The Fourth Department affirms the defendant’s guilty plea conviction for aggravated family offense, rejecting the claim that the plea was involuntarily entered based on statements made at sentencing.
The First DCA reversed domestic battery by strangulation convictions, holding that an audio recording made by the victim’s minor daughter in the defendant’s home without his consent violated Florida’s wiretap statute (section 934.03) and should have been excluded.
Case State of West Virginia v. Rida Shahid Hendershot Court Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Date Decided June
Case State of Minnesota v. Patrick Jay Sullivan Court Minnesota Supreme Court Date Decided May 27, 2026 Docket No. A23-1134
Case State of Montana v. Sebastian Nathaniel Belcourt Court Montana Supreme Court Date Decided May 26, 2026 Docket No. DA
The Fourth District holds that an unqualified Welfare and Institutions Code section 782 dismissal encompasses the underlying findings, satisfying section 786(d)’s "dismissed" condition for sealing serious juvenile offense records — but the firearm restriction survives.
Case State of Minnesota v. Adam Taylor Fravel Court Minnesota Supreme Court Date Decided April 29, 2026 Docket No. A25-0420
Case State of Maine v. Jacob Miller Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Date Decided April 23, 2026 Docket No. Cum-25-84
Case State of North Dakota v. Trista Edith Ruby Reynolds Court North Dakota Supreme Court Date Decided April 22, 2026
Case State of North Dakota v. Anthony Duggan Barse Court North Dakota Supreme Court Date Decided April 9, 2026 Docket