I am Show Me The Justice Attorney Jeff Ross – a 40-year veteran criminal defense lawyer – and I created this website to acknowledge the excellent efforts of my colleagues who work at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center in Houston, Texas.
I publish trial verdicts, in-trial pleas and dismissals, felony dismissals, trial setting dismissals, trial standings, judge standings, lawyer statistics, lawyer standings, photos and other court news and nuggets.
“My goal is to shine a light on the fine prosecutors, defense attorneys and other courthouse personnel who serve the interest of justice in our community. Our work is the last line of defense for those who will lose their freedom or become free. Thanks to all for your fine work!”
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We had 15 LAWYERS complete 9 TRIALS this week at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse. The results were 6 GUILTY VERDICTS and 3 NOT GUILTY VERDICTS.
Congratulations to the trial winners and to the 34 Lawyers below who won their case with a dismissal of charges!
Houston Criminal Defense Attorney Jed Silverman
October 30, 2024 – Show Me The JusticeCongratulations to Defense Attorney Jed Silverman for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1695478 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child
(presiding judge – Hilary Unger – jury trial) co-counsel Neal Davis Note: Client was ON BOND – Case was 4 years old
Houston Criminal Defense Attorney Neal Davis
October 30, 2024 – Show Me The JusticeCongratulations to Defense Attorney Neal Davis for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1695478 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child
(presiding judge – Hilary Unger – jury trial) co-counsel Jed Silverman Note: Client was ON BOND – Case was 4 years old
Harris County Prosecutor Steven Denman
October 30,, 2024 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Steven Denman for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1802302 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Murder – Sentence: Life in Prison
Presiding judge – Veronica Nelson – jury trial) co-counsel Steven Belt Note: Def was IN CUSTODY – Case was 1 year and 9 months old
Harris County Prosecutor Steven Belt
October 30,, 2024 – Show Me The JusticeCongratulations to Prosecutor Steven Belt for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1802302 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Murder – Sentence: Life in Prison
Presiding judge – Veronica Nelson – jury trial) co-counsel Steven Denman Note: Def was IN CUSTODY – Case was 1 year and 9 months old
Harris County Prosecutor Michele Oncken
October 30,, 2024 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Michele Oncken for earning a Guilty Verdictfor the State of Texas in Cause Number 1708901 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Murder – Sentence: 35 Years in Prison
Presiding judge – Kristin Guiney – jury trial) co-counsel Neha Mehtaji Note: Def was IN CUSTODY – Case was 3 years and 9 months old
Harris County Prosecutor Neha Mehtaji
October 30,, 2024 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Neha Mehtaji for earning aGuilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1708901 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Murder – Sentence: 35 Years in Prison
Presiding judge – Kristin Guiney – jury trial) co-counsel Michele Oncken Note: Def was IN CUSTODY – Case was 3 years and 9 months old
Harris County Prosecutor Peter Basilious
November 1,, 2024 – Show Me The JusticeCongratulations to Prosecutor Peter Basilious for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1729152 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child – Sentence: 30 Years in Prison
Presiding judge – Jim Anderson – jury trial) co-counsel Truitt Rosane Note: Def was ON BOND – Case was 3 years and 4 months old
Harris County Prosecutor Truitt Rosane
November 1,, 2024 – Show Me The JusticeCongratulations to Prosecutor Truitt Rosane for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1729152 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child – Sentence: 30 Years in Prison
Presiding judge – Jim Anderson – jury trial) co-counsel Peter Basilious Note:Def was ON BOND – Case was 3 years and 4 months old
Harris County Prosecutor Georgina Stephenson
November 1,, 2024 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Georgina Stephenson for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1666317 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child – Sentence: 30 Years in Prison
Presiding judge – Denise Bradley – jury trial) co-counsel Eddie Gomez Note: Def was ON BOND – Case was 4 years and 8 months old
Harris County Prosecutor Eddie Gomez
November 1,, 2024 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Edward Gomez for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1666317 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child – Sentence: 30 Years in Prison
Presiding judge – Denise Bradley – jury trial) co-counsel Georgina Stephenson Note: Def was ON BOND – Case was 4 years and 8 months old
Harris County Prosecutor Xavier Stafford
October 31,, 2024 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Xavier Stafford for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1683526 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Sexual Assault of a Child – Sentence: 20 Years in Prison
Presiding judge – Ana Martinez – jury trial) co-counsel Alyssa Patterson Note: Def was IN CUSTODY – Case was 4 years and 3 months old
Harris County Prosecutor Alyssa Patterson
October 31,, 2024 – Show Me The JusticeCongratulations to Prosecutor Alyssa Patterson for earning a Guilty Verdictfor the State of Texas in Cause Number 1683526 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Sexual Assault of a Child – Sentence: 20 Years in Prison
Presiding judge – Ana Martinez – jury trial) co-counsel Xavier Stafford Note: Def was IN CUSTODY – Case was 4 years and 3 months old
Harris County Prosecutor Kelsey Siegler
October 31,, 2024 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Kelsey Siegler for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1840853 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle – Sentence: 4 Years Probation
