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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...
Probable Cause Lacking for Vehicle Search After Traffic Stop
Chaunice Kendrick v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 23, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to deny a mo...
Appellate Court Upholds Suppression of Evidence from Vehicle Search
Joseph Johel Pineda v. Ricky Enrique De Cespedes, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decis...
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...
Probable Cause for Vehicle Search Affirmed After Traffic Stop
Shumaker v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to deny a motion...
Odor of marijuana and admission of use support probable cause for vehicle search
Reginald Lawrence Perry, Jr. v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed the denial of a motio...
Probable cause for vehicle search based on marijuana odor and admission
Andre Patrick Edwards v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed the denial of a motion to su...
Appellate Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
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, appealed the denial of his motion to su...
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...
Florida appeals court suppresses evidence from vehicle search
Hencile Dorsey v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed the denial of a motion to suppress ...
Appellate court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on probable cause
Johnson v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Johnson, was convicted of aggravated assault with a dead...
Florida appeals court: warrantless car search lacked probable cause
Antonio D. Taylor v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 14, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The appellate court reviewed the denial of a motion to suppre...
Probable Cause Lacking for Vehicle Search After Traffic Stop
Lionel Zecaja v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 14, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellate court reviewed the denial of a motion to suppress eviden...
Appellate Court Upholds Cocaine Conviction After Extended Traffic Stop
Kamal Sylvester v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Kamal Sylvester, challenged his conviction for p...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Improperly Admitted, Conviction Reversed
Randall Otis Tomlinson v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 14, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a conviction for aggravated assa...
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 ...
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 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 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...
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...