Explore 26 court opinions on Totality Of The Circumstances Test For Confession Voluntariness. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
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Confession Admissible Despite Defendant's Claims of Intoxication
State v. Myers, 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's con...
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 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the defendant's confession was volun...
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...
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds Suppression of Vehicle Search Evidence
State v. King, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 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...
Confession Involuntary Due to Coercive Interrogation Tactics
Medina v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on March 3, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confession was voluntary and admissible wh...
Confession Coerced by Prolonged Interrogation, Georgia Supreme Court Rules
Sanders v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on March 3, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confession was voluntary and admissible w...
Intoxication Doesn't Invalidate Voluntary Confession, Court Rules
State v. Shefbuch, 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 evid...
Juvenile's confession inadmissible without parent present
In the Interest of L.S. v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 12, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The case concerns the admissibility of a juvenile's confession ob...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
State v. Lee, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on February 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's denial of the defendant's motion to suppre...
PA Supreme Court: Probable cause justified warrantless vehicle search
Commonwealth v. Brown, J., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on January 28, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Commonwealth appealed the suppression of evidence obtained from a ...
Colorado Supreme Court: Confession Voluntary Despite Coercive Interrogation Tactic
Todd Wuthrich v. The People of the State of Colorado, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on December 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court considered whether a defen...
NC Supreme Court: Confession voluntary despite pre-counsel appointment
State v. Allison, 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, made ...
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...
NC Supreme Court: Intoxication doesn't automatically invalidate confession
State v. Kelliher, 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, made...
Felony child endangerment conviction affirmed; misdemeanor conviction reversed due to faulty jury instructions
People v. Kinnear, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 10, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. The defendant was convicted of felony child endangerment and misdemeanor child endangerment....
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Marijuana Odor
State v. Todd, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's Fo...
Ohio Court Reverses Conviction Over Coerced Confession
State v. Little, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 5, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute in this case centered on whether the defendant's confession was voluntary and ad...
Miranda warnings must precede custodial interrogation to be valid
Axel Salazar Delacruz v. The People of the State of Colorado, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on November 24, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court considered whether a de...
Georgia Supreme Court: Coercive Interrogation Undermines Miranda Warning
Asmelash v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on November 4, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confession was voluntary and admissib...
Warrantless car search upheld in DWI case
State of Minnesota v. Jennifer Lynn Nagle, decided by Minnesota Supreme Court on October 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Minnesota Supreme Court affirmed the appellate court's decis...
NC Supreme Court: 'I don't know' can mean understanding Miranda rights
State v. Lail, decided by North Carolina Supreme Court on October 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The North Carolina Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession was volunt...
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...
Intoxication Doesn't Automatically Invalidate Miranda Waiver
Commonwealth v. Lewis, A., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on September 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's conf...
Intoxicated Defendant's Statements Admissible Despite Inebriation
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Paul Scott Seeman, Appellant, decided by Minnesota Supreme Court on September 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Minnesota Supreme Court affirmed th...
MA SJC Affirms Firearm Conviction, Upholds Automobile Exception
Commonwealth v. Elana Gordon, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on September 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed a conviction...
Colorado Supreme Court: Confession after invoking counsel is inadmissible
In Re: People v. Bell, II, Keevin, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on September 2, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession, obtai...