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Case Summaries: N.C. Court of Appeals (Aug. 19, 2026)

This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on August 19, 2026. Trial court erred by dismissing the charges against the d...

Criminal – Defendant’s motion to suppress is denied

Defendant Peewee Carmelo Martinez’s motion to suppress evidence was denied by the WDVA court, citing sufficient nexus and the good-faith exception. The post Criminal – Defendant’s...

Probable Cause-Fourth Amendment

The Wisconsin Court of Appeals affirmed Paula Andrea Champion’s conviction for operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration (PAC). The post Probable Cause-Four...

Judge denies bid by suspect’s lawyers in border patrol agent killing to change records screening process

Vermont Supreme Court shuts door on appeal to use police misconduct findings in murder defense

Judge says D4vd must stand trial for killing of Celeste Rivas Hernandez

A judge ruled singer D4vd must stand trial in the killing and dismemberment of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.

Criminal – Court refuses defendant’s motions to withdraw his guilty plea

After his Alford plea, the circuit court convicted Baltazar Albear Jr. of abduction by force or intimidation. Before sentencing, Albear twice moved to withdraw his guilty plea; the...

Court Upholds Disqualification of Police Officer Candidate for Past Conduct

A candidate applied for a probationary police officer position with a city police department. As part of the application process, the city conducted a background investigation that...

Judge Rules D4vd Ordered to Stand Trial on All Charges

The court found prosecutors met the probable-cause standard after presenting evidence they say shows D4vd groomed, killed and dismembered 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez The po...

Plain Error-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Davis was convicted after evidence showed that a firearm he was holding discharged inside a vehicle, grazing a child’s forehead, and that he later placed the revolver on his compan...

Court lets California Highway Patrol officer keep job after OT case

Court lets California Highway Patrol officer keep job after OT case

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel-Evidence Omission

Garcia was convicted of first-degree sexual assault of a child, child enticement, and exposing genitals to a child. The post Ineffective Assistance of Counsel-Evidence Omission app...

Inevitable Discovery Exception-Lawful Detainment-Probable Cause

Eide was arrested after officers found drug paraphernalia in a vehicle he had recently occupied and detected an odor of marijuana coming from him. The post Inevitable Discovery Exc...

Attorney for Corey Ruiz says shooting officer should face criminal charges

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, retained by the family of Corey Ruiz, said in a statement Thursday that the Wisconsin police officer who fatally shot Ruiz should face criminal cha...

Criminal – Defendant convicted based upon Commonwealth witnesses’ testimony

Where the testimony of two Commonwealth witnesses was not inherently incredible and unworthy of belief, the defendant’s convictions for first-degree murder, attempted malicious wou...

Jury Instructions-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Acosta was convicted of first-degree reckless injury and aggravated battery, with dangerous-weapon enhancers. During deliberations, the jury asked whether fists qualify as a danger...

Dispute over evidence preservation heats up in border agent’s killing

Guatemalan Man Pleads Guilty to Crashing Into Border Patrol Vehicle

(WNY News Now) – A 22-year-old Guatemalan man has pleaded guilty in federal court after prosecutors said he crashed into a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle in Wyoming County and fled, le...

Voluntary Consent to blood Draw- -Fourth Amendment

After a traffic stop, a deputy observed signs of intoxication by Tordoer, including lane deviation, a strong odor of alcohol, slurred speech, and poor performance on field sobriety...

Family of boy killed waiting at Long Beach bus stop confronts driver

Jacob Bustillos received probation and jail time after running a red light in Long Beach, causing a crash that killed 15-year-old Carlos Ramirez.

Preliminary hearing for Alissa Huerta pushed back as defense receives new discovery

Alissa Huerta, 18, is accused of first-degree murder after police say she intentionally drove over 19-year-old Jade Ramirez during a confrontation in a Nampa parking lot.

Una jueza dictamina que hay pruebas suficientes para ir a juicio en el caso de asesinato que involucra al cantante d4vd

Por Jason Kravarik y Taylor Romine, CNN Una jueza de Los Ángeles dictaminó el lunes que hay pruebas suficientes para avanzar con el caso de asesinato que se le sigue al cantante d4...

Criminal – Man convicted of murdering victim and concealing her body

Where a man was convicted of murdering the victim, concealing her body, robbery and abduction, and there was sufficient evidence to support these convictions, they were affirmed. B...

Reasonable Suspicion-Traffic Stop Exhaustion

The Wisconsin Court of Appeals affirmed Gregg Neil Wilcoxson’s conviction for operating a motor vehicle with a restricted controlled substance in his blood, his eighth offense. The...