Presiding judge – Susan Brown – jury trial) Note: Def was ON BOND – Case was 1 year old
Houston Criminal Defense Attorney Cheryl Brown
October 30, 2024 – Show Me The JusticeCongratulations to Defense Attorney Cheryl Brown for earning a Not Guilty Verdictfor your client in Cause Number 1834479 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Peace Officer
(presiding judge – Robert Johnson – jury trial) Note: Client was IN CUSTODY – Case was 1 year and 2 months old
Houston Criminal Defense Attorney Andre Wheeler
October 31, 2024 – Show Me The JusticeCongratulations to Defense Attorney Andre Wheeler for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2511123 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Unlawful Possession of a Weapon
(presiding judge – Leslie Johnson – jury trial) Note: Client was ON BOND – Case was 5 months old
Note: The following spreadsheets, standings, charts, graphs and compilations may NOT be 100% accurate and should not be relied upon as authoritative information.
TRIAL WIN LEADERS from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (February 7, 2017 through This Current Post Date). Congratulations to these fine Prosecutors and Defense Attorneys for earning verdicts for the state and your clients over the last 6+ years! Note: Trial wins consist of trial verdicts – sometimes more than 1 verdict per trial – 10 wins minimum for Prosecutors and 4 wins minimum for Defense Attorneys (Source: Show Me The Justice “Lawyers in Trial” Spreadsheet)Trials consist of a jury selected or a court trial initiated.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY LEADERBOARD 2024
Leading Prosecutors for Winning Felony and Misdemeanor Verdicts for 2024
Show Me The Justice recognizes Harris County Prosecutor Danielle Oxford for leading the MOST Guilty verdicts for 2024
All Elected Felony Judges and their trial totals for 2024
Show Me The Justice recognizes Harris County Criminal District Court judges Andy Beall (left) and Hilary Unger for leading the MOST Felony Trials for 2024
Top 10 Misdemeanor Courts for LOWEST docket totals September 2024 – source: Harris County Courts Active Cases Report
Show Me The Justice recognizes Harris County Criminal Court at Law judge Jessica Padilla for leading the MOST efficient misdemeanor docket for September 2024
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mark Lipkin for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1874565 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Reason for Dismissal: By Request of the Complaining Witness
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Alan Cervenka for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1835478 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $150 – $300K
Reason for Dismissal: Missing Witness
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Frederick Wilson II for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1817599 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Reason for Dismissal: Missing Witness
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Jen Gaut for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1874897 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Reason for Dismissal: Missing Witness
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Chris Henderson for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1863988 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Reason for Dismissal: Insufficient Evidence
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Samuel Gardner for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1848272 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Reason for Dismissal: Insufficient Evidence
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kevin Styker for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1859039 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Sexual Assault of a Child
Reason for Dismissal: Insufficient Evidence
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Ann Johnson for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1852661 out of the 495th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Reason for Dismissal: Insufficient Evidence
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Juan Guerra Jr. for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1824253 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Reason for Dismissal: Missing Witness
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Guy Williams for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2514209 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Reason for Dismissal: Missing Witness
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Michael Slider for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2498075 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Reason for Dismissal: Missing Witness
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Marc Metze for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2508417 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Reason for Dismissal: Insufficient Evidence
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Marcos Adrogue for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2515151 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Reason for Dismissal: Insufficient Evidence
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney John Paul Cedillo for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2499140 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
Possession of Marijuana
Reason for Dismissal: To Be Used in Punishment on Another Charge
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney JaPaula Kemp for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2488393 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of
Terroristic Threat
Reason for Dismissal: Insufficient Evidence
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Will Vaughn for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2501435 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offense of
DWI
Reason for Dismissal: Insufficient Evidence
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kate Ferrell for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2455581 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of
DWI
Reason for Dismissal: Insufficient Evidence
