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Warrantless vehicle search after traffic stop deemed unlawful
State v. Gore, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained from a...
Nervousness and inconsistent statements justify extended traffic stop
State v. Crowder, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, finding that the defendant's F...
Traffic stop lacked reasonable suspicion, evidence suppressed
Damerius Kashon Hart v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellant, Damerius Kashon Hart, appealed his conviction fo...
Warrantless vehicle search after traffic stop deemed unlawful
State v. Riley, 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 suppress evidence obtained from ...
Warrantless vehicle search after traffic stop deemed unlawful
State v. Toth, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained from a...
Nervousness and inconsistent statements justify extended traffic stop
State v. Lewis, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, finding that the defendant's Fou...
NJ Supreme Court: Confession after invoking silence is inadmissible
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...
Florida sovereign immunity bars negligence claim without proper pleading
Renczkowski v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Renczkowski, sued the State of Florida for negligenc...
Warrantless vehicle search after traffic stop deemed unlawful
State v. Snow, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained from a...
Fourth Circuit: Furtive movements and marijuana smell justify vehicle search
United States v. Derickson Lawrence, decided by Fourth Circuit on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress e...
Florida appeals court reverses cocaine conviction due to illegal search
Jackson v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 13, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Jackson, sued the State of Florida alleging that his arr...
Warrantless Vehicle Search Lacked Probable Cause, Evidence Suppressed
State v. Turner, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained from ...
Appellate court upholds conviction, admitting evidence of prior assaults
In Re Camoray Wathen-Escobar v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Camoray Wathen-Escobar, challenged her convi...
Appellate court allows warrantless vehicle search based on probable cause
The State of Texas v. Brent William Curry, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The State of Texas appealed the trial court's suppression of evidenc...
Appellate Court Upholds Suppression of Evidence from Warrantless Vehicle Search
In Re Flora Pei Bennett and Jianwen Hu 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 admissibility of evidence ...
Consent to Search Valid Despite Officer's Questioning
Hunt v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's denial of the defendant's mo...
Consent to Search Valid Despite Officer's Questioning
Sneed v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's denial of the defendant's m...
Consent to Search Valid Despite Initial Stop
Jerry D. Lipsey, Jr. v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's denial of th...
Consent to Search Validated Despite Initial Stop
John Whitlock Tellam v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's denial of th...
Consent to Search Valid Despite Officer's Questioning
Cameo Capell Reid v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's denial of the d...
Consent to Search Valid Despite Initial Stop
Jared Mullikin v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's denial of the defe...
Consent to Search Valid Despite Initial Stop
Joshua Daneel Gloston v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's denial of t...
Appellate court upholds conviction, finding traffic stop was lawful
This case involves Delray Antonio Montaque appealing his conviction for possession of cocaine and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Montaque argued that the evidence found during the traff...
Traffic stop for cracked windshield justified, evidence admissible
This case involves Willie Styles III appealing a conviction for possession of cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Styles argued that the evidence found during a traffic stop should have been...
Appellate Court Rules Minor's Detention Unlawful Due to Lack of Reasonable Suspicion
This case involves a dispute over whether a minor, identified as S.A.B., was unlawfully detained by law enforcement. The minor's parents sued the State of Florida, alleging that the detention violated...
Appellate court upholds drug conviction, finding traffic stop lawful
This case involves Leron De'Vonte Graham appealing his conviction for possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Graham argued that the evidence found during a traffic ...
Appellate Court Upholds Conviction After Finding Traffic Stop Lawful
Reginald Verdell Daniels was convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He appealed his conviction, arguing that the trial court erred by de...
Court Upholds Extended Traffic Stop Due to Nervous Behavior
State v. Caughenbaugh, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 30, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, finding that the defendan...
Ohio Appeals Court Upholds OVI Conviction, Finding Reasonable Suspicion for Stop and Proper Field Sobriety Tests
In State v. Livingston, the Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision to deny Livingston's motion to suppress evidence. Livingston was charged with operating a vehicle while under the ...
Nervousness and inconsistent statements justify extended traffic stop
State v. Robison, 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 defendant's F...