State v. Owens — Court of Appeals affirms OVI conviction, finding valid waiver of right to counsel
Case State of Ohio v. Jessica Owens Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District (Licking County) Date Decided June […]
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Robinson v. State — Florida First DCA affirms criminal conviction from Baker County Circuit Court
Case Brian L. Robinson v. State of Florida Court Florida First District Court of Appeal Date Decided June 22, 2026
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Clay v. State — Delaware Supreme Court affirms denial of guilty plea withdrawal in child sexual abuse case
Case Mark T. Clay v. State of Delaware Court Delaware Supreme Court Date Decided June 22, 2026 Docket No. No.
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Jun v. State — Maryland’s high court affirms child-pornography convictions, holding that IP-address and Kik chat-log testimony was properly admitted as lay opinion
Case Adam James Jun v. State of Maryland Court Supreme Court of Maryland Date Decided June 22, 2026 Docket No.
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Palmer v CDPP — Queensland Supreme Court dismisses Palmer’s bid to freeze criminal proceedings pending human rights referral appeal
Case Clive Frederick Palmer v Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions, Australian Securities and Investments Commission & Sharon Theresa Concisom Court
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KL v R — Court of Criminal Appeal dismisses youth manslaughter sentence appeal as not manifestly excessive
Case KL v R Court Court of Criminal Appeal of New South Wales (Australia) Date Decided 22 June 2026 Citation
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Karpatsis v R — Court of Criminal Appeal dismisses Drug Court sentence appeal, finding all custody periods properly accounted for
Case Karpatsis v R Court Court of Criminal Appeal of New South Wales (Australia) Date Decided 22 June 2026 Citation
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Periasamy v R — Court of Criminal Appeal reduces head sentence by 6 months to correct sentencing judge’s arithmetic error, without resentencing afresh
Case Periasamy v Rex Court Court of Criminal Appeal of New South Wales (Australia) Date Decided 22 June 2026 Citation
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Tozer v R — Court of Criminal Appeal dismisses sentence appeal for manslaughter by drug injection
Case Tozer v R Court Court of Criminal Appeal of New South Wales (Australia) Date Decided 22 June 2026 Citation
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State of Israel v. Fyodorov — Supreme Court grants thirteenth extension of pre-trial detention, citing persistent dangerousness and ongoing trial
Case State of Israel v. Dmitri Fyodorov (מדינת ישראל נ’ דמיטרי פיודרוב) Court Supreme Court of Israel (בית המשפט העליון)
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People v. Sacco — Mental Health Diversion Properly Denied When Crime’s Sophistication Contradicts Claimed Cognitive Impairments
The Second Appellate District affirmed denial of pretrial mental health diversion under Penal Code § 1001.36, holding that the trial court had substantial evidence to find the statutory presumption rebutted where the defendant’s diagnosed depressive disorder — characterized by poor concentrati