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Texas Appeals Court Reverses Assault Conviction Over Improper "Bad Acts" Evidence
Sergio Guadal Maresmartinez v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellant, Sergio Guadal Maresmartinez, appealed his convict...
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 ...
Appellate court affirms conviction, admitting evidence of prior bad acts
In Re Shawn L. Sanders v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Shawn L. Sanders, appealed his conviction for aggr...
Appellate Court Affirms Assault Conviction, Upholds Admissibility of Prior Bad Acts Evidence
In Re Trina D. Henderson v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Trina D. Henderson, appealed her conviction for...
Appellate Court Reverses Denial of Motion to Suppress Evidence
Trevin Marcus v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 24, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The appellate court reviewed the denial of a motion to suppress e...
Texas appeals court reverses assault conviction over improper "bad acts" evidence
Kieston Dennard Allen v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 2, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellant, Kieston Dennard Allen, appealed his conviction for aggra...
Florida appellate court reverses conviction due to inadmissible "bad acts" evidence
Brogdon v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 20, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellant, Brogdon, challenged his conviction for aggravated assault ...
Texas Appeals Court Reverses Assault Conviction Over Improperly Admitted Evidence
Jesus Moises Lopez v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 11, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellant, Jesus Moises Lopez, appealed his conviction for aggrava...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Improperly Admitted, Conviction Reversed
Paul Lee Miles, Jr. v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 5, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a conviction for aggravated batte...
Appellate court affirms conviction, admitting evidence of prior offenses
Cassandra Guerrero Alonzo v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 4, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Cassandra Guerrero Alonzo, challenged her co...
Texas Appeals Court Reverses Assault Conviction Over Improper Evidence
In Re Alex Cruz v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 4, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellant, Alex Cruz, appealed his conviction for aggravated assault w...
GA Supreme Court: Gang photo admission harmless, counsel effective
Graham v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on February 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Court of Georgia reviewed a case where the defendant was convicted of aggravated...
Texas Court Reverses Conviction Over Improperly Admitted "Other Bad Acts" Evidence
In Re Bharath Ramanath v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 28, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellant, Bharath Ramanath, appealed his conviction for aggrav...
Court Affirms Conviction, Admits Prior Bad Acts Evidence
In Re Keaire Webb v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Keaire Webb, appealed his conviction for aggravated ...
Texas Court Reverses Assault Conviction Over Improper "Bad Acts" Evidence
In Re Rickye Bernard Henderson, Sr. v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 22, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellant, Rickye Bernard Henderson, Sr., appealed...
Texas court upholds conviction, admitting prior offense evidence
David Harold Sehon v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, David Harold Sehon, appealed his conviction for agg...
Texas Appeals Court Reverses Assault Conviction Over Improperly Admitted Evidence
Leslie Campbell v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 15, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellant, Leslie Campbell, was convicted of aggravated assault with a...
Colorado Supreme Court Affirms Felony Menacing Conviction, Upholds Prior Bad Acts Evidence
Blake Alan Quinlan v. The People of the State of Colorado, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on November 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court reviewed a defendant's...
NJ Supreme Court Reverses Conviction Over Improper Evidence
State v. Paul J. Caneiro, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on September 3, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The New Jersey Supreme Court reviewed the admissibility of certain evidence in a cri...
Louisiana Supreme Court Rules Confession Involuntary Due to Coercive Interrogation
State of Louisiana v. Kayla Jean Giles Coutee, decided by Louisiana Supreme Court on June 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Louisiana Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's co...