Boyd v. State — Court suppresses search after drug dog enters vehicle
The Indiana Court of Appeals suppressed drugs found after officers facilitated a detection dog’s entry into a vehicle before probable cause existed.
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Zambrano v. State of Florida — denial of postconviction motion reversed for evidentiary hearing
Case Abner Zambrano v. State of Florida Court Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal Judge Not specified Date Decided August
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Morales v. State — denial affirmed because the petition was filed in the wrong circuit
Case Roland Morales v. State of Florida Court Florida Third District Court of Appeal Judge LOGUE (Rick Scott, 2012); LINDSEY
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Lowe v. State — Florida appellate court upheld denial of illegal-sentence challenge
Case Scott B. Lowe v. State of Florida Court Florida Third District Court of Appeal Judge MILLER, J. (appointment info
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State v. Cooper-King — affirmed denial of leave to file a second untimely postconviction petition
Case State of Ohio v. Anthony Cooper-King Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District Judge Kevin W. Popham (appointment
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State v. Lyles — Reversed suppression of a firearm found during a lawful investigatory stop
Case State of Florida v. Zachery Brandon Lyles Court Florida Third District Court of Appeal Judge KOENIG (appointment info not
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State v. Larsen — affirmed a 10-to-15-year involuntary-manslaughter sentence
Case State of Ohio v. Trevor Larsen Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District, Ashland County Judge William B.
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Keaton — Second District summarily affirmed denial of postconviction relief
Case Robert James Keaton, II v. State of Florida Court Florida Second District Court of Appeal Judge NORTHCUTT (Lawton Chiles,
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People v. Dailing — Illinois appellate court upholds sexual-assault conviction and maximum 15-year sentence
Case The People of the State of Illinois v. Deviak Robert Dailing Court Illinois Appellate Court, Fourth District Judge DeARMOND
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People v. Haskins — affirmed first-stage dismissal of postconviction petition
Case The People of the State of Illinois v. Steven D. Haskins Court Illinois Appellate Court, Fourth District Judge Lannerd
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Padgett — affirmed a prison releasee reoffender sentence because any error was harmless
Case Michael W. Padgett v. State of Florida Court Florida First District Court of Appeal Judge OSTERHAUS (Rick Scott, 2013);
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Sansone v. Ford — Dismissed the habeas corpus petition
Case Daniel Paul Sansone v. Tommy Ford Court Florida First District Court of Appeal Judge KELSEY (Rick Scott, 2015); M.K.
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State v. Gudino-Macias — Affirmed convictions because DUII diversion did not finally resolve whether the victim was injured
Case State of Oregon v. Jose Eduardo Gudino-Macias Court Oregon Court of Appeals Judge Egan (elected 2012) Date Decided August
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State v. Huggett — affirmed assault conviction despite improperly excluded impeachment evidence
Case State of Oregon v. Troy Kevin Huggett Court Oregon Court of Appeals Judge Aoyagi (Kate Brown, 2017) Date Decided
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Watkins — Dismissed a belated-appeal petition for lack of jurisdiction
Case Malcolm Watkins v. Florida Department of Corrections Court Florida First District Court of Appeal Judge KELSEY (Rick Scott, 2015);
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State v. Moore — Court affirms public-indecency conviction and life-without-release sentence
Case State of Oregon v. John Charles Moore Court Oregon Court of Appeals Judge Aoyagi (Kate Brown, 2017) Date Decided
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United States v. Alli — Eleventh Circuit affirmed COVID-relief fraud convictions
Case United States of America v. Alexander Alli Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Judge WILLIAM PRYOR
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Romain — Eleventh Circuit upheld foreign-agent conspiracy convictions
Case United States of America v. Augustus C. Romain, Jr., a.k.a. Gazi Kodzo; Jesse Nevel, a.k.a. Jesse Nevelsky; Penny Joanne
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Telfair — Eleventh Circuit vacated sentence because Georgia kidnapping can trigger the federal kidnapping guideline
Case United States of America v. Marcus Ryan Telfair Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Judge WILLIAM
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United States v. Chapman — Ninth Circuit vacates kidnapping conviction because the jury was coerced
Case United States of America v. John Matthew Chapman Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Judge Ronald
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United States v. Currie — Eighth Circuit upheld sentences based on intended fraud losses
Case United States of America v. Latroy L. Currie, also known as Mook; United States of America v. Malik K.
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United States v. Sutton — Eighth Circuit upheld a visual strip search before communal jail placement
Case United States of America v. Todd Aaron Howard Hamilton Sutton, Jr. Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth
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United States v. Morales-Garcia — Affirmed cocaine convictions despite erroneous admission of heroin evidence
Case United States of America v. Miguel A. Morales-Garcia Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge JACKSON-AKIWUMI
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United States v. Pena — Seventh Circuit upheld the revocation sentence but vacated a vague supervised-release condition
Case United States of America v. Shawn Pena Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge SYKES (George