Case State of Kansas v. Joseph Jonathan Barrager Court Kansas Court of Appeals Judge Bolton Fleming, P.J.; Hill, J.; Gardner,
The court reversed a misdemeanor conviction because witness travel ending before the last day and unexplained courtroom unavailability did not establish good cause to exceed section 1382’s deadline.
The Utah Supreme Court reinstated further appellate review of a failure-to-stop conviction, holding that evidence supported a finding that a kayaker acted to avoid arrest.
The Utah Court of Appeals reversed a DUI conviction because a late-night deadlock instruction coercively pressured minority jurors and defense counsel was ineffective for failing to object.
Case State of Ohio v. Mohamad Aldemur Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County Judge Emanuella D. Groves;
Case State of Ohio v. Brady Whitten Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County Judge Mary J. Boyle;
Case State of Maine v. Heather Marichal Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge STANFILL, C.J. Date Decided September 17, 2026
Prosecutors cannot compel their own mental-health examination of a defendant seeking pretrial diversion.
A broad racial disparity statistic covering multiple kinds of enhancements did not establish a prima facie California Racial Justice Act violation without controlled analysis or comparable cases.
Case Michael Wayne Hall v. State of Arkansas Court Arkansas Court of Appeals, Division I Judge Brandon J. Harrison, Judge
The Superior Court held that an officer’s display of a gun, combined with credibility findings against the officer, supported treating the encounter as a seizure before the defendant abandoned a handgun.
Case United States of America v. Jason Levasseur Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Judge Barron; Rikelman;
The First District denied a Racial Justice Act jury-selection claim because the evidence did not meet Hazlett’s requirement of bias directed toward the defendant.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court reversed a Superior Court ruling that upheld a residential search warrant based on generalized assumptions about where firearm and drug evidence would be kept.
The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a false-informing conviction based on specific, knowingly false accusations against police, distinguishing verifiable claims from protected political rhetoric.
Case Donald B. Marks v. State of Hawaiʻi Court Supreme Court of the State of Hawaiʻi Judge McKenna, Acting C.J.;
On remand, the Utah Court of Appeals held that Utah’s single-criminal-episode statute barred retrial and ordered dismissal on double-jeopardy grounds.
The Utah Court of Appeals rejected constitutional and discovery challenges to convictions based on an uncle’s position of special trust.
Case State of Idaho v. William J. Satterfield Court Idaho Supreme Court Judge Meyer, Justice Date Decided September 11, 2026
The First Department affirmed a $100-per-day contempt award after OMH left an incompetent defendant at Rikers for months beyond a court-ordered transfer deadline.
Case In re Termination of Parental Rights as to R.T. Court Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One Judge David D.
Case Jacquelin Alexandra Coppus Mullins v. State of Florida Court Florida Second District Court of Appeal Judge Labrit, Judge Date
Case Jarrel Edward Tolliver v. State of Florida Court Florida Second District Court of Appeal Judge Kelly, Judge Date Decided
Case The State of Ohio, Appellee, v. Smith, Appellant Court Supreme Court of Ohio Judge Fischer, J. Date Decided September