Defense Attorney Allie Booker, Defense Attorney Brian Coyne, Defense Attorney Cary Higginbotham, Defense Attorney Cheryl Irvin, Defense Attorney David McClure, Defense Attorney David Runcie, Defense Attorney Edward Okwueze, Defense Attorney Equator Turner, Defense Attorney Herman Martinez, Defense Attorney John Petruzzi, Defense Attorney Justin Keiter, Defense Attorney Kelly Benavides, Defense Attorney Kenneth Cager, Defense Attorney Lloyd Corpening, Defense Attorney Martina Longoria, Defense Attorney Noel Bailey, Defense Attorney Richard Marsh, Defense Attorney Robert Valles, Jr., Defense Attorney Sara Davis, Defense Attorney Selina Alaniz, Defense Attorney Sina Zadeh, Defense Attorney Thuy Le, Defense Attorney Todd Dupont, Defense Attorney Yoshawnda Parker
TRIAL WIN LEADERS from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (February 7, 2017 – April 23, 2021). Congratulations to these fine prosecutors and defense attorneys for earning verdicts for the state and your clients over the last 4 years! (Source: Show Me The Justice “Lawyers in Trial” Spreadsheet)
The following cases are Randomly chosen felony and misdemeanor dismissals derived from the Harris County District Clerk’s website – dockets tab – lawyer submissions welcome!
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Justin Keiter for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1718725 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Illegal Dumping
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Sara Davis for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1690926 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney John Petruzzi for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1689199 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Cary Higginbotham for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1680747 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Cheryl Irvin for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1676388 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Martina Longoria for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1657089 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Edward Okwueze for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1675325 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Selina Alaniz for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1693046 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Equator Turner for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1686644 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to a Child
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brian Coyne for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1628007 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to the Disabled
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Allie Booker for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1659106 – 1659107 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Todd Dupont for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1709049 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated with Child <15 years old
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lloyd Corpening for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1658479 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kelly Benavides for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1688906 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to the Elderly
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Yoshawnda Parker for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2319701 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Herman Martinez for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2310784 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of
Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney David Runcie for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2323319 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney David McClure for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2334992 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Richard Marsh for earning misdemeanor dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 2272283 – 2258921 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offenses of
Assault and Evading Arrest
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Sina Zadeh for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2341022 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Theft $750 – $2500
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Robert Valles, Jr. for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2266834 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kenneth Cager for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2269302 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offense of
Theft $100 – $750
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Thuy Le for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2280029 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Noel Bailey for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2291142 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of
Unlawful Restraint
Note: The following spreadsheets, standings, charts, graphs and compilations are NOT 100% accurate and should not be relied upon as authoritative information.
ALL VERDICTS by ATTORNEY last name – (OVER 1,800 TRIAL VERDICTS) starting February 1, 2017 from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (for personal use ONLY) – some verdicts are listed more than once because each co-counsel gets their own listing
Have you been charged with a crime in Harris County? Check out our list of attorneys with OVER 13,000 CRIMINAL DEFENSE SUCCESS STORIES from January 1, 2018 – April 14, 2021
A Compilation of Not Guilty Verdicts, Mid-Trial Dismissals, Trial-Setting Dismissals and *Special Felony Dismissals (exceptions apply) from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse -For personal use ONLY
Congratulations to Stephanie Morales for earning the MOST misdemeanor dismissals for the month of March 2021!
(Source: Harris County District Clerk’s Online Services – CrimDisposMonthly spreadsheet – dismissals when convicted of another charge or case refiled is usually excluded but the District Clerk’s website is not functioning as normal. Does not include attorneys whose names do not appear as attorney of record on clerk’s spreadsheet. Attorneys above are mostly court appointed)
CRIMINAL LAW INSTITUTE, INC. – Veteran Criminal Defense Attorneys Robert Pelton (pictured right), Joe Pelton (pictured left) and Former Congressman and District Court Judge Ted Poe (pictured center) have an online CLE class that is conducted each week.
The class is held on some Wednesdays from 12pm-1pm. You can earn 1 hour CLE by attending. No registration is required. The course number is given at the end of the class. You will have to download the GoToMeeting App on your computer or phone, then just click the link below at noon on a Wednesday.
The class is ONLY $20 ($10 if you are a Veteran or over 75) Note: The average 1-hour Texas State Bar CLE class is $50
Pay before, during or after the class with these 3 methods:
- Paypal – paypal.me/criminallawinstitute
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