Criminal Law Wire
Daily summaries of newly decided U.S. criminal cases, organized by jurisdiction and topic.
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Recent Cases
Bryant — Texas appeals court granted unopposed motions to dismiss two criminal appeals
CaseChristopher Ross Bryant v. the State of Texas CourtTexas Eleventh Court of Appeals JudgeBailey, C.J. (Rick Perry, 2013); Trotter, J. […]
State v. Anderson — Court affirms felonious-assault conviction over compulsory-process and self-defense challenges
CaseState of Ohio v. Michael Kevin Anderson CourtOhio Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District, Knox County JudgeWilliam B. Hoffman; Robert […]
State v. Wilson — Affirmed guilty pleas despite disputed advice about earned sentence reductions
CaseState of Ohio v. Jarius Wilson CourtOhio Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District JudgeWilliam B. Hoffman (elected 1991); Craig R. […]
People v. Anderson — Illinois appellate court affirms dismissal of postconviction petition
CaseThe People of the State of Illinois v. Erik Anderson CourtAppellate Court of Illinois, First Judicial District, First Division JudgeJustice […]
People v. Ballard — suppression order reversed because defendant did not meet his initial burden
CaseThe People of the State of Illinois v. Antonio D. Ballard CourtAppellate Court of Illinois, Third District JudgeJustice Brennan Date […]
People v. Hamilton — Illinois appellate court affirms consecutive prison sentences
CaseThe People of the State of Illinois v. Daniel R. Hamilton CourtAppellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District JudgeJustice Sholar; Justice […]
People v. Johnson — Court affirmed dismissal after petitioner discharged postconviction counsel and proceeded pro se
CasePeople of the State of Illinois v. Antawan Johnson CourtIllinois Appellate Court, First District, First Division JudgeJustice Howse; Presiding Justice […]
People v. Mitchell — Illinois appellate court upholds 75-year child-pornography sentence
CaseThe People of the State of Illinois v. Rachael Lynn Mitchell CourtIllinois Appellate Court, Fourth District JudgeJustice Lannerd; Justice Cavanagh; […]
People v. Vogt — Illinois appellate court affirms sentences and allows counsel to withdraw
CaseThe People of the State of Illinois v. Belinda A. Vogt CourtAppellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District JudgeJustice McHaney; Justice […]
Wilson v. State — Delaware Supreme Court affirmed denial of postconviction relief
CaseBrian Wilson a/k/a Fudayl Wakim v. State of Delaware CourtDelaware Supreme Court JudgeTraynor; LeGrow; Griffiths Date DecidedSeptember 21, 2026 Docket […]
State v. Albin — Court affirms dismissal of post-conviction claims without a hearing
CaseState of Arizona v. Michael Don Albin CourtArizona Court of Appeals, Division One JudgeVeronika Fabian (Katie Hobbs, 2025); Michael J. […]
State v. Kolbe — Arizona appeals court upholds sex-crime convictions
CaseState of Arizona v. Magikal Kane Kolbe CourtArizona Court of Appeals, Division One JudgeCynthia J. Bailey (Doug Ducey, 2020); Angela […]
United States v. Griffin — Eighth Circuit upheld an eight-month supervised-release revocation sentence
CaseUnited States of America v. Andre Griffin, Jr. CourtU.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit JudgeL.R. SMITH (George W. […]
Gomez-Torres — Fifth Circuit upheld a 24-month illegal-reentry sentence
CaseUnited States of America v. Manuel Antonio Gomez-Torres CourtU.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit JudgeWillett; Duncan; Engelhardt Date […]
United States v. Silva-Salazar — Fifth Circuit upholds denial of sentence reduction under Amendment 821
CaseUnited States of America v. Jorge Albeiro Silva-Salazar CourtU.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit JudgeHigginbotham; Smith; Ho Date […]
United States v. Pineda-Urquia — Fifth Circuit summarily affirmed an illegal-reentry sentence based on binding prior-conviction precedent
CaseUnited States of America v. Luis Alonso Pineda-Urquia CourtU.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit JudgeStewart; Richman; Higginson Date […]
United States v. Taylor — Third Circuit upholds life sentence and child-sex-crime enhancements
CaseUnited States of America v. Duane Taylor CourtU.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit JudgeThomas M. Hardiman (George W. […]
United States v. Kinrys — First Circuit upheld intended-loss and restitution calculations in health-insurance-fraud sentencing
CaseUnited States v. Gustavo Kinrys CourtU.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit JudgeMontecalvo; Thompson; Aframe Date DecidedSeptember 21, 2026 […]
In re Moreno — Texas appeals court denied mandamus relief in two proceedings
CaseIn re Jason Omar Moreno CourtTexas Thirteenth Court of Appeals JudgeJustice Silva; Justice Peña; Justice West Date DecidedSeptember 16, 2026 […]
Bryant — dismissed both criminal appeals at his request
CaseChristopher Ross Bryant v. The State of Texas CourtTexas Eleventh Court of Appeals JudgeJohn M. Bailey (Rick Perry, 2013); Trotter; […]
Ex parte Daniels — Court affirms denial of habeas relief because jail labor detail was not community supervision
CaseEx parte Gary Dion Daniels CourtTexas Court of Appeals, Second District, Fort Worth JudgeSudderth, C.J. (Rick Perry, 2015); Kerr, J. […]
Felder v. State — Murder conviction affirmed over self-defense and trial-error challenges
CaseClint Felder v. The State of Texas CourtTexas First Court of Appeals JudgeRivas-Molloy; Amparo “Amy” Guerra (elected 2020); Gunn Date […]
In re Hernandez — Texas appeals court denied mandamus challenging rescission of a new-trial order and a later conviction
CaseIn re Isaac Hernandez CourtTexas First Court of Appeals JudgeJustice Rivas-Molloy; Justice Guerra; Justice Gunn Date DecidedSeptember 15, 2026 Docket […]
State v. West — Writ denied because the application omitted essential district court records
CaseState of Louisiana v. Dennis Lee West CourtLouisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit JudgePenzato; Lanier; Fields Date DecidedNot stated in […]