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Prior convictions admissible in child endangerment case
People v. Emrick, decided by California Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of felony child endangerment. The appellate court affirmed t...
Warrantless vehicle search unlawful due to lack of probable cause
Faulkner v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to deny a motion...
Prior Felony Evidence Admissible for Firearm Charge
Clarence Terry C v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a defendant's conviction for aggr...
Texas court upholds conviction, admitting evidence of prior bad acts
In Re Umer Khawaja v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Umer Khawaja, was convicted of aggravated assault wit...
Prior Misconduct Evidence Admissible to Prove Motive in Murder Case
People v. Taft, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Taft, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapo...
Prior bad acts evidence admissible in aggravated assault conviction
Mitchell Trevino v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Mitchell Trevino, appealed his conviction for aggravate...
Prior Bad Acts Admissible to Prove Identity in Aggravated Battery Case
Dykes v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Dykes, challenged his conviction for aggravated battery, a...
Texas Court Affirms Conviction, Admits Prior Bad Acts Evidence
Kendrick L. Bess v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Kendrick L. Bess, appealed his conviction for aggravate...
Texas Court Affirms Conviction, Admits Prior Bad Acts Evidence
Kendrick L. Bess v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Kendrick L. Bess, appealed his conviction for aggravate...
Court Affirms Aggravated Assault Conviction Despite Prior Bad Acts Evidence
Lashara Wynette Bishop v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Lashara Wynette Bishop, appealed her conviction f...
Conviction Affirmed Despite Lack of Spanish Miranda Warning
Nathan Andrew Mennenga v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Nathan Andrew Mennenga, appealed his conviction fo...
Court Affirms Aggravated Assault Conviction, Upholds Admission of Prior Bad Acts Evidence
Christon L. Jackson v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Christon L. Jackson, appealed his conviction for ...
Prior sexual assault evidence admissible to prove identity and intent
Gustavo Bouvier Hernandez A/K/A Gustavo Bovier-Hernandez v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Gustavo Bouv...
Prior Felony Evidence Admissible for Firearm Charge
Vincent Leo Poole v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a defendant's conviction for ...
Vehicle search upheld under automobile exception; conviction affirmed
State v. Smith, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to suppress evi...
Prior bad acts evidence admissible to prove motive and intent
Milton v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Milton, challenged his conviction for aggravated batte...
Texas Court Affirms Conviction, Upholding Admission of Prior Bad Acts Evidence
In Re James McCoy v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, James McCoy, challenged his conviction for aggravate...
Appellate court affirms conviction, admitting prior bad acts evidence
Gino Richard Valadez v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Gino Richard Valadez, appealed his conviction for...
Ohio Court Affirms Domestic Violence Conviction, Upholds 404(B) Evidence Admission
State v. Averesch, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of domestic violence. On appeal, the defendant argued that th...
Aggravated robbery conviction upheld; jury instruction for lesser offense denied
State v. Rosas, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Rosas, was convicted of aggravated robbery. On appeal, Rosas argued that the t...
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction Based on "Bad Acts" Evidence
Dane Oliver Kallungi v. The People of the State of Colorado, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on October 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court reviewed a defendant...
Prior Misconduct Evidence Admissible to Show Intent in Murder Case
People v. Garcia, decided by California Court of Appeal on September 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Garcia, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a dead...
Prior Misconduct Evidence Admissible to Show Intent and Motive
People v. Baldwin, decided by California Court of Appeal on August 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Baldwin, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadl...
Prior Misconduct Evidence Admissible to Show Intent and Motive
People v. Reyes, decided by California Court of Appeal on July 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Reyes, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weap...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible to Show Common Scheme
COMMONWEALTH v. MICHAEL McCARTHY, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on April 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts affirmed the defen...