Explore 27 court opinions on Voluntariness Of Confessions. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
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Statements to Police Deemed Voluntary, Conviction Affirmed
State v. Sanchez, 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, holding that the defendant's s...
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...
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds Admissibility of Defendant's Statements
State v. Magan, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's sta...
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 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 ...
Statements to Police Deemed Voluntary, Admissible
State v. Becks, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's sta...
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...
Georgia Supreme Court Rules Confession Involuntary Due to Coercive Interrogation
Larkins v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on April 21, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession was voluntary and admissible...
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 Admissibility of Confession
Miller 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 confes...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Admissibility of Confession
Monroe 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 the defendant's conf...
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...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Admissibility of Confession
Spann 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 the defendant's confe...
Statements to Police Deemed Voluntary, Conviction Affirmed
State v. Amos, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's stat...
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 Reverses Conviction Over Coerced Confession
State v. Reynolds, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 17, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute in this case centered on whether the defendant's confession was voluntary and ad...
Confession Admissible After Invocation of Counsel; Conviction Affirmed
Oliver Perry Harris v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Oliver Perry Harris, appealed his conviction for agg...
Confession inadmissible due to Miranda violations, conviction reversed
James Chadleigh Schrotel v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellant, James Chadleigh Schrotel, appealed his conviction fo...
Appellate Court Reverses Juvenile Waiver to Adult Court Over Treatment Concerns
In re L.N., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals reviewed a juvenile court's decision to waive its jurisdiction over a minor, L...
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...
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 Admissible Despite Arrest Circumstances
Christopher Samuels v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the defendant's confes...
Crossing fog line provides reasonable suspicion for DUI stop
Blow v. Commonwealth, decided by Virginia Supreme Court on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Court of Virginia reviewed a defendant's conviction for driving under the in...
Confession obtained after invoking counsel violates 5th Amendment rights
Cuffee v. Commonwealth, decided by Virginia Supreme Court on April 16, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Supreme Court of Virginia reviewed a defendant's conviction for felony murder and relat...
Statements to Police Deemed Voluntary Under Totality of Circumstances
Commonwealth v. Arias, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court considered whether a defendant's...