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Prior bad acts evidence admissible under modus operandi exception
Chatman v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Chatman, challenged his conviction for aggravated assaul...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible Under Modus Operandi Exception
Thompson v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Thompson, challenged his conviction for aggravated batt...
Appellate Court Affirms Assault Conviction, Upholds Admissibility of Extraneous Offense Evidence
Jose Luis Espinoza v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Jose Luis Espinoza, appealed his conviction for aggra...
Florida court upholds conviction, admitting prior 'bad acts' evidence
James Ernest Hitchcock v. State of Florida, decided by Florida Supreme Court on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, James Ernest Hitchcock, challenged his conviction fo...
Court Affirms Murder Conviction, Upholds Admission of Prior Misconduct Evidence
People v. Hardy, decided by California Court of Appeal on April 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon. The...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Improperly Admitted, Conviction Reversed
Ira Lee Pickett v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 22, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The appellant, Ira Lee Pickett, challenged his conviction for a...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible to Prove Identity in Aggravated Assault Case
Luis Enrique Juarbe v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Luis Enrique Juarbe, challenged his convicti...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Improperly Admitted, Conviction Reversed
Keith Taurus Hamlet, Sr. v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 21, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellant, Keith Taurus Hamlet, Sr., challenged his con...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible to Prove Identity in Assault Case
Brent Paul Venrooy v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Brent Paul Venrooy, challenged his conviction...
Prior conviction admissible to show intent in aggravated assault case
Sneed v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed a conviction for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Th...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Improperly Admitted, Conviction Reversed
Brannen v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 20, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellant, Brannen, challenged his conviction for aggravated assault wit...
Appellate court affirms conviction, admitting prior bad acts evidence
Reginald Dewayne Taylor v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Reginald Dewayne Taylor, appealed his conviction...
Texas court affirms conviction based on "modus operandi" evidence
Ross Thomas Brantley v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Brantley, was convicted of aggravated sexual assaul...
Texas Court Affirms Conviction, Upholds Admission of Prior Bad Acts Evidence
In Re Donald Wayne Herod v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Donald Wayne Herod, appealed his conviction for...
Appellate court upholds conviction, admitting prior 'bad acts' evidence
Victor Rolando Corpus v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Victor Rolando Corpus, appealed his conviction for...
Court Upholds Conviction, Admits Prior "Bad Acts" Evidence
Tyriq Bradford v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Tyriq Bradford, appealed his conviction for aggravated as...
Texas Court Affirms Conviction, Upholds Admission of Prior Bad Acts Evidence
William Antoine Thomas v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, William Antoine Thomas, appealed his conviction f...
Conviction Reversed Due to Improper "Bad Acts" Evidence
Robert Kleckley v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellant, Robert Kleckley, challenged his conviction for aggrav...
Florida appeals court upholds aggravated battery conviction, affirms evidence admission
Atkins v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Atkins, challenged his conviction and sentence for aggrav...
Prior Bad Acts Admissible to Prove Unique Modus Operandi
Dawson v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Dawson, challenged his conviction for aggravated battery,...
Appellate court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on probable cause
Johnson v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Johnson, was convicted of aggravated assault with a dead...
Texas appeals court upholds conviction, admits prior bad acts evidence
Cody Tyler Morrow v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Cody Tyler Morrow, appealed his conviction for aggrava...
Court Affirms Conviction, Admits Prior Bad Acts Evidence
Tyler Andrew Montoya v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Tyler Andrew Montoya, appealed his conviction for a...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Improperly Admitted, Conviction Reversed
Charles Flaherty v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Charles Flaherty, appealed his conviction for a...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible to Prove Identity in Assault Case
Justyn Eastling v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Justyn Eastling, challenged his conviction for a...