Show Me The Justicerecognizes Defense Attorney Kate Ferrell for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2521874 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Reason for Dismissal: Missing Witness
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jason Yancey for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2498124 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
Criminal Mischief $100 – $750
Reason for Dismissal: Missing Witness
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Patrick Ngwolo for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2331494 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
DWI
Reason for Dismissal: Insufficient Evidence
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney DeLa Spears for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2472940 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
Verbal Harassment
Reason for Dismissal: Insufficient Evidence
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Megan Bove for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2517260 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Reason for Dismissal: Incomplete Lab Report
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney John Paul Cedillo for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2502238 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon
Reason for Dismissal: Incomplete Lab Report
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney John Paul Cedillo for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2502089 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
Assault
Reason for Dismissal: Missing Witness
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Craig Stewart for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2498746 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
DWI
Reason for Dismissal: Insufficient Evidence
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Terry Peden for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2514029 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Reason for Dismissal: Insufficient Evidence
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jules Johnson for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2340982 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of
Indecent Exposure
Reason for Dismissal: Insufficient Evidence
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jesse Rios for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2511158 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Reason for Dismissal: Missing Witness
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Samuel Milledge II for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2498761 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
DWI 2nd
Reason for Dismissal: Insufficient Evidence
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney John Paul Cedillo for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2513720 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Reason for Dismissal: Insufficient Evidence
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Eddie Tecle for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2506204 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Reason for Dismissal: Insufficient Evidence
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Eric Benavides for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2506079 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Reason for Dismissal: Insufficient Evidence
Show Me The Justicerecognizes Defense Attorney LaKayla Fridie for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2506621 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 11 for the offense of
Violation of a Protective Order
Reason for Dismissal: To Be Used in Punishment on Another Charge
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jill Hawkins for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2505077 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Reason for Dismissal: Insufficient Evidence
COURT REPORTERS AND THEIR TRIAL TIPS
Great tips from the Harris County Court Reporters! I interviewed 12 of some of the best court reporters working the Harris County Criminal Courts and got their “inside information” on how jurors, lawyers, witnesses and judges can improve in trial to make it easier for the court reporter to take down ALL the information required of them for an excellent record.
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RETAINED CASES
Are you curious if the RETAINED cases are dwindling at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse? Here is the breakdown of retained cases (defendant paying a lawyer out of his own pocket), cases that are appointed (defendant receiving a free lawyer appointed by the judge and paid for by the county), cases that are appointed in the misdemeanor courts through the MAC system (defendant receiving a free lawyer selected by the Managed Assigned Counsel Program and paid for by the county) and cases that are appointed to the defense attorneys who work in the Public Defender’s Office. See article on Harris CountyIndigent and Defense Systems (Information derived from District Clerk’s website > Public Datasets > CrimFilingsWithFutureSettings)
The Harris County District Attorney’s Office has launched the Data Transparency Dashboard, an innovative project aimed at promoting data freedom. This dashboard provides valuable data about the local justice system to the public, media, and researchers. The initiative seeks to foster openness, accountability, and informed public participation in line with transparent government principles – Harris County District Attorney’s Office
Have a theft by check trial? As the Former Chief Prosecutor of the Harris County District Attorney’s Office Check Fraud Division and a defender of over 15,000 clients who were charged with writing bad checks, I wrote a TRIAL GUIDE for prosecuting and defending bad check charges. Feel free to use my trial manual for guidance. Hit the upper right hand corner to download
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We had 25 LAWYERS complete 14 TRIALS this week at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse. The results were 8 GUILTY VERDICTS, 4 NOT GUILTY VERDICTS and 3 IN-TRIAL DISMISSALS.
