Explore 27 court opinions on Right To Counsel During Interrogation. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
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Confession deemed involuntary due to coercive interrogation and delay
State v. McCarthy, decided by Oregon Supreme Court on April 23, 2026, resulted in a remanded outcome. The core dispute in State v. McCarthy centered on whether the defendant's confession was voluntary...
Confession deemed involuntary due to coercive interrogation tactics
Smith v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a remanded outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the defendant's confession was voluntary,...
Confession Coerced: Appellate Court Reverses Conviction
Smith v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the defendant's confession was voluntary ...
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...
Confession deemed involuntary due to age and interrogation conditions
Smith v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 27, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the defendant's confession was voluntary ...
Prior bad acts evidence admissible to prove identity and intent
Melvin Stevens v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Melvin Stevens, challenged his conviction for agg...
Confession deemed involuntary due to coercive interrogation tactics
Smith v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute in Smith v. State of Florida centered on whether the def...
Confession Admissible Despite Lengthy Interrogation, Court Rules
State v. Reams, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a defendant's confession was voluntary and admissi...
Confession deemed involuntary due to coercive interrogation tactics
Smith v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the defendant's confession was volun...
Ohio Court Reverses Conviction Due to Involuntary Confession
State v. Matos, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 19, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute in State v. Matos involved whether the defendant's confession was voluntary and adm...
Confession deemed involuntary due to coercive interrogation tactics
Donell Jackson v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 19, 2026, resulted in a remanded outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the defendant's confession was v...
Confession deemed involuntary due to defendant's age and interrogation conditions
Smith v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 4, 2026, resulted in a remanded outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the defendant's confession was voluntary, ...
Appellate court affirms conviction, admitting prior bad acts evidence
In Re Jesus R. Salazar v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Jesus R. Salazar, appealed his conviction for ...
Confession deemed involuntary, conviction reversed
Henry J. Brown v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 25, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the defendant's confession wa...
Confession deemed involuntary due to coercive interrogation tactics
Smith v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 20, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the defendant's confession was volunta...
Ohio Court Affirms Admissibility of Confession Made Outside Custody
State v. Macklin, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute in State v. Macklin involved whether the defendant's confession was volunt...
Warrantless search based on uncorroborated informant tip unlawful
AJAY (AJAY) v. STATE (CRIMINAL), decided by Nevada Supreme Court on January 15, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the state's warrantless search of Ajay's...
Ohio Court of Appeals Rules Confession Involuntary Due to Coercion
State v. Edwards, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 22, 2025, resulted in a remanded outcome. The core dispute in State v. Edwards centered on whether the defendant's confession was volunta...
Ohio Supreme Court Rules Confession Involuntary Due to Coercion
State v. Gowdy, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on December 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute in State v. Gowdy centered on whether the defendant's confession was voluntary...
NC Supreme Court: Confession voluntary despite ambiguous question after Miranda
State v. Ford, decided by North Carolina Supreme Court on December 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The North Carolina Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession was volun...
Washington Supreme Court: Coercive Interrogation Invalidates Confession
State v. Thompson, decided by Washington Supreme Court on August 28, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Washington Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession was voluntary after ...
Washington Supreme Court: Misleading about evidence strength doesn't automatically make confession involuntary
State v. Bell, decided by Washington Supreme Court on July 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Washington Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession was voluntary when ob...
Ohio Supreme Court Rules Confession Involuntary Due to Coercive Interrogation
State v. Logan, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on May 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession was voluntary when obtained after...
PA Supreme Court: Miranda warnings must explicitly state right to counsel *during* interrogation
Commonwealth v. Johnson, C., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on May 19, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's statements mad...
Illinois Supreme Court Upholds Confession Admissibility
People v. Guy, decided by Illinois Supreme Court on April 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Illinois Supreme Court affirmed the appellate court's decision, holding that the defendant'...
NC Supreme Court: Confession involuntary due to coercive interrogation
State v. Fenner, decided by North Carolina Supreme Court on March 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The North Carolina Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession was volunt...
NC Supreme Court: Confession Inadmissible Due to Coercive Interrogation
State v. Miller, decided by North Carolina Supreme Court on March 21, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The North Carolina Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession was voluntary a...