State of Iowa v. Gast — Iowa Court of Appeals affirms denial of OWI suppression motion
Case State of Iowa v. Jason Maurice Gast Court Iowa Court of Appeals Judge Ahlers, P.J. (Kim Reynolds, 2019); Badding,
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State v. Tot — Iowa appeals court affirms sex-abuse convictions
Case State of Iowa v. Johnny Tot III Court Iowa Court of Appeals Judge Greer, P.J. (Kim Reynolds, 2019); Badding,
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State v. Carmody — Murder and burglary convictions affirmed
Case State of Iowa v. Joshua Ryan Carmody Court Iowa Court of Appeals Judge Greer, P.J. (Kim Reynolds, 2019); Sandy,
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State v. Du — Iowa appeals court upholds five-year prison sentence
Case State of Iowa v. Ka Du Court Iowa Court of Appeals Judge Greer, P.J. (Kim Reynolds, 2019); Sandy, J.
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State of Iowa v. Floyd — Iowa court upholds robbery convictions
Case State of Iowa v. Kyle Daniel Floyd Court Iowa Court of Appeals Judge Ahlers, P.J. (Kim Reynolds, 2019); Chicchelly,
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State v. Cramblit — sentence upheld; remanded to correct jail-term calculation
Case State of Iowa v. Loren Patrick Cramblit Court Iowa Court of Appeals Judge Schumacher, P.J. (Kim Reynolds, 2019); Langholz,
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State v. Hoffman — Iowa Court of Appeals affirms suspended prison sentence
Case State of Iowa v. Matthew William Hoffman Court Iowa Court of Appeals Judge Ahlers, P.J. (Kim Reynolds, 2019); Chicchelly,
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State v. Power — Iowa appeals court affirms driving-while-barred conviction
Case State of Iowa v. Shane Michael Power Court Iowa Court of Appeals Judge Tabor, C.J. (Chet Culver, 2010); Schumacher;
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State v. Ding — Iowa Court of Appeals affirms five-year sentence after probation violations
Case State of Iowa v. Shijian Ding Court Iowa Court of Appeals Judge Tabor, C.J. (Chet Culver, 2010); Sandy, J.
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State v. Nelson — Iowa Court of Appeals affirms second-degree murder conviction
Case State of Iowa v. Sylvis Brandon Nelson Court Iowa Court of Appeals Judge Ahlers, P.J. (Kim Reynolds, 2019); Chicchelly,
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Harrington — Iowa Court of Appeals affirms burglary conviction and prison sentence
Case State of Iowa v. Wendell Karl Harrington Court Iowa Court of Appeals Judge Greer, P.J. (Kim Reynolds, 2019); Badding,
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Baker v. Pedro — Oregon Court of Appeals dismissed appeal from meritless post-conviction petition
Case Ernest Harold Baker, III v. David Pedro, Superintendent, Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution Court Oregon Court of Appeals Judge Lagesen,
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Marang v. Brown — affirmed denial of post-conviction relief and upheld quashing of financial-record subpoenas
Case Traci Lynn Marang v. Nichole Brown, Superintendent, Coffee Creek Correctional Facility Court Oregon Court of Appeals Judge Ortega, Presiding
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Hernandez — Arkansas Court of Appeals affirmed probation revocation and allowed counsel to withdraw
Case Rudi Hernandez v. State of Arkansas Court Arkansas Court of Appeals Judge Bart F. Virden (elected 2014); Gladwin; Tucker
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Whitley v. State — Arkansas Court of Appeals affirms rape and terroristic-threatening convictions
Case Rickey Whitley v. State of Arkansas Court Arkansas Court of Appeals Judge Wendy Scholtens Wood (elected 2022); Klappenbach, C.J.
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Thompson v. State — Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld fentanyl and cocaine convictions
Case Jamien Thompson v. State of Arkansas Court Arkansas Court of Appeals, Division III Judge Stephanie Potter Barrett (elected 2021);
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State v. Crawford — Reversed firearm-use conviction and ordered a new drug trial over surrogate lab testimony
Case State of West Virginia v. Jacquain Crawford Court Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Judge Justice Kirkpatrick Date
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State v. Knotts — Reversed sexual-abuse convictions because prosecutors improperly used decades-old domestic-violence convictions
Case State of West Virginia v. Randy Lynn Knotts Court Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Judge Justice Trump
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State v. Zambrano — Reversed an attempted-display conviction and ordered reconsideration of excluded polygraph-offer evidence
Case State of Oregon v. Miguel Zambrano Court Oregon Court of Appeals Judge Aoyagi, Presiding Judge (Kate Brown, 2017); Egan,
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State v. Rogers — Montana Supreme Court upholds DUI conviction but strikes unauthorized audit hearing
Case State of Montana v. Donald Paul Rogers Court Montana Supreme Court Judge Katherine M. Bidegaray (elected 2024) Date Decided
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State v. Savage — Montana Supreme Court upholds convictions over multiple-charges and sufficiency challenges
Case State of Montana v. Dan James Savage, Jr. Court Supreme Court of the State of Montana Judge Beth Baker
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United States v. Gaten — Eighth Circuit upheld the federal felon-in-possession law against Second and Fifth Amendment challenges
Case United States of America v. Eric Gaten Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Judge GRUENDER; KELLY;
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United States v. Dixon — Eighth Circuit upheld drug convictions and a 240-month sentence
Case United States of America v. Rico Cordell Dixon Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Judge Raymond
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United States v. Mohamed — Ninth Circuit enforces appeal waiver and dismisses challenge to denial of guilty-plea withdrawal
The Ninth Circuit dismissed Mohamed Abdirisak Mohamed’s appeal because his broad plea-agreement waiver covered his challenge to the denial of plea withdrawal and the record supported the district court’s finding that the waiver was knowing and voluntary.