PODG Développement and [Z] v. [V] — Court revived personal-liability claims against a company manager
Case M. [E] [Z] and PODG Développement SAS v. M. [B] [V] Court Court of Cassation, Commercial, Financial and Economic
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Criminal
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Public Prosecutor v. [Y] [H] — Court reinstates juvenile’s pretrial detention order
Case Public Prosecutor at the Versailles Court of Appeal v. [Y] [H] Court Court of Cassation, Criminal Chamber (France) Date
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Kandinov v. State of Israel — Supreme Court acquits driver licensed before 2007
Case Bekhor Kandinov v. State of Israel Court Supreme Court of Israel (Israel) Judge חאלד כבוב (Judicial Selection Committee of
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Faustin v. State — Reversed vehicular-homicide convictions over improper opinion testimony and ordered a new trial
Case Neckson Faustin v. State of Florida Court Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal Judge Ciklin; Gross; May Date Decided
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People v. St. John — affirmed denial of suppression because checking a driver’s identification against a police database did not violate Illinois constitutional privacy rights
Case People of the State of Illinois v. Jackie O. St. John Jr. Court Illinois Appellate Court, Fourth District Judge
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Velazquez v. State — probation modification affirmed despite polygraph-related investigation
Case Antonio Bass Velazquez v. State of Florida Court Florida First District Court of Appeal Judge Treadwell, J. Date Decided
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State v. Balajadia, Jr. — Hawaiʻi appeals court corrects clerical errors in its prior order
Case State of Hawaiʻi v. Ricky Balajadia, Jr., also known as Ricky Brycen Balajadia, Jr. Court Hawaiʻi Intermediate Court of
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Commonwealth v. Tarver — Layered hearsay could not prove a victim’s prior inconsistent statement
The Superior Court held that a detective could not recount a stepmother’s description of a child victim’s alleged prior statement without an exception covering each layer of hearsay.
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M. [Y] [G] — Court vacates an inadequately reasoned confiscation order
Case M. [Y] [G] Court Court of Cassation, Criminal Chamber (France) Date Decided October 7, 2026 Citation ECLI:FR:CCASS:2026:CR01281 Topics Criminal
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Public Prosecutor v. [U] — Court upheld French nationality based on an apostilled Albanian birth certificate
Case Public Prosecutor Before the Nancy Court of Appeal v. Mr. [P] [U] Court Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber
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Mmes [D] and [H] [O] et al. v. M. [S] [O] — Court ended competency-based stays of criminal committal and remanded
Case Mmes [D] and [H] [O] et al. v. M. [S] [O] Court Court of Cassation, Criminal Chamber (France) Date
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Atkins v. State — Affirmed denial of postconviction relief after finding counsel was not ineffective
Case Justin Paul Atkins v. State of Iowa Court Iowa Court of Appeals Judge Ahlers; Chicchelly; Langholz Date Decided October
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Elson v. State — Affirmed denial of relief from mandatory life sentence for first-degree kidnapping
Case Keith Van Elson Jr. v. State of Iowa Court Iowa Court of Appeals Judge Tabor, C.J. (Chet Culver, 2010);
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Evans v. Iowa District Court — Restitution order upheld after assault conviction
Case Louis Alfred Evans v. Iowa District Court for Polk County Court Iowa Court of Appeals Judge Badding, P.J.; Sandy,
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Anderson v. Posthuma — Iowa appeals court revives challenge to medical-malpractice damages cap
Case Miranda Anderson and Landen Anderson v. Richard Posthuma, M.D., Pella Regional Health Center, and Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa, Corp. d/b/a
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State v. Anyang — Iowa appeals court affirms fentanyl-trafficking convictions
Case State of Iowa v. Ajieng Nyok Anyang Court Iowa Court of Appeals Judge Greer, P.J.; Badding, J.; Sandy, J.
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State v. Schultz — Iowa Court of Appeals affirms first-degree murder conviction
Case State of Iowa v. Alan James Schultz Court Iowa Court of Appeals Judge Greer, P.J.; Ahlers, J.; Sandy, J.
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State v. Dizdarevic — convictions upheld; unauthorized dialogue requirement removed
Case State of Iowa v. Arnel Dizdarevic Court Iowa Court of Appeals Judge Ahlers, P.J.; Chicchelly, J.; Mullins, S.J. Date
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State v. Kelley — Iowa Court of Appeals upheld conviction for carrying a firearm while possessing marijuana
Case State of Iowa v. Breosha Keairr Kelley Court Iowa Court of Appeals Judge Greer, P.J.; Badding, J.; Sandy, J.
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State v. Brubaker — Iowa court affirms prison sentence for drunk, reckless driving that injured children
Case State of Iowa v. Daniel Joseph Brubaker Court Iowa Court of Appeals Judge Greer, P.J. (Kim Reynolds, 2019); Schumacher,
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State v. Becker Abeyta — Iowa appeals court upholds consecutive 15-year habitual-offender sentences
Case State of Iowa v. Diana Lynn Becker Abeyta Court Iowa Court of Appeals Judge Tabor, C.J.; Chicchelly, J.; Vogel,
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State v. Welte — Iowa court upholds deer-hunting conviction for using a truck to pursue deer
Case State of Iowa v. Frank Hugo Welte II Court Iowa Court of Appeals Judge Badding, P.J.; Chicchelly, J.; Langholz,
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Castorena — Iowa Court of Appeals affirms 60-day jail sentence
Case State of Iowa v. Javier Anthony Castorena Court Iowa Court of Appeals Judge Ahlers, P.J.; Chicchelly, J.; Langholz, J.
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State v. Bettis — Iowa Court of Appeals dismisses challenge to guilty plea
Case State of Iowa v. Jeffrey Brian Bettis Court Iowa Court of Appeals Judge Greer, P.J.; Badding, J.; Doyle, S.J.