Explore 29 court opinions on Warrant Requirement. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
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Ohio Supreme Court: Peering through fence gap is unlawful search
State v. Hill, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court addressed whether a "plain view" exception to the warrant requirement applie...
Eleventh Circuit Affirms Denial of Motion to Suppress Cell Phone Evidence
United States v. Christopher Ashley Defilippis, decided by Eleventh Circuit on April 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Christo...
Second Circuit: Consent to Laptop Search Was Voluntary
United States v. Pence, decided by Second Circuit on April 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence obtai...
Warrantless cell phone search of deceased invalid
In the Estate of Kara Gale Murphy Watson v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns the admissibility of evidenc...
Consent to Search Phone Valid Despite Language Barrier
United States v. Manuel Zumba Mejia, decided by Second Circuit on April 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress ev...
Appellate court rejects 'automobile exception' for home searches
In Re Frances Spanos Shelton v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Frances Spanos Shelton, challenged the trial...
Eighth Circuit Upholds Search and Statements in Drug Trafficking Case
United States v. Robert Wilburn, decided by Eighth Circuit on April 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Robert Wilburn's motion to ...
Tenth Circuit Upholds Warrant, Denies Suppression in Drug Case
United States v. Otuonye, decided by Tenth Circuit on April 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the defendant's motion to suppress e...
Sixth Amendment right to counsel attaches at indictment, not arraignment
Chiles v. Salazar Revisions: 3/31/26, decided by Supreme Court of the United States on March 31, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Supreme Court reviewed whether the Sixth Amendment right...
Fifth Circuit Upholds Vehicle Search and Confession in Drug Case
Parker v. Hooper, decided by Fifth Circuit on March 30, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence, finding that...
Eighth Circuit Upholds Vehicle Search Under Automobile Exception
United States v. Richard Sims, decided by Eighth Circuit on March 30, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Richard Sims's motion to sup...
Habeas Corpus Denied: Ineffective Counsel Claim Fails
Ex Parte Thomas Moore v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Thomas Moore, sought a writ of habeas corpus, argu...
Texas appeals cell phone evidence suppression, court reverses
The State of Texas v. Joshua Logan, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The State of Texas appealed the trial court's suppression of evidence obta...
Georgia Supreme Court: Warrantless GPS Tracking Violates Fourth Amendment
GINES v. THE STATE (Three Cases), decided by Georgia Supreme Court on March 12, 2026, resulted in a mixed outcome. This case consolidated three appeals concerning the admissibility of evidence obtaine...
Court Upholds Suppression of Evidence from Warrantless Vehicle Search
In the Estate Of: David Luke Brown v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns the admissibility of evidence obta...
Seventh Circuit: BOLO alert justified traffic stop, evidence admissible
United States v. Jerron D. Williams, decided by Seventh Circuit on March 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Jerron Williams' moti...
Plain View Doctrine Justifies Cocaine Seizure, Court Rules
Johnny R. Ward v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Johnny R. Ward, challenged his conviction for ...
Eighth Circuit: No privacy in cell phone location data after seizure
United States v. Alex Johnson, decided by Eighth Circuit on February 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Alex Johnson's motion to ...
Texas appeals court upholds summary judgment for state in wrongful death suit
In the Estate of Lonnie K. Ledbetter Jr. v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Estate of Lonnie K. Ledbetter Jr. sued t...
Georgia Supreme Court allows warrantless cell phone search incident to arrest
Riley v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on February 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's decision, holding that a defendant's Fourt...
Laptop search incident to arrest upheld
United States v. Papantoniadis, decided by First Circuit on January 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress eviden...
Border search exception applies to warrantless laptop searches at the border
United States v. Sefan Eberhard Zappey, decided by Eleventh Circuit on January 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Zappey's moti...
Seventh Circuit Upholds Border Search of Laptop
United States v. Farhan Sheikh, decided by Seventh Circuit on January 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Farhan Sheikh's motion ...
Seventh Circuit Affirms Warrantless Cell Phone Search Incident to Arrest
United States v. Sean Grusd, decided by Seventh Circuit on January 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Sean Grusd's motion to sup...
Appellate court upholds conviction, finding no Fourth Amendment violation
Ex Parte Brian Cole v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Brian Cole, sought a writ of habeas corpus, arguing...
Warrantless GPS tracking of vehicles violates Fourth Amendment, GA Supreme Court rules
UPSHAW v. THE STATE (Three Cases), decided by Georgia Supreme Court on January 5, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. This case consolidates three appeals concerning the admissibility of evidence ob...
Eighth Circuit Upholds Vehicle Search Based on Reasonable Suspicion and Automobile Exception
United States v. Trina Johnson, decided by Eighth Circuit on January 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Trina Johnson's motion to ...
Inevitable Discovery Doctrine Justifies Cell Phone Search
State of Florida v. Bryan Allen Repple, decided by Florida Supreme Court on December 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The State of Florida appealed a trial court's order suppressing evid...
Sixth Circuit: Consent to search cell phone was voluntary despite initial refusal
United States v. Courtland Reed, decided by Sixth Circuit on December 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evid...