United States v. So — Foreign-Evidence Tolling Covered Bribery Conspiracy Charge
United States v. So: Foreign-Evidence Tolling Covered Bribery Conspiracy Charge.
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Vasquez Rosas v. Warden — Prior Assault Conviction Did Not Trigger Mandatory Detention Without the Required Charge
A California federal court ordered a bond hearing because a prior assault conviction did not trigger mandatory immigration detention absent the corresponding inadmissibility charge.
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R v Singh — Court upheld 13-month prison sentence for sexual exploitation
Case Rex v Surjit Singh Court Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Canada) Date Decided October 2, 2026 Citation 2026
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Mason — High Court upheld detention after finding the unrepresented bail hearing fundamentally fair
Case Shane Mason v Governor of Limerick Prison and Director of Public Prosecutions Court High Court (Ireland) Judge DAVID HOLLAND
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Coen v Attorney-General (Cth) — Federal Court sets aside parole refusal for procedural unfairness
Case Coen v Attorney-General (Commonwealth) Court Federal Court of Australia Date Decided 2 October 2026 Citation [2026] FCA 1440 Topics
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Bradley v. State — Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed child-sex-abuse convictions and rejected confrontation, jury-charge, and merger claims
Case Michael Bradley v. The State Court Court of Appeals of Georgia Judge Barnes, P. J.; Markle, J.; Hodges, J.
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United States v. Koan — Fifth Circuit vacated sentence because judge failed to consider adjustment for related state prison time
Case United States of America v. David Daniel Koan Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Judge Jerry
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Garcia v. State — Rule 35(b) denial required no detailed explanation
The Wyoming Supreme Court held that a court need not explain a Rule 35(b) denial in detail and that rehabilitation alone does not require a sentence reduction.
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Commonwealth v. Sanchez-Rodriguez — Undecided suppression motion does not bar later PCRA review
The Superior Court held that a guilty plea in one county did not preclude PCRA review in another county where the first court never decided the related suppression motion.
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Streeter v. State — Sentence upheld but unauthorized fees reversed
The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a 13.5-year sentence and court-cost liens but reversed jail-booking and death-benefit fees that were collected by an unauthorized method.
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Patterson v. State — affirmed denial of sentencing relief because Rule 3.800(a) cannot raise an Apprendi claim
Case Demetrius Lavell Patterson v. State of Florida Court Florida Sixth District Court of Appeal Judge Stargel; Smith; Kamoutsas Date
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Wilson v. State — affirmed rejection of an Apprendi-based sentencing challenge under Rule 3.800(a)
Case Edward Lee Wilson v. State of Florida Court Florida Sixth District Court of Appeal Judge Stargel; White; Smith Date
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A.C. v. State — Fifth DCA vacates indirect-criminal-contempt conviction because no clear order prohibited the charged conduct
Case A.C. v. State of Florida Court Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal Judge Wallis; Lambert; Harris Date Decided October
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Goodberlet — Granted a belated appeal from his judgment and sentence
Case Nathan Goodberlet v. State of Florida Court Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal Judge JAY, C.J. (Ron DeSantis, 2023);
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State v. Adams — Reversed suppression because the search warrant affidavit established probable cause
Case State of Ohio v. John Bailey Adams Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Second Appellate District, Montgomery County Judge Christopher
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State v. Cunigan — Affirmed murder convictions but ordered resentencing and new violent-offender notice
Case State of Ohio v. Nicole Cunigan Jr. Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Second District, Montgomery County Judge Ronald C.
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State v. Dale — Affirms denial of motion to revise criminal record after legal name change
Case State of Ohio v. Darren L. Dale, a.k.a. Danielle Nichole Reyes Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Second Appellate District,
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State v. Green — Second District affirms community-control revocation and 14-month sentence
Case State of Ohio v. Anthony Quinn Green Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Second District Judge Michael L. Tucker; Epley;
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State v. Hawkins — Ohio appeals court affirmed convictions, sentence, and jail-time credit
Case State of Ohio v. George Hawkins Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Second Appellate District, Champaign County Judge Mary K.
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State v. Jones — Second District affirms murder conviction and sentence
Case State of Ohio v. Shaking Adonta Jones Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Second District, Montgomery County Judge Michael L.
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State v. Short — Ohio appeals court upholds prison sentence for firefighter’s offenses involving junior firefighter
Case State of Ohio v. Joshua Matthew Short Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Second Appellate District Judge Lewis, P.J.; Epley,
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State v. Stargell — Ohio appeals court affirms denial of suppression motion after K-9 sniff during traffic stop
Case State of Ohio v. Gevontae Stargell Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Second Appellate District, Montgomery County Judge Michael L.
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McNeal — affirmed the denial of postconviction relief without a written explanation
Case William Ray McNeal v. State of Florida Court Florida Second District Court of Appeal Judge Kelly; Black; Smith Date
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State v. Carpenter — Nebraska high court bars restitution for county’s road-clearance costs
Case State of Nebraska v. Joshua Carpenter Court Nebraska Supreme Court Judge Funke, C.J.; Cassel, J.; Stacy, J.; Papik, J.;