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Appellate court affirms conviction, admitting prior bad acts evidence
In Re Randall Bolivar v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Randall Bolivar, challenged his conviction for agg...
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...
Prior Bad Acts Admissible as Modus Operandi
Solomon v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Solomon, challenged his conviction for aggravated batter...
Prior Bad Acts Admissible as Modus Operandi Evidence
Waters v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Waters, challenged his conviction for aggravated assault ...
Court Upholds Conviction, Admits Evidence of Prior Offenses
Dana Loment Pettigrew v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Dana Loment Pettigrew, challenged his conviction f...
Prior bad acts evidence admissible under modus operandi exception
Glenton Sylvester Hicks v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Glenton Sylvester Hicks, challenged his ...
Prior Bad Acts Admissible to Prove Unique Modus Operandi
Dawson v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Dawson, challenged his conviction for aggravated battery,...
Informant's tip insufficient for probable cause in vehicle search
Roberson v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to s...
Court Upholds Conviction, Admits Evidence of Prior Bad Acts
Jarod Dajon Howell v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Jarod Dajon Howell, appealed his conviction for aggra...
Prior bad acts evidence admissible to prove identity in aggravated battery conviction
Orestes Gracia v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Orestes Gracia, challenged his conviction for agg...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible to Prove Identity in Aggravated Assault Case
Jose Virgilio Sanchez Alvarez v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Jose Virgilio Sanchez Alvarez, cha...
Prior conviction admissible for impeachment, not as substantive evidence.
Raymond T. Holmes v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Raymond T. Holmes, challenged his conviction f...
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...
Prior Bad Acts Admissible as Modus Operandi Evidence
Thomas v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Thomas, challenged his conviction for aggravated battery,...
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...
Texas appeals court reverses assault conviction over improper "bad acts" evidence
Jeffrie Sterling Lane, Jr. v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 3, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellant, Jeffrie Sterling Lane, Jr., appealed his conviction...
Appellate court upholds conviction, admitting evidence of prior bad acts
Brian Martinez v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Brian Martinez, challenged his conviction for aggravated a...
Texas Court Affirms Conviction, Admits Prior Sexual Assault Evidence
In Re Jason Saint-Fleur (J.S.-F.) v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 1, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Jason Saint-Fleur (J.S.-F.), appealed h...
Appellate court upholds drug conviction, finding reasonable suspicion for traffic stop
Williams v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 1, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Williams, challenged his conviction for possession of co...
Prior bad acts evidence admissible to prove modus operandi
Moore v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Moore, challenged his conviction for aggravated battery, a...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible Under Modus Operandi Exception
Hallman v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Hallman, challenged his conviction for aggravated assaul...
Appellate Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
Jordan Dawkins v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Jordan Dawkins, challenged his conviction for pos...
BB gun can be a deadly weapon for aggravated assault conviction
Pedro Carlos Perez v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a conviction for aggravated ass...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Improperly Admitted, Conviction Reversed
McKnight v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 25, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellant, McKnight, challenged his conviction for aggravated assault w...