Case State of Nebraska v. Michael M. Dicken Court Nebraska Supreme Court Judge Funke (Pete Ricketts, 2016) Date Decided May
Case State of Nebraska v. Mariano Flores Court Nebraska Supreme Court Judge Bergevin (Jim Pillen, 2025) Date Decided May 1,
Case Timothy Aaron Covington v. State of Maryland Court Appellate Court of Maryland Judge Ripken (Larry Hogan, 2021) Date Decided
Case Lee Boyd Malvo v. State of Maryland Court Appellate Court of Maryland Judge Ripken (Larry Hogan, 2021) Date Decided
Case Jerome Thomas v. State of Maryland Court Appellate Court of Maryland Judge Tang (Larry Hogan, 2022) Date Decided May
Case Robert Laverne Wittwer v. State of Maryland Court Appellate Court of Maryland Judge James R. Wells (appointment info not
Case State of Louisiana v. Donald Briggs, III A/K/A Donald Briggs C/W State of Louisiana v. Stefan Jermaine Briggs Court
Case State of Washington v. Zachary Gene Boyce Court Washington Court of Appeals, Division III Judge Lawrence-Berrey (Jay Inslee, 2014)
Case State of West Virginia v. Richard A. Hensley Jr. Court Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Judge Ewing
Case State v. William Gilbert Court Rhode Island Supreme Court Judge Suttell (Donald L. Carcieri, 2003) Date Decided April 30,
Case James Aren Duckett v. State of Florida Court Supreme Court of Florida Judge Per Curiam Date Decided April 30,
Case Lonnie Keith Sorrell v. State of Oklahoma Court Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals Date Decided April 30, 2026 Docket
Case State of Idaho v. Koche Roland Alio Court Idaho Court of Appeals (Criminal) Judge LORELLO (C. L. “Butch” Otter,
California Supreme Court reaffirms the constitutional right to pretrial release, requiring prosecutors to prove the necessity of detention by clear and convincing evidence and forbidding boilerplate denial-of-bail orders.
California Supreme Court holds that gang-enhancement and vicarious firearm-use findings cannot substitute for proof of personal malice in Senate Bill 1437 resentencing hearings, opening the door to new resentencing for aiders and abettors of gang-related killings.
On automatic appeal, the California Supreme Court unanimously affirms the convictions and death sentence of Cary Stayner for the 1999 Cedar Lodge murders of Carole Sund, her daughter Juli, and Silvina Pelosso. Justice Evans concurred and dissented in part.
First District partially reverses animal rights activist’s trespass convictions arising from open-rescue activities at Sonoma County poultry farms, holding the trial court erred by limiting evidence of the defendant’s good-faith mistake of law about the legality of his conduct under the
Case State of Ohio v. Darryl Brown Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First Appellate District (Hamilton County) Judge Zayas (elected
Case State of Ohio v. Demarius Jester Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First Appellate District (Hamilton County) Judge Kinsley (elected
Case State of Ohio v. Thurmell Maley Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First Appellate District Judge Zayas (elected 2016) Date
Case State of Minnesota v. Adam Taylor Fravel Court Minnesota Supreme Court Judge McKeig (Mark Dayton, 2016) Date Decided April
Second District holds that vacatur of a murder conviction under Penal Code section 1172.6 does not establish an “erroneous conviction” entitling the former defendant to compensation under section 4900, because Senate Bill 1437’s narrowing of murder liability was a legislative act o
Sixth District holds that trial courts lack inherent jurisdiction to correct unauthorized sentences after judgment becomes final, treats the appeal as a habeas petition, and orders the trial court to vacate a post-judgment resentencing that increased the defendant’s sentence.
Case Martin Monroe v. Commonwealth of Virginia Court Court of Appeals of Virginia Judge CLIFFORD L. ATHEY, JR. (elected 2019)