Case State v. Rogers, 351 Or App 269 (2026) Court Oregon Court of Appeals Date Decided July 8, 2026 Docket
Case State of New Mexico v. Adrian Dontae Causey Court New Mexico Supreme Court Judge BACON (Michelle Lujan Grisham, 2019)
The Third District held that a juvenile offender’s 50-year determinate sentence is not the functional equivalent of life without parole — and therefore does not qualify for resentencing under Penal Code section 1170(d)(1) — because section 3051 gave him a meaningful parole opportunity during h
Case United States v. Ausencio Martinez Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge SCUDDER (Donald Trump, 2018);
Case United States v. Kevin Damon Williams Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge THACKER (Barack Obama,
The Wyoming Supreme Court reversed and remanded a criminal case in which the district court ordered the defendant to sell a vehicle and deposit the proceeds as a condition of maintaining his public defender appointment. The court held that the subsequent guilty plea did not waive the challenge because the issue was unrelated to guilt or conviction, and that the district court exceeded its statutory authority under Wyoming’s public defender reimbursement statute by compelling a pre-sentencing forced asset liquidation.
Case State of Connecticut v. Jermaine Lewis Court Connecticut Appellate Court Judge Seeley (Ned Lamont, 2022) Date Decided July 7,
Case United States v. Shronda Covington (consolidated with United States v. Tonya Farley) Court United States Court of Appeals for
Case Rebecca J. Reed and Amanda M. Curry v. Elizabeth M. Muoio, Treasurer of the State of New Jersey, et
The Second District Court of Appeal grants habeas corpus and vacates a second-degree murder conviction after finding the prosecution allowed false eyewitness testimony to stand uncorrected — and defense counsel failed to cross-examine the witnesses with their own prior contradictory police statement
The North Carolina Court of Appeals held that a defendant who clearly invokes the right to self-representation but then refuses to answer any of the trial court’s N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1242 questions cannot establish a knowing, intelligent, and voluntary waiver of counsel, and the trial court therefore did not err in denying the request to proceed pro se.
Case Bidier Colas Costa v. State of Florida Court Florida Third District Court of Appeal Judge LINDSEY (Rick Scott, 2017)
Case Carlos Sanchez v. State of Florida Court Florida Third District Court of Appeal Judge BOKOR (Ron DeSantis, 2020) Date
The Fourth District reversed a DUI conviction, holding that a warrantless blood draw from a sedated hospital patient was unconstitutional where the arresting officer faced no competing investigative demands and never considered seeking a warrant.
Case State of Wisconsin v. Dominic L. Brister Court Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District I Judge GEENEN (elected 2023) Date
The First District affirms dismissal of three state charges against David DePape — including attempted murder — under California’s statutory double jeopardy protection, holding that mental-state elements cannot save a state charge when the required physical act was already proved in a prior fe
Case Demitrius Tyrone Bell v. State of Florida Court Florida Second District Court of Appeal Judge LaROSE (Jeb Bush, 2005);
Case William Bracey v. Superintendent Rockview SCI; PA Attorney General; District Attorney of Dauphin County Court U.S. Court of Appeals
Case State of Nebraska v. Kevin S. German Court Nebraska Supreme Court Judge Freudenberg (Pete Ricketts, 2018) Date Decided June
The Fourth District holds that Penal Code § 1172.75(d)(4) permits a resentencing court to reimpose an originally imposed upper term without new jury findings or stipulations, even if the court considers different aggravating factors.
Case State of Tennessee v. Nicholas Alberts Court Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals, Eastern Division Judge MATTHEW J. WILSON (Bill
The Appellate Division, First Department reversed a dismissal and reinstated a class action challenging the NYPD’s practice of routinely handcuffing all arrestees during arraignment without judicial approval, finding the policy states a viable due process claim under the New York State Constitution.
Case Irving Alvin Davis v. Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division Court U.S. Court of
The Fourth District holds that officers who reasonably but mistakenly identified a juvenile as a murder-warrant fugitive had probable cause to arrest him, and that after realizing the mistake they lawfully searched him incident to a resisting-arrest charge, making the discovered firearm admissible.