Explore 27 court opinions on Lesser Included Offenses. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
27 recent cases analyzed in this topic area.
Va. Supreme Court: No jury instruction for second-degree murder if evidence shows malice
Stevens v. Jurnigan, decided by Virginia Supreme Court on April 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute in Stevens v. Jurnigan concerned whether a defendant's due process rights...
Appellate court upholds conviction, admitting prior "hot check" convictions
Aaron Alejandro Ramirez v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Aaron Alejandro Ramirez, appealed his conviction ...
Texas Court Affirms Aggravated Sexual Assault Conviction, Upholding Evidence Admission
Gregory Eugene Ludwig v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Gregory Eugene Ludwig, appealed his conviction for ...
Aggravated Assault Conviction Upheld: No Jury Instruction on Simple Assault
Raymundo Javier Ortiz v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 30, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant was convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly w...
Florida Appeals Court Reverses Attempted Murder Conviction, Orders New Trial Due to Omitted Jury Instruction on Lesser Charge
This case involved Rafael Alfredo Montejo Luna, who appealed his conviction for attempted second-degree murder with a weapon. The core issue on appeal was whether the trial court made a mistake by not...
Texas Court Affirms Aggravated Assault Conviction, Upholding "Bad Acts" Evidence Admissibility
Robert Brian Hendrickson v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Robert Brian Hendrickson, appealed his convicti...
Conviction Reversed Due to Improper Jury Instructions on Lesser Offense
Gainey v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 25, 2026, resulted in a remanded outcome. The appellant, Gainey, challenged his conviction for aggravated battery on a ...
Texas appeals court upholds child sexual assault conviction, admitting victim's statements
In Re Ethan Allen-Scott Mitchell v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Ethan Allen-Scott Mitchell, appealed hi...
Aggravated Battery Conviction Affirmed: No Simple Battery Instruction
Jerome Henderson v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a defendant's conviction for aggr...
Appellate court affirms aggravated robbery conviction, rejects lesser offense instruction.
State v. Rivers, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of aggravated robbery and felonious assault. On appeal, the defend...
Aggravated Battery Conviction Reversed Due to Insufficient Intent Evidence
Simpson v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 13, 2026, resulted in a mixed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a defendant's conviction for aggravated battery wi...
Statements in Police Car Deemed Voluntary, Admissible
State v. Galindez, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's ...
Ohio Court Affirms Domestic Violence Conviction, Upholds 404(B) Evidence Admission
State v. Branch, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of domestic violence. On appeal, the defendant argued that the ...
Appellate Court Affirms Aggravated Assault Conviction
Kim D. Clenney v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Kim D. Clenney, appealed her conviction for ag...
Appellate Court Reverses Denial of Motion to Suppress Evidence
Troy Lee Jackson v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 25, 2026, resulted in a remanded outcome. The appellate court reviewed a lower court's decision to deny a ...
Conviction for Aggravated Battery Affirmed Despite Jury Instruction Challenge
Ruiz v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Ruiz, challenged his conviction for aggravated battery o...
Conviction Reversed Due to Improper "Bad Acts" Evidence
Manes Pierre v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 20, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellant, Manes Pierre, challenged his conviction for aggravate...
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 ...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admitted, But Conviction Affirmed as Harmless Error
Herrera-Martinez v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Herrera-Martinez, challenged his conviction ...
Warrantless vehicle search lacked probable cause, court rules
Camacho v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 13, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to deny a moti...
Conviction for Aggravated Battery Affirmed
Turner v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a conviction for aggravated battery with...
Texas Court Affirms Aggravated Sexual Assault Conviction, Upholds Evidence Admission
In Re Anthony Wayne Neyland v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Anthony Wayne Neyland, appealed his convi...
Extraneous Offense Evidence Admissible in Aggravated Sexual Assault Conviction
Mark Steven Virovatz v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Mark Steven Virovatz, appealed his conviction fo...
Texas appeals court upholds aggravated assault conviction, admits prior bad acts evidence
Alfredo Hinojos Harper v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Alfredo Hinojos Harper, challenged his convict...
Habeas Corpus Denied: No Jury Instruction on Lesser Offense
In Re Rickye Bernard Henderson, Sr., Relator v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns whether the relator,...
Odor of Marijuana and Admission Justify Vehicle Search
State v. Rodgers, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to suppress e...
Conviction for Aggravated Battery Affirmed Due to Adequate Jury Instructions
Eric Moser v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Eric Moser, challenged his conviction for aggravate...