Craven v. State — Florida Supreme Court upholds denial of death-row inmate’s postconviction challenges
Case Daniel Jacob Craven, Jr. v. State of Florida & Daniel Jacob Craven, Jr. v. Secretary, Department of Corrections Court
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In re Amendments to Florida Rules of Traffic Court — Florida Supreme Court ties traffic speedy-trial timing to formal charges
Case In re: Amendments to Florida Rules of Traffic Court 6.100, 6.160, and 6.325 Court Supreme Court of Florida Judge
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Mississippi Bar v. Lumumba — Mississippi Supreme Court permanently disbars attorney after irrevocable resignation
Case The Mississippi Bar v. Chokwe Antar Lumumba Court Supreme Court of Mississippi Judge Dennis Coleman, Presiding Justice Date Decided
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United States v. Tolefree — Eighth Circuit enforced appeal waiver and dismissed challenge to probation-revocation sentence
Case United States of America v. Antwon Tolefree Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Judge LOKEN; ARNOLD;
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United States v. Estrada — Fifth Circuit upheld transfer of supervision and denial of early termination
Case United States of America v. Jose Estrada Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Judge Jones; Southwick;
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Köse v. Türkiye — Court finds denial of judicial review of a judge’s disciplinary warning violated fair-trial rights
Case CASE OF KÖSE v. TÜRKİYE Court European Court of Human Rights Date Decided 22 October 2026 Citation ECLI:CE:ECHR:2026:1022JUD005425322 Topics
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Zlatnik and Others v. Hungary — ECtHR finds criminal proceedings took unreasonably long
Case Case of Zlatnik and Others v. Hungary Court European Court of Human Rights Date Decided 22 October 2026 Citation
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Casali v. San Marino — Court rules that an unauthorized judicial remedy unlawfully revived a criminal conviction
Case Case of Casali v. San Marino (Applications nos. 12744/24 and 33586/24) Court European Court of Human Rights Date Decided
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Prothonotary v Markovski — NSW solicitor struck off after fraud-related conviction
Case The Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v Markovski Court Court of Appeal of New South
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Kola — Federal Court upheld refusal of citizenship on good-character grounds
Case Marin Kola v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Court Federal Court of Australia (Australia) Judge David John O'Callaghan (Governor-General
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R v Warren Cassell — allowed both appeals and directed an acquittal on a defective money-laundering charge
Case Warren Cassell (Respondent) v The King (Appellant) (Montserrat); The King (Appellant) v Warren Cassell (Respondent) (Montserrat) No 2 Court
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Abu Haniyeh v. State of Israel — Supreme Court allowed a supervised two-hour daily release from house arrest
Case Qassem Abu Haniyeh v. State of Israel Court Supreme Court of Israel (Israel) Judge חאלד כבוב (Judicial Selection Committee
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Ovitz v. State of Israel — Supreme Court denies leave to appeal 12-month prison sentence for driving while disqualified
Case David Ovitz v. State of Israel Court Supreme Court of Israel (Israel) Judge חאלד כבוב (Judicial Selection Committee of
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State v. Hefferon — New Hampshire Supreme Court reverses suppression order
Case The State of New Hampshire v. Timothy J. Hefferon Court Supreme Court of New Hampshire Judge Countway, J. Date
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Johnson v. State — affirmed the criminal judgment
Case Edwin Burnard Johnson v. State of Florida Court Florida Third District Court of Appeal Judge Logue; Miller; Gooden Date
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Zjiegdao v. State — Georgia Court of Appeals dismisses untimely discretionary appeal
Case PZOLM FYEL ZJIEGDAO v. THE STATE Court Court of Appeals of Georgia Judge Not specified Date Decided October 22,
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In re C.M. — Adult Ward’s Juvenile Cases Could Not Be Shifted to Parents’ County
The Third District reversed both transfers. Although juvenile-court jurisdiction can continue after age 18, the Legislature used “minor” deliberately in section 750. Once C.M. became an adult, his residence could not automatically be derived from his parents’ residence. The transfer courts therefore
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People v. Baxter — Marijuana Cultivation Convictions Qualify as Wobblers
The Fourth District reversed. Section 11358(d) states that qualifying cultivation conduct is punishable by imprisonment under Penal Code section 1170(h). Section 1170(h)(4), in turn, expressly provides that nothing in that subdivision prevents a court from granting probation or suspending sentence,
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People v. Thomas — Investigatory Car Search Could Not Be Justified as an Inventory
The Second District reversed and ordered suppression. An inventory search must be tied to a legitimate caretaking purpose, such as protecting property, protecting police from claims, or removing a vehicle that threatens traffic or public safety. It cannot be used as a substitute for probable cause w
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Public Prosecutor v. M. — Court of Cassation upheld an attorney’s authority to challenge a default judgment without special authorization
Case Public Prosecutor at the Metz Court of Appeal v. M. [B] [M] Court Court of Cassation, Criminal Chamber (France)
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M. [Y] [L] [S] — Court upheld pretrial detention despite lack of counsel when the accused requested preparation time
Case M. [Y] [L] [S] Court Court of Cassation, Criminal Chamber (France) Date Decided October 21, 2026 Citation ECLI:FR:CCASS:2026:CR01571 Topics
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M. [X] [R] — Court declined to issue an advisory opinion because the question did not determine the case
Case Proceedings Concerning M. [X] [R]’s Application for Sentence Adjustment Court Court of Cassation, Criminal Chamber (France) Date Decided October
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M. [Y] [U] — Court of Cassation upheld dismissal of a fugitive accused’s appeal against his committal for trial
Case M. [H] [Q] [Y] [U], Appeal No. G 26-85.257 Court Court of Cassation, Criminal Chamber (France) Date Decided October
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State of Israel v. Moshe Abeskar — Supreme Court extended drug-case detention for 90 days
Case State of Israel v. Moshe Abeskar Court Supreme Court of Israel Judge דפנה ברק-ארז (Judicial Selection Committee of Israel,