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Court Affirms Conviction, Upholds Admission of Extraneous Offense Evidence
In Re Meredith Johnson v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Meredith Johnson, appealed her conviction for aggr...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible to Prove Identity in Aggravated Battery Case
Pagan v. State of Florida, State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Pagan, challenged his conviction for agg...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible for Identity in Aggravated Battery Case
Woods v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Woods, challenged his conviction for aggravated battery, ar...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible to Prove Identity in Aggravated Battery Case
Prince Orgill v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 4, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Prince Orgill, appealed his conviction for aggravat...
Plain View Doctrine Justifies Cocaine Seizure, Court Rules
Johnny R. Ward v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Johnny R. Ward, challenged his conviction for ...
Anonymous tip insufficient for probable cause in vehicle search
Bryant v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a lower court's decision to deny a motion...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Improperly Admitted, Conviction Reversed
Barrant D. Douglas v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 5, 2026, resulted in a remanded outcome. The plaintiff, Barrant D. Douglas, appealed his conviction for ...
Prior Bad Acts Admissible to Prove Identity in Aggravated Battery Case
Jeremy Rojas v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 4, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Jeremy Rojas, challenged his conviction for aggra...
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...
Appellate Court Affirms Murder Conviction, Rejects Manslaughter Instruction
People v. McInnis, decided by California Court of Appeal on November 13, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, McInnis, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a dea...
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Felony Menacing Conviction, Admits Prior Threat Evidence
Anthony Wayne Zamora, Jr. v. The People of the State of Colorado, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on September 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court reviewed a de...
Florida court upholds conviction, admitting "prior bad acts" evidence
David Joseph Pittman v. State of Florida, decided by Florida Supreme Court on September 11, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, David Joseph Pittman, appealed his conviction for ...
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; conviction affirmed
People v. Midell, decided by California Court of Appeal on August 28, 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 in Felony Murder Case
People v. Brinson, decided by California Court of Appeal on July 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of felony murder and robbery. The appellate court affirmed t...
Felony evasion conviction affirmed; jury instructions upheld
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...
Prior Misconduct Evidence Admissible in Felony Murder Case
People v. Woods, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of felony murder and robbery. The appellate court affirmed th...