Explore 26 court opinions on Admissibility Of Character Evidence. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
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Prior Bad Acts Admissible to Show Modus Operandi in Aggravated Battery Case
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
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
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...
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 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...
Prior bad acts evidence admissible to prove identity in aggravated battery case
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
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...
Texas appeals court upholds conviction, admits prior bad acts evidence
Cody Tyler Morrow v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Cody Tyler Morrow, appealed his conviction for aggrava...
Florida court upholds lewd battery convictions, admits prior offense evidence
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
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 and Identity
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...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Improperly Admitted, Conviction Reversed
Hencile Dorsey v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a defendant's conviction for aggravated ...
Prior Bad Acts Admissible as Modus Operandi
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
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...
Ohio Court Affirms Domestic Violence Conviction Despite "Bad Acts" Evidence
State v. Smith, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant appealed his conviction for domestic violence, arguing that the trial court erred...
Appellate court affirms conviction, admitting prior bad acts evidence
Jordan Potts v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Jordan Potts, was convicted of aggravated assault with a de...
Prior Bad Acts Admissible to Prove Identity in Aggravated Battery Case
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...
Appellate court affirms conviction, admitting prior bad acts evidence
Bobbie Hall Wooldridge v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Bobbie Hall Wooldridge, appealed her conviction fo...
Court Affirms Aggravated Assault Conviction, Upholding Admission of Prior Bad Acts Evidence
In Re Ryen Michelle Staggers v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Ryen Michelle Staggers, appealed her convict...
Appellate court affirms conviction, admitting prior bad acts evidence
In Re Ryen Michelle Staggers v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Ryen Michelle Staggers, appealed her convict...
Vehicle search upheld under automobile exception; conviction affirmed
State v. Smith, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to suppress evidenc...
Appellate court affirms conviction, admitting prior bad acts evidence
Bryan Keith Gutierrez v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Bryan Keith Gutierrez, appealed his conviction for ...
Appellate court upholds conviction, admitting prior bad acts evidence
Gil Rojas III v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Gil Rojas III, appealed his conviction for aggravated assau...
Appellate court affirms conviction, admitting evidence of prior bad acts
In Re Shawn L. Sanders v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Shawn L. Sanders, appealed his conviction for aggr...
Prior bad acts evidence admissible in aggravated sexual assault conviction
Kevin Antonio Villatoro v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 7, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Kevin Antonio Villatoro, challenged his convictio...
Texas Court Affirms Conviction, Upholds Admission of Prior Bad Acts Evidence
Yunior Reyes Arias v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 7, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Yunior Reyes Arias, appealed his conviction for aggrav...