Defense Attorney Alisa Woodard, Defense Attorney Armen Merjanian, Defense Attorney Bayoji Akingbola, Defense Attorney Casey Garrett, Prosecutor Catherine Johnson (Verdict), Defense Attorney Cheryl Brown, Defense Attorney Chip Lewis, Defense Attorney Christopher Downey, Defenses Attorney Dane Johnson, Defense Attorney David Lee, Defense Attorney Denise Crawford, Defense Attorney Douglas Atkinson, Defense Attorney Equator Turner, Defense Attorney Guy Womack, Prosecutor Hector Garza (Verdict), Defense Attorney John Cedillo, Defense Attorney Lori Botello Christensen, Defense Attorney Maritza Antu, Defense Attorney Michael Renfro, Prosecutor Nathan Moss (Verdict), Defense Attorney Neil Krugh, Prosecutor Nicci Campbell (Verdict), Defense Attorney Rahan Atia, Defense Attorney Riddhi Desai, Defense Attorney Romy Kaplan, Defense Attorney Sam Adamo, Defense Attorney Trevor Sharon, Defense Attorney Val Zuniga
Show Me The Justice congratulates Prosecutor Catherine Johnson for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1635010 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Solicitation of Capital Murder – Sentence: Life in Prison
(presiding judge Abigail Anastasio – jury trial) – co-counsels Nicci Campbell and Nathan Moss
Show Me The Justice congratulates Prosecutor Nicci Campbell for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1635010 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Solicitation of Capital Murder – Sentence: Life in Prison
(presiding judge Abigail Anastasio – jury trial) – co-counsels Catherine Johnson and Nathan Moss
Show Me The Justice congratulates Prosecutor Nathan Moss for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1635010 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Solicitation of Capital Murder – Sentence: Life in Prison
(presiding judge Abigail Anastasio – jury trial) – co-counsels Catherine Johnson and Nicci Campbell
Show Me The Justice congratulates Prosecutor Hector Garza for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 2291767 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense – Sentence: 18 months Probation/5 days in Jail
(presiding judge David Singer – jury trial )
TRIAL WIN LEADERS from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (February 7, 2017 – May 4, 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 12 Randomly chosen felony and 12 randomly chosen misdemeanor dismissals derived from the Harris County District Clerk’s website – dockets tab – with emphasis on some new faces – lawyer submissions welcome!
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lori Botello Christensen for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1692015 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lori Botello Christensen for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1670835 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lori Botello Christensen for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1679993 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Tampering with a Record
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Michael Renfro for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1720798 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Val Zuniga for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1712330 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Guy Womack for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1663969 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to a Child
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Casey Garrett for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1693865 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Christopher Downey for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1649866 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Criminal Mischief of a Power Supply
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Sam Adamo for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1679002 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Bayoji Akingbola for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1721162 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Alisa Woodard for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1645527 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Habitation
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Maritza Antu for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1720649 out of the Reintegration Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Neil Krugh for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1705600 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Chip Lewis for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1680660 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Money Laundering $30K – $150K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Douglas Atkinson for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2324527 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Dane Johnson for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2301536 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Rahan Atia for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2343872 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
False Report to a Police Officer
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Armen Merjanian for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2311489 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
Criminal Mischief $100 – $750
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Equator Turner for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2310945 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney John Cedillo for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2338394 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Trevor Sharon for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2308486 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney David Lee for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2321103 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Racing on Highway
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Riddhi Desai for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2345488 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offense of
Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Romy Kaplan for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2302553 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
Interference with the Duties of a Public Servant
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Cheryl Brown for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2294371 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offense of
Terroristic Threat
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Denise Crawford for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2310551 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of
Terroristic Threat
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 1,900 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 Edward Okwueze and his staff of attorneys for earning the MOST misdemeanor dismissals for the month of April 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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Are you interested in knowing which ADA is handling your client’s case? Go to your client’s file on the District Clerk’s website and login the DA Defense Portal. On that page you can find the DA in charge of the case AND you can find the CURRENT roster of ADAs in their current courts.
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