Confession Admissible Despite Claims of Intoxication and Fatigue
ohioctapp · 2026-04-22 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
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...
Confession Admissible After Invocation of Counsel; Conviction Affirmed
texapp · 2026-04-16 · Defendant Win · Impact: 45/100
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 Coerced: Appellate Court Reverses Conviction
fladistctapp · 2026-04-16 · Reversed · Impact: 75/100
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
nj · 2026-04-16 · Reversed · Impact: 75/100
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
fladistctapp · 2026-04-16 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
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...
Statements to Police Deemed Voluntary, Admissible
ohioctapp · 2026-04-13 · Defendant Win · Impact: 15/100
State v. Long, 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 stat...
Confession deemed involuntary due to coercive interrogation tactics
fladistctapp · 2026-04-13 · Defendant Win · Impact: 75/100
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...
Odor of Marijuana Still Justifies Vehicle Search Despite Decriminalization
ohioctapp · 2026-03-23 · Defendant Win · Impact: 65/100
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...
Confession Admissible Despite Lengthy Interrogation, Court Rules
ohioctapp · 2026-03-20 · Defendant Win · Impact: 30/100
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...
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds Suppression of Vehicle Search Evidence
ohioctapp · 2026-03-16 · Defendant Win · Impact: 40/100
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...
Ohio Court Affirms Admissibility of Murder Confession
ohioctapp · 2026-03-13 · Defendant Win · Impact: 15/100
State v. Hurt, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute in State v. Hurt centered on whether the defendant's confession was voluntary a...
Odor of Marijuana Establishes Probable Cause for Vehicle Search
ohioctapp · 2026-03-12 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
State v. Jackson, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 12, 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...
Confession Admissible After Invocation of Silence, Court Rules
texapp · 2026-03-05 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
Nicholas Craig Perkins v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Nicholas Craig Perkins, appealed his conviction fo...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Confession Admissibility
ga · 2026-03-03 · Plaintiff Win · Impact: 25/100
Mitchell v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on March 3, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confession was voluntary and admiss...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Admissibility of Confession
ga · 2026-03-03 · Defendant Win · Impact: 15/100
Robinson v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on March 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's decision, holding that the defendant's con...
Texas appeals court reverses assault conviction over improper "bad acts" evidence
texapp · 2026-02-27 · Remanded · Impact: 65/100
Sariah Garcia v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 27, 2026, resulted in a remanded outcome. The appellant, Sariah Garcia, appealed her conviction for aggravated assaul...
PA Supreme Court: Confession admissible after invoking silence, then waiving rights
pa · 2026-02-24 · Defendant Win · Impact: 40/100
Commonwealth v. Wakeley, G., Jr., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on February 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confes...
Ohio Court Affirms Admissibility of Confession Despite Lengthy Interrogation
ohioctapp · 2026-02-20 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
State v. Anderson, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute in State v. Anderson centered on whether the defendant's confession was ...
Reasonable suspicion to extend traffic stop based on officer's observations
pa · 2026-02-18 · Defendant Win · Impact: 65/100
Commonwealth v. Malcolm, R., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on February 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Commonwealth appealed the suppression of evidence obtained from...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Admissibility of Confession
ga · 2026-02-17 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
Bradford v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on February 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's decision, holding that the defendant's...
Confession Suppressed After Invocation of Counsel
ohio · 2026-02-17 · Defendant Win · Impact: 75/100
In re Salters, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on February 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confession was voluntary and admissible w...
Confession Admissible After Valid Miranda Waiver, Preceding Counsel Request
mass · 2026-02-09 · Defendant Win · Impact: 30/100
Pierce, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on February 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court considered whether a defendant's confession, ...
Confession deemed involuntary due to age and coercive interrogation
fladistctapp · 2026-02-05 · Defendant Win · Impact: 75/100
B.D. v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the defendant's confession was volu...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Confession Admissibility
ga · 2026-02-03 · Plaintiff Win · Impact: 25/100
Biggs v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on February 3, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession was voluntary and admis...
Confession after invoking counsel rights inadmissible
pa · 2026-01-28 · Reversed · Impact: 75/100
Commonwealth v. Walker, D., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on January 28, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confession,...
Pa. Supreme Court: Statement Admissible After Invoking Silence
pa · 2026-01-28 · Defendant Win · Impact: 40/100
Commonwealth v. Walker, D., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on January 28, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's statem...
PA Supreme Court: Invoking Right to Counsel Stops All Interrogation
pa · 2026-01-21 · Reversed · Impact: 75/100
Commonwealth v. Fitzpatrick, J., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on January 21, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's statem...