Explore 26 admissibility of character evidence court cases in Florida. AI-powered summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
Admissibility Of Character Evidence Opinions in Florida (26)
Prior Bad Acts Admissible to Show Modus Operandi in Aggravated Battery Case
Florida District Court of Appeal · 2026-04-23 · Defendant Win · Impact: 45/100
Aniel Escobar W v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Aniel Escobar W, challenged his conviction for a...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible to Prove Identity in Assault Case
Florida District Court of Appeal · 2026-04-21 · Defendant Win · Impact: 20/100
Brent Paul Venrooy v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Brent Paul Venrooy, challenged his conviction...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible to Prove Identity in Assault Case
Florida District Court of Appeal · 2026-04-17 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
Brent Paul Venrooy v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Brent Paul Venrooy, challenged his conviction...
Prior bad acts evidence admissible to prove identity in aggravated battery case
Florida District Court of Appeal · 2026-04-16 · Defendant Win · Impact: 40/100
Vasquez v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Vasquez, challenged his conviction for aggravated batter...
Warrantless vehicle search unlawful due to lack of probable cause
Florida District Court of Appeal · 2026-04-16 · Defendant Win · Impact: 65/100
Roberson v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to deny a motion...
Florida court upholds lewd battery convictions, admits prior offense evidence
Florida Supreme Court · 2026-04-15 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
Chadwick Willacy v. State of Florida & Chadwick Willacy v. State of Florida, decided by Florida Supreme Court on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The court reviewed two consolidate...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible to Prove Identity in Assault Case
Florida District Court of Appeal · 2026-04-15 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
Justyn Eastling v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Justyn Eastling, challenged his conviction for a...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible to Prove Intent in Assault Case
Florida District Court of Appeal · 2026-04-15 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
Scott Joseph Ranne v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Scott Joseph Ranne, challenged his conviction...
Florida appeals court suppresses evidence from vehicle search
Florida District Court of Appeal · 2026-04-15 · Defendant Win · Impact: 65/100
Hencile Dorsey v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed the denial of a motion to suppress ...
Prior Bad Acts Admissible as Modus Operandi
Florida District Court of Appeal · 2026-04-15 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
Johnson v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Johnson, appealed his conviction for aggravated battery,...
Prior Bad Acts Admissible to Show Modus Operandi
Florida District Court of Appeal · 2026-04-15 · Defendant Win · Impact: 45/100
Rolle v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Rolle, challenged his conviction for aggravated battery, a...
Prior Bad Acts Admissible to Prove Identity in Aggravated Battery Case
Florida District Court of Appeal · 2026-04-14 · Defendant Win · Impact: 45/100
Antonio R. Hamilton v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Antonio R. Hamilton, challenged his convicti...
Affirmed: Probable Cause for Arrest and Search Validated
Florida District Court of Appeal · 2026-03-27 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
Latimore v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Latimore, sued the State of Florida alleging that his a...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Improperly Admitted, Conviction Reversed
Florida District Court of Appeal · 2026-03-26 · Reversed · Impact: 65/100
Scott Dominick Maguire v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 26, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellant, Scott Dominick Maguire, challenged his convict...
Prior Bad Acts Admissible to Show Modus Operandi in Assault Case
Florida District Court of Appeal · 2026-03-26 · Defendant Win · Impact: 30/100
Warren C. Matthews v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Warren C. Matthews, challenged his conviction...
Conviction Reversed Due to Improper "Bad Acts" Evidence
Florida District Court of Appeal · 2026-03-25 · Reversed · Impact: 65/100
Gainey v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 25, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellant, Gainey, challenged his conviction for aggravated battery on a ...
Informant's tip insufficient for probable cause in vehicle search
Florida District Court of Appeal · 2026-03-25 · Reversed · Impact: 65/100
Pate v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 25, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to suppr...
Prior bad acts evidence admissible under modus operandi exception
Florida District Court of Appeal · 2026-03-25 · Defendant Win · Impact: 20/100
Perdomo v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Perdomo, challenged his conviction for aggravated batter...
Prior Bad Acts Admissible as Modus Operandi Evidence
Florida District Court of Appeal · 2026-03-25 · Defendant Win · Impact: 30/100
Rynes v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Rynes, challenged his conviction for aggravated assault wi...
Prior bad acts evidence improperly admitted, conviction reversed
Florida District Court of Appeal · 2026-03-25 · Reversed · Impact: 40/100
Terrazas v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 25, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellant, Terrazas, challenged his conviction for aggravated battery, ...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible to Prove Identity in Aggravated Battery Case
Florida District Court of Appeal · 2026-03-25 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
Page v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Page, challenged his conviction for aggravated battery, arg...
Appellate Court Reverses Denial of Motion to Suppress Evidence
Florida District Court of Appeal · 2026-03-24 · Plaintiff Win · Impact: 60/100
Trevin Marcus v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 24, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The appellate court reviewed the denial of a motion to suppress e...
Warrantless vehicle search unlawful without independent probable cause
Florida District Court of Appeal · 2026-03-19 · Defendant Win · Impact: 65/100
Robert Francis Galante v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to...
Florida Appeals Court Upholds Aggravated Battery Conviction
Florida District Court of Appeal · 2026-03-19 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
Edward Taylor v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Edward Taylor, challenged his conviction for aggra...
Appellate Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
Florida District Court of Appeal · 2026-03-18 · Defendant Win · Impact: 45/100
Christopher Barbaro Mesa v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Christopher Barbaro Mesa, challenged hi...
Prior Bad Acts Admissible as Modus Operandi Evidence
Florida District Court of Appeal · 2026-03-18 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
Peoples v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Peoples, challenged his conviction for aggravated assaul...