Defense Attorney Abel Izaguirre, Defense Attorney Andrew Smith, Defense Attorney Antonio Benavides, Public Defender Brandon Ball, Defense Attorney Bret Kisluk, Defense Attorney Carl Moore, Defense Attorney Charles Banker III, Prosecutor Claudia Lopez (Verdict), Defense Attorney Craig Hughes, Public Defender Curtis Barton, Defense Attorney Eduardo Silas, Defense Attorney Gerald Francis, Defense Attorney Herman Martinez, Defense Attorney Jamika Wester, Defense Attorney Jimmy Ortiz, Defense Attorney Josh Stephens, Defense Attorney Kate Ferrell, Defense Attorney Kate Welch, Defense Attorney Lisa Shapiro Strauss, Defense Attorney Mark Rubal, Defense Attorney Mekisha Walker, Defense Attorney Michael Moore, Defense Attorney Michael Pham, Defense Attorney Michelle Beck, Defense Attorney Nathan Hennigan
Show Me The Justice congratulates Prosecutor Claudia Lopez for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 2228906 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – Sentence: 3 Days in Jail
(presiding judge Kelley Andrews – jury trial)
TRIAL WIN LEADERS from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (February 7, 2017 – May 24, 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 Jimmy Ortiz for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1723155 – 1722539 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Aggravated Robbery and Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Andrew Smith for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1675589 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Nathan Hennigan for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1651056 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft of ATM
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Herman Martinez for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1646946 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Retaliation
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lisa Shapiro Strauss for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1632418 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Security Officer
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Craig Hughes for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1671308 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Bret Kisluk for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1708776 out of the Reintegration Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Brandon Ball for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1690835 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Eduardo Silas for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1675761 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Carl Moore for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1651964 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Sexual Assault of a Child
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jamika Wester for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1678379 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kate Welch for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1665051 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Failure to Comply as a Sex Offender
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Abel Izaguirre for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2325791 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
Obstructing a Highway
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Michael Moore for earning misdemeanor dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 2322029 – 2304056 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of
Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Curtis Barton for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2326286 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Charles Banker III for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2264747 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Michael Pham for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2270302 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Cruelty to Animals
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Gerald Francis for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2309596 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Michelle Beck for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2244974 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of
Harassing Communications
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Antonio Benavides for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2333941 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offense of
Illegal Dumping
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mark Rubal for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2287691 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offense of
Resisting Arrest
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mekisha Walker for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2323347 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Josh Stephens for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2248553 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kate Ferrell for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2267155 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of
Burglary of a Motor Vehicle
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)
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