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Court Affirms Self-Defense Verdict in Assault and Battery Case
B.S.H., as mother and next friend of F.W.H., a minor v. Grady Scott Humphryes, decided by Alabama Supreme Court on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, B.S.H., sued the ...
Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Construction Defect Claims
Luiz Silva v. Frances Von Holten, Joseph Von Holten, Vinicius Lara, and Vizzion Construction, LLC, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. T...
Appellate Court Denies Mandamus for Untimely New Trial Ruling
Ex Parte Terran Doral Green v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Terran Doral Green, sought a writ of mandamu...
Appellate court affirms disproportionate property division in divorce.
Erica Arnez Jackson v. Stanley Charles Jackson, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 7, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Erica Arnez Jackson, appealed the trial court's ...
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds Property Division and Spousal Support in Divorce Case
Allan v. Allan, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision regarding the division of marital ...
Texas Court Affirms Property Division and Spousal Maintenance Award
Herbert Que McMaster v. Cheryel A. McMaster, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 1, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision regarding ...
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds Property Division and Spousal Support in Divorce Case
Miller v. Miller, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 31, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision regarding the division of marit...
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds Property Division and Spousal Support in Divorce Case
Lashaway v. Lashaway, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 31, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision regarding the division of m...
Texas child support order enforceable in Puerto Rico
Blanca Concepcion Gutierrez-Morales v. Adrian Jesus G. Morales, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 23, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The case involves a dispute over the enforceme...
Prior convictions admissible to prove intent in child endangerment case
People v. Tzul, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Tzul, was convicted of felony child endangerment. The appellate court affir...
Mandamus denied: Trial court not compelled to rule on new trial motion
Ex Parte Paul Daniel Dedrick v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Paul Daniel Dedrick, sought a writ of manda...
Appellate Court Affirms $1.2 Million Valuation of Husband's Business Interest in Community Property Partition
This case involves a dispute between Michael B. Reis, Jr. and Mandy Pohlmann Reis regarding the partition of community property following their divorce. The primary issue was the valuation of Michael'...
Mandamus denied: New trial motion untimely filed
Ex Parte Robert Gildon v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Robert Gildon, sought a writ of mandamus to compel...
Appellate court affirms conviction, admitting prior bad acts evidence
Ashton Juwan Byron v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Ashton Juwan Byron, appealed his conviction for ag...
Texas court upholds warrantless vehicle search in sexual assault conviction appeal
Ex Parte Muqtasid Qaadir A/K/A Muqtasid Qadir v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Muqtasid Qaadir, sought...
Mandamus granted for trial court to rule on plea withdrawal motion
Ex Parte Angel Chilaca Camacho v. ., decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 18, 2026, resulted in a mixed outcome. The appellant, Angel Chilaca Camacho, sought a writ of mandamus to compel the ...
Appellate court reverses denial of motion to suppress evidence from vehicle search
Ex Parte Gabriel Martinez Pelaez v. ., decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 11, 2026, resulted in a remanded outcome. The Texas Court of Appeals addressed whether a trial court erred in denyi...
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,...
Appellate Court Dismisses Mandamus for Unruled Motion
In Re David L. Sheller v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 3, 2026, resulted in a dismissed outcome. The appellant, David L. Sheller, sought a writ of mandamus to comp...
Mandamus denied: No legal duty for trial court to rule on new trial motion
In Re Chaunsey Digby, Relator v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 30, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns whether the relator, Chaunsey Digby,...
Court Upholds Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predator
In Re Commitment of Earl Burt Barnes, III v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Earl Burt Barnes, III, chall...
New evidence doesn't warrant new trial, court rules
State ex rel. Peterson v. Miday, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that ...
New evidence doesn't warrant new trial without due diligence
Anton's Services v. Hagen, decided by California Court of Appeal on November 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the de...
Former employee denied qualified immunity for accessing confidential files
State ex rel. Pitstick v. Hastings, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding t...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Aggravated Assault Conviction
Crawford v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on September 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed a conviction for aggravated assault, finding that the...
New Evidence Insufficient for New Trial, Court Affirms Conviction
Mbungu v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on September 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed the trial court's denial of the defendant's motion f...
Florida Supreme Court Rejects Electronic Filing Rule Amendment
In Re: Amendments to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.040, decided by Florida Supreme Court on July 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Florida Supreme Court addressed a proposed am...
Eighth Circuit Affirms Denial of New Trial in Excessive Force Case
Travis Dantzler v. Tonia Baldwin, decided by Eighth Circuit on April 8, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion for a new trial, ...