Byrd v. Florida — Per Curiam Affirmance in § 3.800 Post-Conviction Appeal
Case Samuel Kay Byrd, II v. State of Florida Court Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal Date Decided June 23, […]
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Wood v. State of Florida — Affirmance of conviction (unpublished disposition)
Case Corey Allen Wood v. State of Florida Court Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal Date Decided June 23, 2026
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Joe v. Florida — Affirmed post-conviction relief denial
Case Gerald Andre Joe v. State of Florida Court Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal Date Decided June 23, 2026
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Williams v. State of Florida — Fifth District affirms denial of post-conviction relief
Case Immanuel Williams v. State of Florida Court Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal Date Decided June 23, 2026 Docket
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McClary v. State — Court affirms lower court’s postconviction decision
Case Talon Kenneth McClary v. State of Florida Court Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal Date Decided June 23, 2026
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Tennessee v. Richardson — Affirmed convictions for sexual abuse of a minor daughter; sentence not excessive
Case State of Tennessee v. Keith Richardson Court Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, Division 3 Date Decided June 23,
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State v. Coffman — Ohio affirms felony murder convictions where return fire killed bystanders
Case State of Ohio v. Wayne C. Coffman Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Tenth Appellate District Date Decided June 23,
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State ex rel. Pottinger v. Cleveland Mun. Court — Court affirmed municipal court’s authority to set animal care bond despite parallel criminal prosecution
Case State ex rel. Dru Pottinger v. The Cleveland Municipal Court, et al. Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth Appellate
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State v. Mullins — Court affirms conviction and consecutive prison sentence; rejects merger and “package sentencing” arguments
Case State v. Mullins, 2026-Ohio-2399 Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District, Muskingum County Date Decided June 23, 2026
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People v. Jones — Appellate court affirmed conviction for predatory sexual assault of a child; rejected challenges to hearsay evidence and ineffective assistance of counsel claims
Case People of the State of Illinois v. Charles Jones Court Illinois Appellate Court, Fourth District Date Decided June 23,
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Frater v. Florida — Appeal from 2006 criminal conviction affirmed without opinion
Case Anthony J. Frater v. State of Florida Court Florida Sixth District Court of Appeal Date Decided June 23, 2026
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Wagner v. State of Florida — Florida appellate court affirms conviction without explanation
Case Jimmie Lee Wagner v. State of Florida Court Florida Sixth District Court of Appeal Date Decided June 23, 2026
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People v. Castro-Velasquez — Colorado Supreme Court affirms suppression of confession obtained during Rule 41.1 DNA-collection order execution
Case The People of the State of Colorado v. Angel Adrian Castro-Velasquez Court Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc Date
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Thomas v. State — Delaware Supreme Court dismisses criminal appeal for failure to file opening brief
Case Russell Thomas v. State of Delaware Court Delaware Supreme Court Date Decided June 23, 2026 Docket No. No. 136,
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Brown v. People — Colorado Supreme Court affirms hit-and-run strict-liability convictions and 60-year habitual-offender sentence
Case Jason P. Brown v. The People of the State of Colorado Court Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc Date
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State v. Wilson — Court remands for nunc pro tunc correction of written judgment to match orally pronounced life sentences
Case State of Missouri v. James Frederick Wilson Court Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Division Two Date Decided June
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State v. Clemmons — Missouri appeals court affirms assault and armed criminal action convictions after youth football argument turned shooting
Case State of Missouri v. Daryl Clemmons Court Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Four Date Decided June 23,
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People v. Narvaez — First Dept. Strikes Four Probation Conditions Including Surcharge on Indigent Defendant and Baseless Gang-Association Ban
The First Department modified a probation sentence, striking four conditions as not reasonably necessary under Penal Law § 65.10(1): a financial surcharge on an indigent defendant relying on public assistance, a dependent-support condition where the defendant had no dependents, an order-of-protection compliance condition with no supporting history, and a gang-paraphernalia ban with no evidence of any gang connection.
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Commonwealth v. Myers — Court of Appeals reverses denial of civil commitment, holds carnal knowledge conviction qualifies as a “sexually violent act” under Virginia’s SVP Act
Case Commonwealth of Virginia v. James Tyler Myers Court Court of Appeals of Virginia Date Decided June 23, 2026 Docket
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Stambler v. Commonwealth — Virginia Court of Appeals affirms incest, rape, and aggravated sexual battery convictions, upholding prior-bad-acts evidence, clandestine-nature jury instruction, and above-guidelines sentence
Case Patrick Brian Stambler v. Commonwealth of Virginia Court Court of Appeals of Virginia Date Decided June 23, 2026 Docket
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McCumber v. Commonwealth — Virginia Court of Appeals affirms DWI conviction, holding two intra-lane swerves plus slow speed and unlit taillights provided reasonable suspicion for the stop
Case Robert L. McCumber v. Commonwealth of Virginia Court Court of Appeals of Virginia Date Decided June 23, 2026 Docket
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Johnson — Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals reverses corpse-abuse convictions but affirms murder facilitation and conspiracy
Case State of Tennessee v. Alfonvo Montell Johnson a.k.a. Alfonzo Montell Johnson Court Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals, Eastern Section
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State v. Catlin — Ohio appeals court affirms sentence where trial court briefly misstated kidnapping purpose but promptly corrected itself
Case State of Ohio v. Bryan L. Catlin Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District, Muskingum County Date Decided
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State v. Davey — Conviction affirmed but sentence vacated in part; rape and gross sexual imposition counts must merge for sentencing
Case State of Ohio v. Jonathan D. Davey Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District (Licking County) Date Decided