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Odor of Marijuana Still Provides Probable Cause for Vehicle Search
State v. Atchley, 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 deny a motion to suppress evid...
Consent to Vehicle Search Validated, Suppression Motion Denied
State v. Bankston, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision to deny the defendant's mot...
Consent to search vehicle extends to phone found inside
United States v. Ho-Romero, decided by Ninth Circuit on February 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the defendant's motion to supp...
Eleventh Circuit Affirms Denial of Motion to Suppress Electronic Device Search
John Doe, 1 v. United States, decided by Eleventh Circuit on February 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress ev...
Consent to search 'electronic devices' covers laptop, CA2 rules
United States v. McAdam, decided by Second Circuit on January 28, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence ob...
Apparent Authority to Consent to Warrantless Search Upheld
United States v. Harris, decided by Second Circuit on January 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the defendant's motion to suppre...
Former employee fails to get injunction against employer for alleged retaliation
Kevin Karsjens v. Shireen Gandhi, decided by Eighth Circuit on January 7, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction...
Consent to Search Phone Valid Despite Initial Refusal
Dyanie Bermeo v. Blake Andis, decided by Fourth Circuit on December 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evide...
Consent to search vehicle extends to phone found inside
United States v. Patrick, decided by Ninth Circuit on December 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence ob...
Consent to Vehicle Search Validated by Ohio Court of Appeals
State v. Morgan, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 11, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to deny a defendant's motion to...
Consent to search vehicle extends to phone found inside
United States v. Stacy Owens, decided by Sixth Circuit on December 8, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence...
Consent to Vehicle Search Validated by Ohio Court of Appeals
State v. Rembert, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 20, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to deny a defendant's motion t...
Sixth Circuit Upholds Child Pornography Conviction Based on Voluntary Consent to Search
United States v. Devin Long, decided by Sixth Circuit on October 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed Devin Long's conviction for possession of child pornography, ...
Prior Misconduct Evidence Admissible in Felony Murder Case
People v. Baldwin, decided by California Court of Appeal on September 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Baldwin, was convicted of felony murder and robbery. The appellate c...
Inevitable Discovery Doctrine Saves Evidence from Phone Search
United States v. Rajeri Curry, decided by Third Circuit on September 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Third Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evide...
Consent to search vehicle extends to cell phone found inside
United States v. Patrick, decided by Ninth Circuit on September 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence o...
Border search of laptop upheld based on consent
United States v. Constantinescu, decided by Second Circuit on August 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evid...
Consent to search vehicle extends to cell phone found inside
United States v. Ankita Singh, decided by Sixth Circuit on August 8, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence ...
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Consent
Geoffrey James Lewicke v. The People of the State of Colorado., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on August 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court affirmed the trial ...
Consent to Search Electronic Devices Valid Despite Language Barrier
United States v. Bardakova, decided by Second Circuit on July 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence ob...
Ninth Circuit: Consent to search "electronic devices" includes laptops
United States v. Schena, decided by Ninth Circuit on July 11, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence obtaine...
Consent to search "all other electronic devices" includes laptop
United States v. MacKey, decided by Second Circuit on July 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence obtain...
Digital evidence admissible under inevitable discovery doctrine
United States v. Guldi, decided by Second Circuit on June 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence seized...
Second Circuit: Consent to search 'electronic devices' includes laptops
United States v. Novis (Denkberg), decided by Second Circuit on June 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evide...
Ninth Circuit: Consent to search 'belongings' includes laptops
United States v. Yafa, decided by Ninth Circuit on May 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence obtained f...
Second Circuit Affirms Laptop Search Consent
United States v. Zhe Zhang, decided by Second Circuit on April 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence o...