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Texas Court Affirms Conviction, Admits Prior Bad Acts Evidence
Nicholas Darris Marshall v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Nicholas Darris Marshall, appealed his convicti...
Texas Court Affirms Conviction, Upholds Admissibility of Prior Bad Acts Evidence
Omarion Brown v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Omarion Brown, appealed his conviction for aggravated assa...
Appellate court upholds conviction, admitting prior "bad acts" evidence
Tara Zoe Rios v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Tara Zoe Rios, challenged her conviction for aggravated as...
Texas court upholds conviction, admitting prior bad acts evidence
Larry Joe Holloway Jr. v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Larry Joe Holloway Jr., challenged his conviction...
Conviction for Aggravated Sexual Assault Affirmed Over Prior Bad Acts Evidence
Daniel Kenneth Meek v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Daniel Kenneth Meek, appealed his conviction for agg...
Court Upholds Admission of Prior Sexual Assault Evidence
Michael Lumpkins v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Michael Lumpkins, appealed his conviction for aggravate...
Court Upholds Conviction, Admits Prior Assault Evidence
Jackey Raylorn Martin v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Jackey Raylorn Martin, appealed his conviction for...
Prior conviction admissible to prove motive in sexual assault case
Abner Josue Castillo-Villamin v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Abner Josue Castillo-Villamin, appealed hi...
Texas Court Affirms Conviction Based on Admissible "Prior Bad Acts" Evidence
In Re John Henry Garber v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, John Henry Garber, appealed his conviction for a...
Court Affirms Conviction, Upholds Admissibility of Prior Assault Evidence
Kenneth Wayne Hall v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Kenneth Wayne Hall, appealed his conviction for aggra...
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds Domestic Violence Conviction Based on Prior Acts Evidence
State v. Ponzie, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals reviewed a defendant's conviction for domestic violence. The defe...
Appellate court affirms conviction, admitting prior bad acts evidence
Lonnie Carlston Davis v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Lonnie Carlston Davis, appealed his conviction ...
Marijuana odor provides probable cause for vehicle search in Ohio
State v. Jones, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 24, 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...
Appellate court affirms conviction, admitting prior bad acts evidence
Bobby Carl Lennox AKA Bobby Carl Leanox v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Bobby Carl Lennox, appealed h...
Texas court affirms conviction, admitting prior bad acts evidence
Africa Jacobs v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Africa Jacobs, was convicted of aggravated assault with...
Ohio Court Affirms Domestic Violence Conviction, Upholding Rule 404(B) Evidence
State v. Metzger, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Metzger, was convicted of domestic violence. On appeal, Metzger argued that ...
Texas Court Affirms Aggravated Sexual Assault Conviction, Upholding 'Other Crimes' Evidence
In Re Jose Raquel Lerma v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Jose Raquel Lerma, appealed his conviction for...
Appellate court affirms conviction, admitting prior bad acts evidence
Efrain Santillan Jr v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Efrain Santillan Jr., challenged his conviction fo...
Appellate court affirms conviction, admitting prior bad acts evidence
Ricky Sharrod Brown v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Ricky Sharrod Brown, appealed his conviction for a...
Texas Court Affirms Conviction, Upholds Admissibility of Prior Assault Evidence
Daniel Lee East v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 29, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Daniel Lee East, challenged his conviction for aggrava...
Texas Court Affirms Conviction, Upholds Admissibility of Extraneous Offense Evidence
Enrique Perdomo-Mejia v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Enrique Perdomo-Mejia, appealed his conviction fo...
Prior 'wet reckless' conviction admissible to prove intent in evading charge
People v. McKean, decided by California Court of Appeal on October 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, McKean, was convicted of felony evading an officer. The appellate court ...
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Felony Menacing Conviction, Admits Prior Conviction Evidence
Rodger Dean Goodall, Petitione v. The People of the State of Colorado., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on May 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The petitioner, Rodger Dean Goodall, cha...