Case State of Oregon v. Charles Adrian Vaught-Cantwell Court Oregon Court of Appeals Judge Tookey, Presiding Judge; Kamins, Judge; Jacquot,
Case Brooke Mallett v. State of Mississippi Court Mississippi Court of Appeals Judge Wilson, P.J.; Emfinger, J.; Lassitter St. Pé,
Case State of Maine v. William Bradbury Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge LAWRENCE, J. (Janet Mills, 2022) Date Decided
Case Michael Erwine v. Zachary Westbrook; John Leonard; Michel Hall; Gene M. Burke Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Case United States of America v. Davone Desean Walker Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Judge Stephanos
The Fifth District held that noneconomic victim restitution needs no fixed formula, but each recipient must have evidence of individualized harm.
Case Brandon Hughes v. State of Arkansas Court Arkansas Court of Appeals, Division II Judge Robert J. Gladwin; Tucker; Barrett
A divided Second Department restored a criminally negligent homicide count based on an 81-mph fatal crash in a 30-mph residential zone.
Case Chad Reese Bennett v. Shannon Marie Remington and M.R. Court Iowa Court of Appeals Judge Tabor, C.J. (Chet Culver,
Case State of Hawaiʻi v. Maura Gray Court Hawaiʻi Intermediate Court of Appeals Judge Katherine G. Leonard (Linda Lingle, 2008);
Case Robert Alan McCartney v. State of Florida Court Florida Third District Court of Appeal Judge Scales, C.J.; Fernandez, J.;
Case State of Oregon v. Heidi Marie Dunn Court Oregon Court of Appeals Judge Ortega (Ted Kulongoski, 2003) Date Decided
The Utah Court of Appeals held that sufficient evidence supported a fatal negligent-driving conviction and that any speeding-instruction error was harmless.
Case State of Maryland v. Marconi Palmer, Jr. Court Supreme Court of Maryland Judge Eaves (Larry Hogan, 2022) Date Decided
Case Cecilia and Joseph Sherwin v. State of Iowa, Division of Criminal Investigation and Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Court Iowa
Case Willie L. Bowman v. Roberto Duran-Madrigal and Evergreen Waste Services, LLC Court Delaware Supreme Court Judge Abigail M. LeGrow
Case State of Tennessee v. Sarah Elaine Smith Court Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Steven W. Sword (Bill Lee,
Case State of Tennessee v. John Jay Starnes Court Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Date Decided July 15, 2026 Docket
Case State of Vermont v. Terrell Jackson Court Vermont Supreme Court (Three-Justice Panel) Judge Paul L. Reiber (James Douglas, 2003);
The Texas Court of Appeals, Tenth District, affirmed summary judgment for the defendant in a malicious prosecution suit, holding that an eyewitness account received before the police report was filed conclusively established probable cause and negated malice, and that the plaintiff’s evidence of a contentious family relationship failed to raise a fact issue because it did not address the objective reasonableness of the defendant’s belief at the time of the report.
Case State of Oregon v. Karen V. Kayne Court Court of Appeals of the State of Oregon Date Decided June
Case State ex rel. George B. Woznak v. Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth Appellate District
The Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed Carl Morey’s conviction for theft by taking from his general contractor, rejecting multiple ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claims and finding that limited victim-impact testimony during the guilt phase was harmless error.
The Ninth Circuit reverses the denial of qualified immunity for a Gardena jail officer whose detainee committed suicide, finding that inconsistent information about the detainee’s suicide risk did not put the officer on clear constitutional notice—over a vigorous dissent.