Explore 27 admissibility of evidence court cases in California. AI-powered summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
Court Upholds Implied Easement and Property Title
Sheerer v. Panas, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 19, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The case concerns a dispute over a property line and an easement. The plaintiff, Sheerer...
Court Affirms Murder Conviction, Upholds Admission of Prior Bad Acts Evidence
People v. Riggs, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Riggs, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly wea...
Court Affirms Judgment for Housing Authority in Disability Discrimination Case
Harrington v. Housing Authority of Riverside County, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 4, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Harrington, sued the Housing Authority ...
Child endangerment conviction affirmed due to sufficient evidence and proper jury instructions.
People v. T.B., decided by California Court of Appeal on February 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, T.B., was convicted of felony child endangerment. The appellate court af...
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...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment in medical malpractice case
Barrios v. Chraghchian, decided by California Court of Appeal on January 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Barrios, sued the defendant, Chraghchian, for medical malpractice...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment for CSU in wrongful termination case
Randolph v. Trustees of the Cal. State University, decided by California Court of Appeal on January 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former employee of California State ...
Child endangerment conviction affirmed for leaving children in car
People v. Salstrom, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of child endangerment after leaving his young children ...
Consent to vehicle search voluntary despite multiple officers
People v. Cabalar, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of possession of a controlled substance. The appellate c...
Digital Evidence Search Incident to Arrest Upheld
In re Riley, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, affirmed a lower court's decisio...
Appellate court upholds drug conviction based on probable cause for vehicle search
People v. Frederickson, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 5, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Frederickson, appealed his conviction for possession of methamphe...
Prior Misconduct Evidence Admissible; Manslaughter Instruction Properly Denied
People v. Dozier, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Dozier, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly...
Prior Misconduct Evidence Admissible for Identity and Intent
People v. Holliday, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon...
Court Affirms Murder Conviction, Upholds Gang Evidence Admissibility
People v. Cervantes, decided by California Court of Appeal on October 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Cervantes, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a ...
Court Affirms Murder Conviction, Upholds Admission of Prior Misconduct Evidence
People v. Taito, decided by California Court of Appeal on October 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Taito, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly w...
Prior Misconduct Evidence Admissible to Prove Intent in Murder Conviction
People v. Sevilla, decided by California Court of Appeal on October 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Sevilla, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a dead...
Appellate Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
People v. Feise, decided by California Court of Appeal on October 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision to deny the defendant's motion ...
Driving behavior justified DUI traffic stop, court rules
People v. Ferrigno, decided by California Court of Appeal on October 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Ferrigno, was convicted of driving under the influence (DUI) after a ...
Prior Misconduct Evidence Admissible to Prove Motive, Opportunity, and Intent
People v. Cortez, decided by California Court of Appeal on October 7, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Cortez, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly ...
Prior gang affiliation evidence admissible; conviction affirmed
People v. Melgoza, decided by California Court of Appeal on October 7, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon. ...
Shipping Company Not Liable for Longshoreman's Injury
Villalobos v. Maersk, Inc., decided by California Court of Appeal on October 6, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a longshoreman, sued the defendant shipping company for injuri...
Court Affirms Murder Conviction, Upholds Admission of Prior Misconduct Evidence
People v. Ball, decided by California Court of Appeal on September 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon. T...
Appellate Court Upholds Cocaine Possession Conviction, Denies Suppression Motion
People v. Mendez-Torres, decided by California Court of Appeal on August 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of possession of cocaine with intent to sell. The ap...
Court Affirms Murder Conviction, Upholds Gang Evidence Admissibility
People v. Gutierrez, decided by California Court of Appeal on August 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Gutierrez, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a d...
Juvenile dependency: CI statement inadmissible hearsay
In re Ja.O., decided by California Supreme Court on August 4, 2025, resulted in a remanded outcome. The case concerns the admissibility of a "confidential informant" (CI) statement in a juvenile depen...
Appellate court reverses summary judgment in car accident negligence case
Gutierrez v. Tostado, decided by California Supreme Court on July 31, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. The plaintiff, Gutierrez, sued the defendant, Tostado, for injuries sustained in a car accident...
Court upholds traffic stop extension based on defendant's behavior
People v. Benitez-Torres, decided by California Court of Appeal on July 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of possession of a controlled substance with intent t...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 27 admissibility of evidence cases from courts in California. New cases are added as opinions are published.
Courts deciding admissibility of evidence cases in California include: calctapp (25 cases), cal (2 cases).
Outcome breakdown: Plaintiff Win: 1, Defendant Win: 24, Remanded: 1, Mixed: 1.