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Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In the Matter of C.A.O v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, C.A.O., challenged the trial court's order termina...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In the Matter of C.A.O v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, C.A.O., challenged the trial court's order termina...
Texas Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights Due to Insufficient Evidence
In the Interest of L.D.T. and D.L.T., Children v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns the termination of par...
Mandamus denied: Trial court not compelled to rule on new trial motion
Ex Parte Paul Daniel Dedrick v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Paul Daniel Dedrick, sought a writ of manda...
Court orders review of police internal affairs records in excessive force case
People v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on March 12, 2026, resulted in a mixed outcome. The defendant, a former police officer, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon and ot...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Improperly Admitted, Conviction Reversed
Roy A. Tolley v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 11, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellant, Roy A. Tolley, challenged his conviction for aggravated...
Appellate Court Reverses Child Support Order for Calculation Errors
John Michael McClung v. Brennan Coleen McClung, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 10, 2026, resulted in a remanded outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's order modify...
Texas Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In the Interest of E.M.S. and J.D.S., Children v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns the termination of par...
Texas CID Overly Broad, Court Rules
In Re Craig Charles, Julian Calderas, Jr., and AL Global Services, LLC v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 4, 2026, resulted in a mixed outcome. This case concerns the St...
Texas appeals court reverses assault conviction over improper "bad acts" evidence
Sariah Garcia v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 27, 2026, resulted in a remanded outcome. The appellant, Sariah Garcia, appealed her conviction for aggravated assaul...
Conviction for Assault and Felon in Possession Affirmed
Watte Ralph Hartman v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Watte Ralph Hartman, appealed his convict...
Texas Appeals Court Reverses Assault Conviction Over Improper "Bad Acts" Evidence
Yobani Isidro Reyes Martinez v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 19, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellant, Yobani Isidro Reyes Martinez, appealed his co...
Texas court reverses conviction over inadmissible prior sexual history evidence
Ex Parte Alfred West, Jr. v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 11, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. This case concerns Alfred West, Jr.'s appeal of his convic...
Search of vehicle lacked probable cause, evidence suppressed
Nanji Amilicar Ware v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 10, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The appellate court reviewed the denial of a motion to s...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Improperly Admitted, Conviction Reversed
Percy Allen Stucks, Jr. v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a conviction for aggrav...
Ohio Court: Unreasonable "knock-and-announce" invalidates warrant execution
In re L.G., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals addressed whether a "no-knock" warrant was properly executed when offic...
Appellate Court Upholds Removal of Children from Mother's Custody
In the Interest of G.M.M., V.D., Minor Children v. Department of Family and Protective Services, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 29, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case c...
Appellate Court Orders Stand Your Ground Hearing Despite Initial Aggressor Claim
In re K.L., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 29, 2026, resulted in a remanded outcome. The core dispute involved the interpretation of Ohio's "stand your ground" law, specifically whether a...
Ohio Appeals Court Reverses Modification of No-Contact Order for Child Visitation
In re C.P., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a "no-contact" order, issued as part of a domestic ...
Appellate Court Reverses Bail Grant for Felony DUI Defendant
State ex rel. Moore v. Gillece-Black, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 22, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute centered on whether a defendant, who was found to be drivi...
Ohio Court Affirms 'No-Text' Order in Domestic Violence Case
In re C.H., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 26, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a "no-contact" order issued in a domestic violence ...
Ohio Appeals Court Reverses Modification of No-Contact Order for Child Visitation
In re C.P., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 20, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a "no-contact" order, issued as part of a domestic ...
Ohio Court Reverses Special Prosecutor Appointment
In re Appointment of Special Prosecutor, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals addressed the appointment of a special pro...
Taser miss on bystander is Fourth Amendment seizure, Colorado high court rules
Christopher A. Rizo v. The People of the State of Colorado., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on October 20, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court considered whether a...
Appellate Court Reverses No-Contact Order Due to Insufficient Evidence
Teresa Gaffney v. Phillip A. Baumann, etc., decided by Florida Supreme Court on September 11, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. This case concerns a dispute over a "no-contact" order issued agains...