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Ohio Appeals Court Reverses Warrant Denial Over Lack of No-Knock Justification
In re X.P., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 25, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a "no-knock" warrant was supported by sufficient proba...
Florida appeals court upholds cocaine conviction based on valid warrant
Hunter IV v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth District Court of Appeal of Florida reviewed a defendan...
Ohio Supreme Court Reverses "No-Knock" Warrant Due to Insufficient Probable Cause
State ex rel. Fenstermaker v. McConville, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on February 19, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a "no-knock" warrant was support...
Ohio Appeals Court Reverses 'No-Knock' Warrant Search Due to Insufficient Probable Cause
In re G.P., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 17, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a "no-knock" warrant was supported by sufficient pr...
Evidence of handgun found during drug search admissible in weapon possession case
This case involves a dispute over whether a defendant, Morel, could be charged with a crime based on evidence obtained through a search warrant. The police obtained a warrant to search Morel's apartme...
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds Denial of Motion to Suppress Evidence
State v. Willis, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision to deny the defendant's motio...
Texas Court: Reasonable Suspicion Sufficient for DNA Sample Compulsion
In Re Roth Products of Texas, Inc. and Gregory Vaught, Relators v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns wh...
Texas seizure warrant for alleged gambling proceeds reversed for lack of probable cause
In Re Longhorn Merit, LLC v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 4, 2026, resulted in a mixed outcome. This case concerns the State of Texas's attempt to seize assets fro...
Appellate Court Upholds Denial of Suppression Motion
People v. Rodriguez, decided by California Court of Appeal on January 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision to deny the defendant's mot...
DNA 'Cold Hit' Sufficient for Probable Cause in Texas
In the Matter of A.H. v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, A.H., challenged the State of Texas's use of a "c...
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...
NYC "Ban the Box" Law Upheld Against Employer Challenges
Smith v. City of New York, decided by New York Court of Appeals on December 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns a challenge to the City of New York's "ban the box" law, w...
No-Knock Warrant Lacked Probable Cause, Evidence Suppressed
Doe v. Green, decided by Virginia Supreme Court on November 26, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute involved whether a "no-knock" warrant was supported by sufficient probable c...
SCOTUS: Mississippi's 'inexcusable neglect' standard for default judgments is not unconstitutionally vague.
Pitts v. Mississippi, decided by Supreme Court of the United States on November 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Court reviewed whether a Mississippi state court's "inexcusab...
Ohio Appeals Court: No-Knock Warrant Lacked Probable Cause
In re M.P., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 20, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a "no-knock" warrant was supported by sufficient probabl...
Ohio Court: Unreasonable "no-knock" entry violates knock-and-announce rule
In re P.M., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a "no-knock" warrant was properly executed when off...
Colorado Supreme Court Affirms Conviction Despite Defective Warrant
Samuel McConnell v. The People of the State of Colorado, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on November 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court affirmed a lower court'...
Ohio Supreme Court: Inmate transfer doesn't violate due process without hearing
State ex rel. Howard v. Shuler, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on November 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a former i...
Sixth Circuit: No Expectation of Privacy in Cell Site Location Data
United States v. Eskender Getachew, decided by Sixth Circuit on November 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the defendant's motion ...
Ninth Circuit Upholds Warrant, Denies Motion to Suppress Drug Evidence
United States v. Vandyke, decided by Ninth Circuit on October 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence obt...
Inmate's due process claim moot after release from prison
State ex rel. Martre v. Reed, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on October 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a former inmate...
Anonymous tip insufficient for probable cause in no-knock warrant
David James Larkin v. The People of the State of Colorado, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on September 8, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court considered whether a ...
Ohio Supreme Court: Unreasonable "no-knock" entry requires suppression
In re Application of Aguilar, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on August 21, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a "no-knock" warrant, executed by officer...
Colorado Supreme Court Rules No-Knock Warrant Unreasonable
Rojas v. People, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on August 18, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Rojas v. People case concerned whether a "no-knock" warrant, executed by law enforcement...
Seventh Circuit: Cell phone search incident to arrest is constitutional
United States v. Jose Farias, decided by Seventh Circuit on August 7, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Jose Farias's motion to sup...
Fourth Circuit Upholds Warrant Based on Informant Tips and Controlled Buys
Dorothy Seabrook v. Daniel P. Driscoll, decided by Fourth Circuit on August 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppres...