Explore 27 court opinions on Totality Of The Circumstances Test For Confessions. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
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Juvenile's Confession Deemed Voluntary by SJC
Commonwealth v. Ushon U., a juvenile, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court considered whethe...
Confession Admissible Despite Defendant's Age and Education
State v. Miller, decided by Oregon Supreme Court on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute in State v. Miller concerned whether the defendant's confession was voluntary ...
Confession Admissible Despite Claims of Intoxication and Fatigue
State v. Jones, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's con...
Ohio Supreme Court: Sleep deprivation alone doesn't make confession involuntary
State v. J.B., decided by Ohio Supreme Court on April 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession was voluntary and admissible whe...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Admissibility of Confession
Malcolm v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's decision, holding that a defendant's confe...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Confession Admissibility
Shine v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on April 21, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession was voluntary and admissi...
Ohio Court Reverses Conviction Over Coerced Confession
State v. Williams, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 20, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute in this case centered on whether the defendant's confession was voluntary and ad...
Ohio Court Affirms Admissibility of Confession in State v. Humphries
State v. Humphries, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute in State v. Humphries involved whether the defendant's confession was volu...
Ohio Court of Appeals Rules Confession Involuntary Due to Coercive Interrogation
State v. Stafford, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute in State v. Stafford centered on whether the defendant's confession was voluntar...
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: "No-knock" entry requires prior announcement
State v. Jule Hannah, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on April 16, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The New Jersey Supreme Court considered whether a "no-knock" warrant, executed by poli...
Confession deemed involuntary due to coercive interrogation tactics
Bertok v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Bertok court addressed whether a defendant's confession, obtained af...
Nevada Supreme Court Affirms Murder Conviction, Remands for Resentencing
CHABOT (WACEY) v. STATE (CRIMINAL), decided by Nevada Supreme Court on April 9, 2026, resulted in a mixed outcome. The defendant, Wacey Chabot, was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to de...
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 ...
Intoxicated Defendant's Statements Admissible Despite Lengthy Interrogation
State v. Johnson-Coleman, 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, holding that the defen...
Warrantless vehicle search upheld due to probable cause
Smith v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Smith, challenged the admissibility of evidence obtained t...
Confession deemed involuntary due to age and coercive interrogation
Thaddeus Thomas v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 26, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the defendant's confession was ...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Improperly Admitted, Conviction Reversed
Melvin Stevens v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 25, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellant, Melvin Stevens, challenged his conviction for aggravat...
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...
Warrantless vehicle search after traffic stop deemed unlawful
State v. Henry, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained from ...
Odor of Marijuana Still Justifies Vehicle Search Despite Decriminalization
State v. Payne, 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 eviden...
Ohio Court of Appeals: Confession Admissible Despite Arrest Circumstances
State v. Hills, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute in State v. Hills centered on whether the defendant's confession was voluntary...
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...
Juvenile's confession admissible despite intellectual disability
In re A.N., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether a juvenile's confession, obtained after he was read his Miranda r...
Warrantless vehicle search after traffic stop deemed unlawful
State v. Griffin, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained fro...