Browse 25 abuse of discretion standard of review cases decided by Texas Court of Appeals. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
Appellate court affirms conviction, admitting evidence of prior offenses
In Re Gregory G. Idom v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Gregory G. Idom, appealed his conviction for aggra...
Appellate court affirms conviction, admitting prior bad acts evidence
In Re Randall Bolivar v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Randall Bolivar, challenged his conviction for agg...
Appellate Court Affirms Assault Conviction, Upholds Admissibility of Extraneous Offense Evidence
Jose Luis Espinoza v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Jose Luis Espinoza, appealed his conviction for aggra...
Texas court affirms conviction, admitting prior bad acts evidence
Austin Douglas Worley v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Austin Douglas Worley, appealed his conviction for...
Appellate court affirms conviction, allowing evidence of prior bad acts to prove intent.
Deandre Deshawn Brooks v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Deandre Deshawn Brooks, appealed his conviction f...
Court Upholds Admission of Prior Convictions in Sentencing
Tyrone Shepard v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Tyrone Shepard, was convicted of aggravated robbery. He a...
Texas Court Affirms Conviction Based on "State of Mind" Exception for Prior Bad Acts
In Re Levi Hardy v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Levi Hardy, challenged his conviction for aggravated as...
Court Orders Release of Child Abuse Investigation Documents
In Re Texas Department of Family and Protective Services v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Texas Department of Family...
Court Upholds Conviction, Admits Prior Sexual Assault Evidence
Lewis Carl Hunt v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Lewis Carl Hunt, challenged his conviction for aggravate...
Appellate court upholds conviction, admitting prior bad acts evidence
In Re Beverly Brooks v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Beverly Brooks, challenged her conviction for aggra...
Texas Court Reverses Denial of Motion to Quash Cell Phone Subpoena
In Re Heather Zermeno, Relator v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. This case concerns whether a trial court erred in denying a m...
Appellate Court Affirms Property Division and Attorney's Fees Award
Soo Jin H. Rademacher v. Franz Louis Rademacher, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision regar...
Court Upholds Conviction, Admits Prior Assault Evidence
Joey Sullivan v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Joey Sullivan, challenged his conviction for aggravated se...
Appellate court affirms conviction, admitting prior bad acts evidence
Reginald Dewayne Taylor v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Reginald Dewayne Taylor, appealed his conviction...
Texas court affirms conviction based on "modus operandi" evidence
Ross Thomas Brantley v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Brantley, was convicted of aggravated sexual assaul...
Texas Appeals Court Reverses Assault Conviction Over Improper "Bad Acts" Evidence
Sergio Guadal Maresmartinez v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellant, Sergio Guadal Maresmartinez, appealed his convict...
Texas Court Affirms Conviction, Upholds Admission of Prior Bad Acts Evidence
In Re Donald Wayne Herod v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Donald Wayne Herod, appealed his conviction for...
Appellate court upholds conviction, admitting prior 'bad acts' evidence
Victor Rolando Corpus v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Victor Rolando Corpus, appealed his conviction for...
Texas Court Affirms Unequal Property Division and Attorney's Fees in Divorce
Nancy Bender Fuhrman v. Douglas John Fuhrman, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision regardin...
Court Upholds Conviction, Admits Evidence of Prior Offenses
Dana Loment Pettigrew v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Dana Loment Pettigrew, challenged his conviction f...
Texas Court Reverses Assault Conviction Over Improperly Admitted Prior Bad Acts Evidence
In Re Shawn Eric McGee v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellant, Shawn Eric McGee, appealed his conviction for aggravat...
Appellate Court Affirms Child Support Order in Divorce Case
In the Matter of the Marriage of Chukwuemeka Carl Runyon and Bianca Bazile Runyon and in the Interest of C.R., a Child v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resul...
Confession inadmissible due to Miranda violations, conviction reversed
James Chadleigh Schrotel v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellant, James Chadleigh Schrotel, appealed his conviction fo...
Court Upholds Conviction, Admits Prior Assault Evidence
Antonio Lee Grey v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Antonio Lee Grey, appealed his conviction for aggravate...
Appellate court affirms conviction, admitting prior bad acts evidence for intent
Antonio Lee Grey v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Antonio Lee Grey, appealed his conviction for aggravate...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 25 abuse of discretion standard of review cases from Texas Court of Appeals. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 20, Reversed: 4, Affirmed: 1.
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