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Appellate court affirms denial of motion to correct illegal sentence without hearing
Paris Demetrius Evans v. State of Florida, Orange County Sheriff's Office, and Clerk of the Court for Orange County, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defend...
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 ...
Prior bad acts evidence admissible under modus operandi exception
Chatman v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Chatman, challenged his conviction for aggravated assaul...
Ohio Court Affirms Domestic Violence Conviction Based on Excited Utterance
State v. Baffoe, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of domestic violence. On appeal, the defendant argued that the tri...
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 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...
Virginia Supreme Court Upholds Burglary Conviction, Admitting Prior Convictions
Commonwealth v. Fayne, decided by Virginia Supreme Court on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Court of Virginia reviewed a defendant's conviction for statutory burglary ...
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...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible for Modus Operandi
Miller v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Miller, challenged his conviction for aggravated assault ...
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...
Conn. Supreme Court Denies Habeas Corpus for Ineffective Counsel Claim
Vega v. Commissioner of Correction, decided by Connecticut Supreme Court on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Vega, sought a writ of habeas corpus, alleging ineffecti...
Prior Bad Acts Admissible as Modus Operandi in Aggravated Assault Case
Walker v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Walker, challenged his conviction for aggravated assault ...
Prior bad acts evidence admissible if unique modus operandi shown
Timothy Barrett, Sr. v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Timothy Barrett, Sr., appealed his convicti...
Acquitted defendant cannot be charged court-appointed counsel fees
State ex rel. Wright v. Madison Cty. Mun. Court, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on April 21, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a county municipal cour...
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...
Defendant's continuances waive speedy trial rights, writ denied
Cleare v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The petitioner, Cleare, sought a writ of mandate to compel the superior court to dis...
Child endangerment conviction affirmed due to substantial risk of harm
People v. C.F., decided by California Court of Appeal on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, C.F., was convicted of felony child endangerment. The appellate court affir...
Appellate Court Denies Writ for Speedy Trial Violation
Paknad v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The petitioner, Paknad, sought a writ of mandate to compel the Superior Court to dis...
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 ...
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...
Mandamus Denied: Appeal is Adequate Remedy for Prosecutorial Misconduct Claims
ENGLE (JULIE) v. DIST. CT. (STATE) (CRIMINAL), decided by Nevada Supreme Court on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The petitioner, Julie Engle, sought a writ of mandamus to compel ...
Texas court affirms conviction based on "modus operandi" evidence
Ross Thomas Brantley v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Brantley, was convicted of aggravated sexual assaul...
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 Show Modus Operandi in Aggravated Battery Case
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,...
Warrantless vehicle search unlawful without sufficient probable cause
Kyle Nelson Robinson v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a lower court's decision to d...
Virginia Supreme Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Informant Tip
Commonwealth v. Knight-Walker, decided by Virginia Supreme Court on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Court of Virginia affirmed the trial court's denial of the defendan...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible Under Modus Operandi Exception
Christopher Thomas Petry v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Christopher Thomas Petry, challenged hi...
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...