State v. Fox — N.D. Supreme Court upholds exclusion of victim’s online history in child sex abuse case
Case State of North Dakota v. Benito Awutu Jimmy Fox Court North Dakota Supreme Court Judge Tufte (elected 2016) Date
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State v. Anderson — Speculative parole harm does not establish speedy-trial prejudice
The Utah Court of Appeals held that negligent charging delay did not violate the Sixth Amendment where claimed parole and plea consequences were speculative.
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State v. Marx — Court rejects Brady and ineffective-assistance challenges
The Utah Court of Appeals affirmed child-sex-abuse and witness-tampering convictions, finding no material Brady violation or prejudicial attorney error.
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State v. Jaramillo — Supreme Court reverses suppression for nighttime warrant violation
The Utah Supreme Court held that violating the rule governing nighttime warrant service does not itself require suppression without a constitutional violation, bad faith, or prejudice.
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State v. Burgin — Vacated convictions because the plea court omitted all required constitutional-rights warnings
Case State of Ohio v. Trevon Burgin Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth District Judge EMANUELLA D. GROVES (appointment info
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People v. Mann — Court upheld bindover on felony school-threat charge
Case People of the State of Michigan v. Nathaneal Christopher Mann Court Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Thomas C. Cameron
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People v. Reyes — revived a young adult’s constitutional sentencing claim and ordered an evidentiary hearing
Case The People of the State of Illinois v. Andres Reyes Court Illinois Appellate Court, First District Judge Ocasio (appointment
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United States v. Pereda — GPS and On-Scene Facts Supported Parole Searches of a Trailer and Truck
The Ninth Circuit held that GPS history and on-scene facts gave officers probable cause to search a supervisee’s trailer and pickup under his warrantless-search condition.
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State v. Briggs — Louisiana appeals court upholds murder conviction, rejecting claims of juror bias and improper evidence
Case State of Louisiana v. Stefan Jermaine Briggs Court Louisiana Court of Appeal, Third Circuit Judge SHARON DARVILLE WILSON (appointment
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State v. Briggs — La. appeals court affirms murder conviction after Supreme Court remand
Case State of Louisiana v. Donald Briggs, III Court Louisiana Court of Appeal, Third Circuit Judge SHARON DARVILLE WILSON (appointment
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State v. Carter — Reversed an order granting a speedy-trial motion because the defense’s readiness certification was premature
Case State of Louisiana v. Desmond Carter Court Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit Judge PENZATO (appointment info not available);
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Com. v. Stark, M. — Superior Court orders a new murder trial over prior-bad-acts evidence
Superior Court orders a new murder trial over prior-bad-acts evidence J-S44005-25 2026 PA Super 156 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA : IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF : PENNSYLVANIA : v. : : : MICHAEL ALLEN STARK : : Appellant : No. 1648 EDA 2025 Appeal from the Judgment of Sentence Entered September 9, 2024 In the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County Criminal Division at No(s): CP-09-CR-0003952-2023 BEFORE: LAZARUS, P.J., DUBOW, J., and SULLIVAN, J.
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Vamos v. State — Full probation revocation affirmed despite challenge to unalleged arrest evidence
The Indiana Court of Appeals held that a revocation petition gave adequate notice of the requested sanction and that consideration of a later, unalleged arrest did not require reversal.
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State v. Prysich — Court affirms vehicular-homicide conviction and admission of blood-test evidence
Case State of Iowa v. Dmytro Prysich Court Iowa Court of Appeals Judge Ahlers (Kim Reynolds, 2019) Date Decided July
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State v. Dazey — Court affirms murder and animal-abuse convictions, finding Dazey competent to stand trial
Case State of Iowa v. Tyler James Dazey Court Iowa Court of Appeals Judge Ahlers (Kim Reynolds, 2019) Date Decided
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State v. Barnes — Ohio Supreme Court rejected a crime victim’s delayed appeal of a restitution denial
Case The State of Ohio; M.S., Appellant, v. Barnes, Appellee Court Supreme Court of Ohio Judge DeWine (elected 2016) Date
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Jenkins — Tennessee appeals court upheld murder, robbery, and firearm convictions
Case State of Tennessee v. Roddarrius Eugene Jenkins Court Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Robert H. Montgomery, Jr. (Bill
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Commonwealth v. Shivers, P., Aplt. — Court issues a substantive appellate ruling
Court issues a substantive appellate ruling [J-64-2025] IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT TODD, C.J., DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, BROBSON, McCAFFERY, JJ.
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Punxsutawney Hunting Club v. PGC — Court issues a substantive appellate ruling
Court issues a substantive appellate ruling [J-20-2025] IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN DISTRICT TODD, C.J., DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, BROBSON, McCAFFERY, JJ.
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United States v. Colar — Failure to Investigate an Alternate Juror’s Express Bias Requires a New Trial
The Ninth Circuit ordered a new trial because the district court delayed and inadequately investigated an alternate juror who had expressly prejudged the defense.
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United States v. Wako — Eighth Circuit remands unresolved Second Amendment challenge
Case United States of America v. Boru Guye Wako, Jr. Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Judge
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United States v. Holcomb — Officers Must Halt a Computer Search When Probable Cause Dissolves Mid-Execution
A divided Ninth Circuit holds that police executing a computer search warrant must stop searching when evidence they discover negates the probable cause underlying the warrant—and that the good-faith exception does not save evidence found after probable cause dissolves.
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People v. Rainey — Court Splits on Social Media Bomb Threats, Reverses Private Snapchat Conviction
The Third Department reversed one of Rainey’s two terroristic-threat convictions — holding that a private Snapchat message he did not intend to circulate lacked the required intent to intimidate a civilian population — while affirming convictions for Whisper bomb-threat posts and emails threatening a TV news station.
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McDowell v. State — Florida Supreme Court affirms death sentence for deputy’s murder, rejecting five constitutional challenges
Case Patrick R. McDowell v. State of Florida Court Supreme Court of Florida Judge PER CURIAM Date Decided July 16,