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Appellate court upholds conviction, admitting prior bad acts evidence
Homer Esquivel Jr. v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Homer Esquivel Jr., appealed his conviction for aggra...
Prior bad acts evidence admissible to show modus operandi
Henry Xavier Wilson v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Henry Xavier Wilson, challenged his convicti...
Ohio Court of Appeals Rules Confession Involuntary Due to Coercive Interrogation
State v. Stafford, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute in State v. Stafford centered on whether the defendant's confession was voluntar...
Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Construction Defect Claims
Luiz Silva v. Frances Von Holten, Joseph Von Holten, Vinicius Lara, and Vizzion Construction, LLC, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. T...
Court Upholds Admission of 'Other Bad Acts' Evidence in Child Assault Case
Tyler Andrew Montoya v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Tyler Andrew Montoya, appealed his conviction for a...
Statements to Police Deemed Voluntary Under Totality of Circumstances
Commonwealth v. Arias, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court considered whether a defendant's...
Appellate court upholds traffic stop, affirms denial of motion to suppress
Hale v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Hale, challenged the admissibility of evidence seized durin...
Texas court upholds aggravated assault conviction, admitting prior bad acts evidence
Justin Wayne Ortego v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Justin Wayne Ortego, appealed his conviction for agg...
Child's statement to "safe person" inadmissible if trust not proven
Z.F.M., a Child v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns the admissibility of a child's out-of-court ...
Prior similar offenses admissible to prove identity in sexual assault case
In Re Ignacio Lara Jr. v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Ignacio Lara Jr., challenged his conviction for ag...
Nevada Supreme Court Affirms Murder Conviction, Remands for Resentencing
CHABOT (WACEY) v. STATE (CRIMINAL), decided by Nevada Supreme Court on April 9, 2026, resulted in a mixed outcome. The defendant, Wacey Chabot, was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to de...
Appellate court affirms 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 prior bad acts evidence
Gaige Porter v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 7, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Gaige Porter, challenged his conviction for aggravated assau...
Court Affirms Conviction, Upholds Admission of Prior Bad Acts Evidence
In Re Danny Patrick McCoy v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Danny Patrick McCoy, appealed his conviction fo...
Court Affirms Conviction, Admits Prior Bad Acts Evidence
Johnnie Alexander Riles III v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Johnnie Alexander Riles III, appealed his con...
Texas court upholds conviction, admitting prior bad acts evidence
Brisby Ray Brown v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 31, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Brisby Ray Brown, appealed his conviction for aggravate...
Ohio Appeals Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Due to Probable Cause
State v. Giles, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, finding that the defendant's Fou...
Texas court upholds admission of child's statement to 'safe adult'
In the Interest of J.E.H., a Child v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the admissibility of a child's out...
Prior bad acts evidence admissible under modus operandi exception
Roberts v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Roberts, challenged his conviction for aggravated batter...
Appellate court upholds conviction, admitting prior "bad acts" evidence
Osbaldo Gonzales v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Osbaldo Gonzales, appealed his conviction for aggravate...
Ohio Court Affirms Domestic Violence Conviction Based on Excited Utterance
State v. Ross, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of domestic violence. On appeal, the defendant argued that the trial...
Court Affirms Aggravated Assault Conviction, Upholds Admission of Prior Offense Evidence
Angel Serna v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Angel Serna, appealed his conviction for aggravated assault ...
Court Upholds Admission of Prior Conviction in Sexual Assault Case
Abner Josue Castillo-Villamin v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Abner Josue Castillo-Villamin, appealed hi...
Court Affirms Conviction, Admits Prior 'Bad Acts' Evidence
In Re Ryan Xavier Garcia v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Ryan Xavier Garcia, appealed his conviction for...
Ohio Court Affirms Domestic Violence Conviction Despite "Bad Acts" Evidence Dispute
State v. Held, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of domestic violence. On appeal, the defendant argued that the trial...