Browse 21 sufficiency of evidence for second degree murder cases decided by California Court of Appeal. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
Prior misconduct evidence admissible to prove motive and identity
People v. Perez, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Perez, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly wea...
Prior Misconduct Evidence Admissible to Prove Motive in Murder Case
People v. Taft, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Taft, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapo...
Prior misconduct evidence admissible to prove motive and identity
People v. Perez, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Perez, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly wea...
Court Affirms Murder Conviction, Upholds Admission of Gang Evidence
People v. Anderson, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Anderson, was convicted of second-degree murder and unlawful possession...
Prior Misconduct Evidence Admissible to Prove Motive, Opportunity, Identity
People v. Flores, decided by California Court of Appeal on February 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Flores, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadl...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible for Motive, Intent, and Identity
People v. Crenshaw, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Crenshaw, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a d...
Prior Misconduct Evidence Admissible for Motive and Identity
People v. Hill, decided by California Court of Appeal on November 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Hill, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly we...
Prior conviction evidence admissible for impeachment in felony murder case
People v. Guevara, decided by California Court of Appeal on October 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of felony murder and robbery. The appellate court affirme...
Court Affirms Murder Conviction, Upholds Gang Evidence Admissibility
People v. Guzman, decided by California Court of Appeal on October 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Guzman, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly...
Felony child endangerment conviction affirmed for leaving infant in car
People v. Wagstaff, decided by California Court of Appeal on October 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of felony child endangerment after leaving his infant so...
Prior Misconduct Evidence Admissible for Identity and Intent
People v. Gomez, decided by California Court of Appeal on October 7, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Gomez, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly we...
Court Affirms Murder Conviction, Upholds Excited Utterance Evidence
People v. Pierce, decided by California Court of Appeal on September 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Pierce, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a dead...
Prior Misconduct Evidence Admissible for Motive and Identity
People v. Pena, decided by California Court of Appeal on August 13, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Pena, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weap...
Court Affirms Murder Conviction, Upholds Admission of Prior Misconduct Evidence
People v. Cunningham, decided by California Court of Appeal on July 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon....
Prior misconduct evidence admissible for motive and identity, conviction affirmed
People v. Porter, decided by California Court of Appeal on June 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Porter, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly wea...
Prior bad acts evidence admissible to prove motive, opportunity, intent
People v. Brown, decided by California Court of Appeal on May 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Brown, was convicted of second-degree murder and unlawful possession of a fi...
Prior Misconduct Evidence Admissible in Felony Murder Case
People v. Temple, decided by California Court of Appeal on May 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of felony murder and robbery. The appellate court affirmed the...
Prior Misconduct Evidence Admissible to Show Motive, Opportunity, and Intent
People v. Temple, decided by California Court of Appeal on May 6, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon. The a...
Prior felony conviction admissible for impeachment in murder trial
People v. Williams, decided by California Court of Appeal on May 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Williams, was convicted of second-degree murder and unlawful possession of...
Court Affirms Murder Conviction, Upholds Gang Evidence Admissibility
People v. Luu, decided by California Court of Appeal on April 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon. The a...
Prior misconduct evidence admissible to prove identity, motive, and intent
People v. Griggs, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Griggs, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly w...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 21 sufficiency of evidence for second degree murder cases from California Court of Appeal. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 21.
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