The First District Court of Appeal affirmed a middle-term sentence for witness dissuasion, holding that evidence of childhood trauma alone does not trigger the lower-term presumption under Penal Code section 1170(b)(6) without sufficient evidence linking that trauma to the specific offense.
Case State v. S.A.A., 2026-Ohio-1782 Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Tenth Appellate District Judge DINGUS (elected 2025) Date Decided May
Case Marcus Roland Maye v. State of Florida Court Supreme Court of Florida Judge FRANCIS (Ron DeSantis, 2022) Date Decided
Case His Majesty the King v. K.F. Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Judge Per Curiam. (appointment info not
The Sixth District ordered a trial court to reinstate blood-alcohol evidence in a DUI murder case, holding that a defendant’s breath-test request is irrelevant to blood-draw warrant probable cause and that the implied consent statute does not override a valid warrant.
The Second District vacated a murder conviction because the trial court improperly added and underlined ‘unintentionally’ in the voluntary manslaughter jury instruction, misleading the jury about when heat of passion applies.
The Ninth Circuit held that Loper Bright’s elimination of Chevron deference does not undermine AEDPA’s deferential standard in habeas cases, reversing a district court’s grant of relief to a California death-row inmate.
Case State of West Virginia v. Carl Ray Summerfield Court Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Judge Titus (Patrick
Case State v. Lemaine, 2026-Ohio-1741 Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First Appellate District Judge CROUSE (elected 2019) Date Decided May
Case State of South Dakota v. Wiley Joe Pickner Court Supreme Court of South Dakota Judge MYREN (Kristi Noem, 2020)
Case His Majesty the King v. S.L. Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided May 13, 2026 Citation
Case United States v. Sokolovski Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided May 13, 2026 Citation 2026 ONCA
Case James Michael Green v. State of Minnesota Court Minnesota Supreme Court Judge Gaïtas (Tim Walz, 2024) Date Decided May
Case State v. Thompson, 2026-Ohio-1725 Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Tenth District Judge DORRIAN (elected 2011) Date Decided May 12,
Case Allen W. Knott v. Commonwealth of Virginia; Sabrina G. Knott v. Commonwealth of Virginia Court Court of Appeals of
Case Blake Darvin Hughes v. Commonwealth of Virginia Court Court of Appeals of Virginia Judge CLIFFORD L. ATHEY, JR. (elected
Case Sabrina G. Knott v. Commonwealth of Virginia; Allen W. Knott v. Commonwealth of Virginia Court Court of Appeals of
Case Steven McCalla v. Commonwealth of Virginia Court Court of Appeals of Virginia Judge Lisa M. Lorish (elected 2021) Date
Case State of Nebraska v. Robert J. Payne Court Nebraska Court of Appeals Judge WELCH (Pete Ricketts, 2018) Date Decided
Case State of Idaho v. Timothy Jon Gutierrez Court Idaho Supreme Court (Criminal) Judge Bevan (C.L. “Butch” Otter, 2017) Date
Case His Majesty the King v. M.L. Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided May 12, 2026 Citation
The Ninth Circuit holds that when a racially biased juror is discovered and removed before a verdict is accepted, courts must apply the Remmer framework’s heavy presumption of prejudice—and reverses a tax-fraud conviction because the government could not rebut that presumption.
Case State of Minnesota v. Renee Zhoushkogeshig Gale Court Minnesota Court of Appeals Judge Bond (Tim Walz, 2024) Date Decided
Case His Majesty the King v. C.P. Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided May 11, 2026 Citation