Explore 24 court opinions on Sufficiency Of Evidence For Conviction. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
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Warrant upheld: Probable cause and due process satisfied
State ex rel. Ju v. Mayer, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court's decision, holding that a defendan...
Jury instructions on "deadly weapon" upheld in aggravated assault conviction
Reed v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Reed, challenged his conviction for aggravated assault with...
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...
Jury instructions on "deadly weapon" upheld in aggravated assault conviction
Reed v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Reed, challenged his conviction for aggravated assault with...
Prior Misconduct Evidence Admissible to Prove Motive in Murder Case
People v. Taft, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Taft, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapo...
Court Upholds Conviction, Finds Evidence Admissible
Richard Dennis Lancaster v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Richard Dennis Lancaster, appealed his convicti...
Texas Court Affirms Conviction, Upholds Admissibility of Prior Bad Acts Evidence
Justan Nathaniel Stubblefield v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Justan Nathaniel Stubblefield, appealed hi...
Prior sexual assault evidence admissible to prove intent and identity
Justin Eugene Howard v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Justin Eugene Howard, appealed his conviction for a...
Texas Court Affirms Conviction, Admits Prior Bad Acts Evidence
Kendrick L. Bess v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Kendrick L. Bess, appealed his conviction for aggravate...
Texas Court Affirms Conviction, Admits Prior Bad Acts Evidence
Kendrick L. Bess v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Kendrick L. Bess, appealed his conviction for aggravate...
Texas court upholds DWI conviction, allowing warrantless blood draw under exigent circumstances
In Re Alisa Ann Golz v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Alisa Ann Golz, challenged her conviction for drivi...
Texas court allows prior bad acts evidence in assault conviction appeal
Chad Russell George v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Chad Russell George, appealed his conviction for agg...
Conviction for child sexual assault affirmed; victim's statements admissible
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 Conviction Based on Admissible 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...
Appellate court upholds conviction, admitting prior bad acts evidence
Tajaurae Jones v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Tajaurae Jones, was convicted of aggravated assault with a...
Florida appeals court upholds cocaine conviction based on valid warrant
Hunter IV v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth District Court of Appeal of Florida reviewed a defendan...
Prior bad acts evidence admissible to prove identity in sexual assault conviction
Paul Lee Good v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Paul Lee Good, appealed his conviction for aggravated s...
Conviction for Aggravated Assault Affirmed Over "Bad Acts" Evidence Challenge
Steven John Gonzales v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Steven John Gonzales, appealed his conviction fo...
Texas Court Reverses Conviction Due to Un-Mirandized Confession
Leo Wayne Cover v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 25, 2026, resulted in a remanded outcome. The appellant, Leo Wayne Cover, appealed his conviction for aggravated se...
Texas Court Affirms Conviction, Upholds Admission of Prior Similar Offense Evidence
In Re Michael Anthony Mayes v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Michael Anthony Mayes, appealed his convi...
Texas appeals court upholds conviction, admits prior bad acts evidence
Christopher Paul Robertson v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Christopher Paul Robertson, appealed his c...
Prior Misconduct Evidence Admissible to Prove Motive, Opportunity, Identity
People v. Flores, decided by California Court of Appeal on February 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Flores, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadl...
Texas Court Denies DNA Testing for Convicted Sex Offender
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,...
Iowa Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction, Rejects Confession Challenge
State of Iowa v. Douglas Neal Warburton, decided by Iowa Supreme Court on January 30, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Iowa Supreme Court affirmed the conviction of Douglas Neal Warburto...