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Florida Court Reverses Conviction Due to Improper "Bad Acts" Evidence
Robert Kleckley v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The appellant, Robert Kleckley, challenged his conviction for a...
Court Upholds Conviction, Admitting "Other Bad Acts" Evidence
Shannon Mark Douthit v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Shannon Mark Douthit, challenged his conviction for...
Ohio Appeals Court Upholds Felonious Assault Conviction
State v. Shirilla, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, finding sufficient evidence t...
Texas court upholds conviction, admitting prior bad acts evidence
Joshua Anthony Gilbreath v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Joshua Anthony Gilbreath, appealed his convictio...
Prior conviction admissible to prove intent and identity in aggravated assault case
David Lee Davis v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, David Lee Davis, challenged his conviction for ag...
Appellate Court Affirms Aggravated Battery Conviction Based on Bodily Harm
People v. McCoy, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on March 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed a conviction for aggravated battery, holding that the ...
Texas court affirms conviction based on excited utterance exception
Clay A. Roberts v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 4, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Clay A. Roberts, appealed his conviction for aggravate...
Felony child endangerment conviction affirmed for leaving infant in car
People v. Brammer, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of felony child endangerment after leaving his infant so...
Court Affirms Aggravated Assault Conviction Based on Reasonable Apprehension of Harm
STATE v. DEGRAFFENREID, III (JAMES) (CRIMINAL), decided by Nevada Supreme Court on November 13, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of aggravated assault with a dead...
Court Affirms Felony Child Endangerment Conviction
People v. Warner, decided by California Court of Appeal on November 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Warner, was convicted of felony child endangerment and misdemeanor chi...
Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Aggravated Battery Conviction
People v. Maxwell, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on September 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed a conviction for aggravated battery, holding th...
Court Affirms Child Endangerment Conviction Based on Sufficient Evidence
People v. Wright, decided by California Court of Appeal on August 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Wright, was convicted of felony child endangerment and child abuse after...
Seventh Circuit Upholds Wire Fraud Conviction, Admits Prior Bad Acts Evidence
United States v. Steven Hecke, decided by Seventh Circuit on August 6, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed Steven Hecke's conviction for wire fraud, rejecting his a...
Child endangerment conviction upheld for leaving infant in car
People v. Christensen, decided by California Court of Appeal on July 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Christensen, was convicted of felony child endangerment after leaving...
Prior Misconduct Evidence Admissible in Felony Murder Case
People v. Brinson, decided by California Court of Appeal on July 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of felony murder and robbery. The appellate court affirmed t...
Colorado Supreme Court: No jury instruction for lesser offense in menacing case
The People of the State of Colorado v. Benjamin Eugene Davenport., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on June 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court reviewed a case wh...
Appellate Court Upholds Suppression of Evidence from Warrantless Vehicle Search
People v. Glass, decided by California Court of Appeal on April 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained fro...
Felony evading conviction upheld despite lack of direct endangerment proof
People v. Virgen, decided by California Court of Appeal on April 7, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Virgen, was convicted of felony evading an officer. The appellate court af...
Court Affirms Murder Conviction, Upholds Gang Evidence Admission
People v. Cabada, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Cabada, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly w...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search
Dillard v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on March 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence o...
Appellate Court Affirms Aggravated Battery Conviction Based on Sufficient Evidence
People v. Maury, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on February 20, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed a defendant's conviction for aggravated battery, f...