a defendan...