Avishar v. State Attorney — Dismissed a moot delay petition and ordered each side to bear its own costs
Case Israel Avishar v. State Attorney Amit Aisman and the State Attorney’s Office Court Supreme Court of Israel, sitting as
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Abu Ruwais — Court upheld one appellant’s detention and ordered a bail assessment for the other
Case Yihya Abu Ruwais and Salman Amutal v. State of Israel Court Supreme Court of Israel (Israel) Judge Khaled Kabub
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Ramirez v. State — Conviction or order affirmed without a written opinion
Case Juan J. Ramirez v. State of Florida Court Florida First District Court of Appeal Judge Osterhaus, C.J.; Kelsey, J.;
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Commonwealth v. Khadgi — Appeals Court counts defense testimony in harmless-error review
The Massachusetts Appeals Court held that harmless-error review of a confrontation claim includes the defendant’s testimony and the entire trial record.
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Commonwealth v. Hayes — Appeals Court upholds digital searches and sentence reduction
The Massachusetts Appeals Court upheld broad but evidence-focused device searches, a true-threat conviction, electronic-authentication instructions, and a later sentence reduction.
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People v. Sabater — Judges may calculate incarceration tolling after Erlinger
The First Department held that Erlinger does not require juries to calculate incarceration periods used in New York persistent-violent-felony sentencing.
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People v. Wilson — Undisclosed checkpoint statements require discovery hearing
The Third Department remitted for a due-diligence inquiry after prosecutors omitted a defendant’s checkpoint statements from automatic discovery before certifying compliance.
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People v. Thayer — Secret law-clerk warning created actual defense conflict
The Third Department affirmed vacatur of a manslaughter conviction where local counsel kept secret a law clerk’s warning that the judge had prejudged the psychiatric defense.
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Kravchenko and Slabetskyy v. Ukraine — Court finds unlawful pre-trial detention practices
Case Case of Kravchenko and Slabetskyy v. Ukraine Court European Court of Human Rights Date Decided 24 September 2026 Citation
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Olag and Others v. Ukraine — Court finds poor detention conditions violated rights
Case Case of Olag and Others v. Ukraine Court European Court of Human Rights Judge Per Curiam Date Decided 24
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Tanrıverdi v. Türkiye — Court found four applicants’ pre-trial detention excessively long
Case Case of Tanrıverdi v. Türkiye Court European Court of Human Rights Date Decided 24 September 2026 Citation ECLI:CE:ECHR:2026:0924JUD001608817 Topics
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R v Mason — New trial ordered because counsel denied accused the choice to testify
Case Rex v Matthew Eric Mason Court Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Canada) Judge Honourable Justice Dickson (General David
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Bakri v. State — Supreme Court denied leave to appeal continued solitary confinement
Case Samir Bakri v. State of Israel Court Supreme Court of Israel (Israel) Judge דוד מינץ (Judicial Selection Committee of
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Zopff v. State — Fourth District affirmed the criminal judgment without a written opinion
Case Gregory Melvin Zopff v. State of Florida Court Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal Judge Gross; May; Ciklin Date
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Rutledge v. State — denial of sentencing motion affirmed without explanation
Case Jamal James Rutledge v. State of Florida Court Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal Judge Gross; Ciklin; Shepherd Date
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State v. White — Ohio appeals court upholds denial of new trial
Case State of Ohio v. Marcus D. White Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Tenth District Judge Leland; Dorrian; Edelstein Date
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Cleveland Hts. v. Henry — Ohio appeals court affirms convictions after day-of-trial continuance denial
Case City of Cleveland Heights v. Frank W. Henry Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County Judge Sean
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Simmons v. State — Fourth District affirmed the criminal judgment without a written explanation
Case Jeffrey A. Simmons v. State of Florida Court Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal Judge May; Levine; Caryn Siperstein
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Castillo — Fourth District affirmed the denial of postconviction relief
Case Jorge Castillo v. State of Florida Court Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal Judge Gerber, C.J. (Charlie Crist, 2009);
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Papp v. Spellacy — Court dismisses challenge to court-supervised release order
Case State ex rel. Peter Papp v. Hon. John J. Spellacy Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County
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State v. Hess — Ohio appeals court upholds consecutive prison sentence for strangulation
Case State of Ohio v. Timothy Hess Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth Appellate District, Cuyahoga County Judge LISA B.
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State v. Sanders — Ohio appeals court upholds felonious-assault conviction
Case State of Ohio v. Ronnell Sanders Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County Judge Emanuella D. Groves;
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Warrensville Hts. v. Preston — Ohio appeals court upholds traffic convictions
Case City of Warrensville Heights v. Jazmane Preston Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County Judge Michael John
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Bodie v. State — affirmed the denial of Bodie’s habeas petition
Case Quentin S. Bodie v. State of Florida Court Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal Judge Forst; Shaw; Lott Date