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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...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible Under Modus Operandi Exception
Thompson v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Thompson, challenged his conviction for aggravated batt...
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 Improperly Admitted, Conviction Reversed
Felex Joseph v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 23, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a defendant's conviction for aggravated ba...
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 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 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 ...
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...
Warrantless vehicle search lacked probable cause, evidence suppressed
Kyle Nelson Robinson v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant 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...
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 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 Evidence Admissible to Prove Identity in Assault Case
Levert J. Stewart v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Levert J. Stewart, challenged his conviction f...
Prisoner's Eighth Amendment claim for inadequate medical care fails
Jackson v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Jackson, sued the State of Florida, alleging that the st...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible to Prove Identity in Aggravated Battery Case
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,...
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,...
Prior bad acts evidence admissible under modus operandi exception
Floyd v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Floyd, challenged his conviction for aggravated assault wit...
Texas Court Affirms Aggravated Sexual Assault Conviction
In Re Joshua Case Holman v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Joshua Case Holman, appealed his conviction for ...
Conviction for Aggravated Sexual Assault Affirmed
Michael Dewayne Norris v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant was convicted of aggravated sexual assault. The cou...
Prior Bad Acts Admissible to Show Modus Operandi in Aggravated Battery Case
Saul Adam Len v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 1, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Saul Adam Len, challenged his conviction for aggrav...
Conviction for Aggravated Battery Affirmed Despite Evidentiary Challenges
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 aggravated batte...
Texas Court of Appeals Affirms Aggravated Sexual Assault Conviction
This case involves a dispute between Morris Mitchell and the State of Texas. Mitchell was convicted of aggravated sexual assault and appealed his conviction. The core of his appeal was that the trial ...
Appellate Court Affirms Aggravated Assault Conviction, Finding No Reversible Error in Jury Instructions
This case involves Matthew Kristian Hawkins appealing his conviction for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Hawkins argued that the trial court made several errors, including improperly admittin...
Prior Bad Act Evidence Admissible in Murder Conviction
Commonwealth v. Williams, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on March 30, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the defendant's conv...
Prior 'No Contact' Orders Improperly Admitted, Conviction Reversed
Figueredo-Ortega v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 27, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellant, Figueredo-Ortega, challenged his conviction for aggr...
Appellate Court Upholds Aggravated Robbery Conviction After Reviewing Trial Errors
This case involves Catderian Dejuan Strong appealing his conviction for aggravated robbery. Strong argued that the trial court made errors during his trial, specifically concerning the jury selection ...