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Court Upholds Conviction, Admits Prior Sexual Assault Evidence
James Meyer v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, James Meyer, challenged his conviction for aggravated sexual...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible to Prove Common Scheme
Gary v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Gary, challenged his conviction for aggravated assault with...
Texas court affirms conviction, admitting prior bad acts evidence
Clarence Lynn Campbell v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Clarence Lynn Campbell, appealed his conviction f...
Court Upholds Conviction Despite "Bad Acts" Evidence Admission
Christina Thompson v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Christina Thompson, challenged her conviction for agg...
Prior Bad Acts Admissible to Prove Identity in Aggravated Battery Case
Rodgers v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Rodgers, challenged his conviction for aggravated batter...
Court Upholds Conviction Based on Admissible "Prior Bad Acts" Evidence
In Re Luke Masood Arabzadegan v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Arabzadegan, challenged his conviction for...
Warrantless vehicle search unlawful without probable cause
Murray v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to...
Texas Court Affirms Conviction After Admitting Prior Bad Acts Evidence
Joseph Desean Taylor v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 4, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Joseph Desean Taylor, appealed his conviction for ag...
Vehicle search lawful under automobile exception; conviction affirmed
Joseph Thomas Diaz v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a defendant's conviction for...
Prior conviction admissible to prove motive in sexual assault case
Alan Angelo Navarro v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Alan Navarro, challenged his conviction for aggra...
Texas Court Affirms Conviction, Upholds Admissibility of Prior Bad Acts Evidence
Christopher Broadus v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Christopher Broadus, challenged his conviction fo...
Prior Bad Acts Admissible as Modus Operandi
Williams v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Williams, challenged his conviction for aggravated ba...
Prior conviction admissible to prove motive in sexual assault case
Matthew Riddle v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 30, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Matthew Riddle, appealed his conviction for aggravated ...
Prior sexual assault evidence admissible to prove identity and intent
Harvey Lee Davis IV v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 29, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Harvey Lee Davis IV, appealed his conviction for a...
Court Upholds Conviction, Admits Prior Sexual Assault Evidence
Gary Curnow v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Gary Curnow, challenged his conviction for aggravated sexu...
Ohio Court Affirms Domestic Violence Conviction Based on Excited Utterances
State v. Rykena, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 13, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of domestic violence. On appeal, the defendant argued that the ...
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...
Appellate Court Affirms Admission of Prior Bad Acts Evidence Under CRE 404(b)
Areus I. Vialpando v. The People of the State of Colorado, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on June 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns whether the Colorado Supreme Court...