Explore 28 court opinions on Admissibility Of Evidence. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
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Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible Under Modus Operandi Exception
Carliovis Bandera-Valier v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Carliovis Bandera-Valier, appealed his ...
Appellate court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on marijuana odor and admission
Woods-Smith v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Woods-Smith, challenged the trial court's denial of ...
Court Upholds Vehicle Search Based on Furtive Movements and Marijuana Smell
Joseph George Heid, IV v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to...
Anonymous tip insufficient for probable cause in vehicle search
Troy William Armstrong v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed the denial of the defendant...
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...
Marijuana odor provides probable cause for vehicle search in Ohio
State v. Jones, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to suppress eviden...
Prior bad acts evidence admissible to prove identity in assault case
Bridges Avery Grossi v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Bridges Avery Grossi, challenged his convic...
Vehicle search justified by marijuana odor and blunt discovery; conviction affirmed.
Donnevia D. Peters v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Donnevia D. Peters, challenged her conviction...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible Under Modus Operandi Exception
Jose Morales v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Jose Morales, appealed his conviction for aggravate...
Florida Appeals Court Upholds Vehicle Search Based on Marijuana Odor and Admission
Kalina v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Kalina, challenged the trial court's denial of his motion...
Appellate Court Upholds Drug Conviction After Extended Traffic Stop
Shakel Devon McClain v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Shakel Devon McClain, challenged his convic...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible Under Modus Operandi Exception
Edwards v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Edwards, challenged his conviction for aggravated batter...
Nervousness and inconsistent statements justify extended traffic stop
State v. Gebrosky, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, finding that the defendant's ...
Vehicle search upheld; drug conviction affirmed
Casey Lynn Hennings v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Casey Lynn Hennings, appealed her conviction...
Marijuana odor provides probable cause for vehicle search in Georgia
Ellison v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence ...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Admissibility of Confession
Monroe v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's decision, holding that the defendant's conf...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Vehicle Search Based on Furtive Movements and Marijuana Smell
Painter v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence ...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Confession Admissibility
Shine v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on April 21, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession was voluntary and admissi...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Admissibility of Confession
Spann v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's decision, holding that the defendant's confe...
Appellate court affirms jury verdict for plaintiff in negligence case
Guerrero v. Parker, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on April 20, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Guerrero, sued the defendant, Parker, for injuries sustained in a car acc...
Fifth Circuit: Consent to search vehicle was voluntary despite language barrier
United States v. Lezama-Ramirez, decided by Fifth Circuit on April 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidenc...
Ohio Court Reverses Conviction Over Coerced Confession
State v. Reynolds, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 17, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute in this case centered on whether the defendant's confession was voluntary and ad...
Probable cause for vehicle search based on marijuana smell and admission
State v. Warren, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to suppress evide...
Court Affirms Self-Defense Verdict in Assault and Battery Case
B.S.H., as mother and next friend of F.W.H., a minor v. Grady Scott Humphryes, decided by Alabama Supreme Court on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, B.S.H., sued the ...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible Under Modus Operandi Exception
White v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, White, challenged his conviction for aggravated assault wi...
Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Employer in Discrimination Case
Nidal T. Baem v. Western Frontier Trading, LLC., decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Nidal T. Baem, sued Western Frontier Trading, ...
Child's statements to pediatrician admissible in abuse case
In the Interest of B.C., a Child v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the admissibility of a child's out-o...
Court Rules LNVA Dam Construction Not a Taking of Landowner Property
Manuel J. Garcia, Mary Adela Garcia, Alson Charles Garcia, Dorothy Frances Garcia and Manuel Garcia v. Lower Neches Valley Authority, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a...