Explore 24 court opinions on Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
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Expert testimony based on nontestifying expert's statements doesn't violate Confrontation Clause
People v. Bertsch and Hronis, decided by California Supreme Court on April 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The California Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's right to confron...
Texas Court Affirms Conviction, Admits Prior Bad Acts Evidence
John Paul Ortega v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, John Paul Ortega, challenged his conviction for aggravat...
Ninth Circuit Affirms Denial of Injunction for Inmate's Safety Claim
David Ramirez v. Ryan Thornell, decided by Ninth Circuit on April 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction, hold...
Appellate court affirms conviction, admitting prior bad acts evidence
Kenisha Sharron Simms v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Kenisha Sharron Simms, appealed her conviction for ...
Texas Court Reverses Assault Conviction Over Improper "Bad Acts" Evidence
Christopher Gerald Centeno v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 25, 2026, resulted in a remanded outcome. The appellant, Christopher Gerald Centeno, appealed his convictio...
Texas Court Affirms Conviction Based on Trustworthy Hearsay Statements
Herman Lee Kindred v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Herman Lee Kindred, appealed his conviction for aggra...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Felony Murder Conviction
Badie v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on March 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Court of Georgia reviewed a case where a defendant was convicted of felony murder a...
Prior Convictions Admissible for Impeachment in Aggravated Assault Case
Bustamente v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on March 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed a conviction for aggravated assault with a deadly weapo...
Child's statements to pediatrician admissible in abuse case
In the Interest of B.C., a Child v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the admissibility of a child's out-o...
Child's excited utterance admissible in sexual assault conviction appeal
Joshua Paul Knight v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Joshua Paul Knight, appealed his conviction for aggra...
Texas Court Affirms Aggravated Assault Conviction, Upholds Evidence Admission
Christopher Lee Head v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Christopher Lee Head, was convicted of aggravated as...
Appellate court affirms conviction, admitting prior "bad acts" evidence
In Re Victor Gonzalez v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Victor Gonzalez, appealed his conviction for aggrav...
Texas Court Affirms Conviction Based on Child Victim's Out-of-Court Statements
In Re Jesus R. Salazar v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Jesus R. Salazar, appealed his conviction for ...
Appellate court affirms conviction, admitting prior bad acts evidence
Asdrubal Rodriguez v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Asdrubal Rodriguez, challenged his conviction for ...
Court Affirms Murder Conviction, Upholds Gang Evidence Admissibility
People v. Gonzalez, decided by California Court of Appeal on February 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Gonzalez, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a d...
Digital forensic report inadmissible hearsay under Confrontation Clause
In Re Kristin McCord v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 18, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. This case concerns the admissibility of a "digital forensic report" ...
Prior Misconduct Evidence Admissible to Show Motive, Opportunity, Intent
People v. Gutierrez, decided by California Court of Appeal on February 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Gutierrez, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a...
Extraneous Offense Evidence Admissible in Aggravated Sexual Assault Conviction
Mark Steven Virovatz v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Mark Steven Virovatz, challenged his conviction ...
Texas appeals court upholds aggravated assault conviction, admits prior bad acts evidence
Alfredo Hinojos Harper v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Alfredo Hinojos Harper, challenged his convict...
Ohio Court Affirms Conviction, Upholds Admission of Prior Convictions
State v. Al-Shami, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of aggravated robbery and felonious assault. The appellate co...
Evidence of prior bad acts improperly admitted, leading to new trial.
Ex Parte Marco Antonio Bartolo-Gallardo v. ., decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 4, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The appellant, Marco Antonio Bartolo-Gallardo, sought a writ o...
Texas Court Affirms Conviction, Upholds Admission of Prior Offense Evidence
In Re Willie L. Jackson Jr. v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 4, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Willie L. Jackson Jr., appealed his convic...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Meth Conviction After Lawful Vehicle Search
Graham v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on February 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Court of Georgia reviewed a conviction for possession of methamphetamine. The co...
Child's statement to trusted adult inadmissible under Confrontation Clause
In the Matter of J.S.R., a Child v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 30, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. This case concerns the admissibility of a child's out-of-...