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Court Affirms Murder Conviction, Upholds Admission of Prior Bad Acts Evidence
People v. Riggs, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Riggs, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly wea...
Prior Misconduct Evidence Admissible to Prove Motive, Opportunity, and Intent
People v. Aguilar, decided by California Court of Appeal on January 29, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Aguilar, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a dead...
Prior Misconduct Evidence Admissible for Motive, Court Affirms Murder Conviction
People v. Seigler, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Seigler, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a dead...
Prior Misconduct Evidence Admissible for Motive and Identity
People v. Hill, decided by California Court of Appeal on October 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Hill, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weap...
Appellate Court Affirms Murder Conviction, Rejects "Heat of Passion" Defense
People v. Orozco, decided by California Court of Appeal on October 6, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Orozco, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly ...
Felony evasion conviction affirmed; jury instructions upheld
People v. Orozco, decided by California Court of Appeal on September 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Orozco, was convicted of felony evasion of a police officer and misde...
Court Affirms Murder Conviction, Upholds Admission of Prior Misconduct Evidence
People v. Ball, decided by California Court of Appeal on September 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon. T...
Prior misconduct evidence admissible to prove identity and intent
People v. Valle, decided by California Court of Appeal on July 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon. The ...
Felony evasion conviction affirmed; hit-and-run argument barred
People v. Barnum, decided by California Court of Appeal on June 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of felony evasion of a police officer and misdemeanor hit-and...
Court Affirms Murder Conviction, Upholds Excited Utterance Admissibility
People v. Gray, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Gray, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapo...
Court Affirms Murder Conviction, Upholds Evidence Admission
People v. Gonzalez, decided by California Court of Appeal on February 7, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Gonzalez, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a de...