Congratulations to the trial winners and to the 40 Lawyers below who won their case with a dismissal of charges!
We had 18 LAWYERS complete 14 TRIALS this week at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse. The results were 7 GUILTY VERDICTS, 5 NOT GUILTY VERDICTS, 1 IN-TRIAL DISMISSAL and 1 IN-TRIAL PLEA..
Congratulations to the trial winners and to the 22 Lawyers below who won their case with a dismissal of charges!
We had 21 LAWYERS complete 14 TRIALS this week at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse. The results were 10 GUILTY VERDICTS, 3 NOT GUILTY VERDICTS and 1 IN-TRIAL DISMISSAL..
Congratulations to the trial winners and to the 29 Lawyers below who won their case with a dismissal of charges!
We had 22 LAWYERS complete 13 TRIALS this week at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse. The results were 10 GUILTY VERDICTS, 2 NOT GUILTY VERDICTS and 2 IN-TRIAL DISMISSALS..
Congratulations to the trial winners and to the 37 Lawyers below who won their case with a dismissal of charges!
We had 17 LAWYERS complete 11 TRIALS this week at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse. The results were 6 GUILTY VERDICTS, 3 NOT GUILTY VERDICTS, 1 HUNG JURY and 3 IN-TRIAL PLEAS..
Congratulations to the trial winners and to the 27 Lawyers below who won their case with a dismissal of charges!
We had 21 LAWYERS complete 14 TRIALS this week at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse. The results were 8 GUILTY VERDICTS, 3 NOT GUILTY VERDICTS, 1 CIVIL COMMITMENT and 2 IN-TRIAL PLEAS..
Congratulations to the trial winners and to the 43 Lawyers below who won their case with a dismissal of charges!
We had 16 LAWYERS complete 10 TRIALS this week at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse. The results were 6 GUILTY VERDICTS, 2 NOT GUILTY VERDICTS and 2 IN-TRIAL DISMISSALS..
Congratulations to the trial winners and to the 50 Lawyers below who won their case with a dismissal of charges!
We had 26 LAWYERS complete 14 TRIALS this week at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse. The results were 9 GUILTY VERDICTS, 6 NOT GUILTY VERDICTS and 2 IN-TRIAL PLEAS..
Congratulations to the trial winners and to the 26 Lawyers below who won their case with a dismissal of charges!
We had 16 LAWYERS complete 10 TRIALS this week at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse. The results were 4 GUILTY VERDICTS, 3 NOT GUILTY VERDICTS, 2 IN-TRIAL DISMISSALS and 2 IN-TRIAL PLEAS.. Surprisingly, we had 8 trials that ended in MISTRIALS.
Congratulations to the trial winners and to the 35 Lawyers below who won their case with a dismissal of charges!
We had 14 LAWYERS complete 7 TRIALS this week at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse. The results were 4 GUILTY VERDICTS, 1 NOT GUILTY VERDICT, 1 IN-TRIAL DISMISSAL and 1 IN-TRIAL PLEA..
Congratulations to the trial winners and to the 28 Lawyers below who won their case with a dismissal of charges!
We had 11 LAWYERS complete 8 TRIALS this week at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse. The results were 2 GUILTY VERDICTS, 5 NOT GUILTY VERDICTS, 1 IN-TRIAL DISMISSAL and 1 HUNG JURY..
Congratulations to the trial winners and to the 35 Lawyers below who won their case with a dismissal of charges!
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