Defense Attorney Alexander Gurevich, Defense Attorney Andres Fernandez, Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn, Defense Attorney Brian Coyne, Defense Attorney Brock White, Defense Attorney Chabli Hall, Defense Attorney Charles Brodsky, Defense Attorney Cheryl Chapell, Defense Attorney Chris Denuna, Defense Attorney Cory Roth, Defense Attorney Danny Easterling, Defense Attorney Diana Sims, Defense Attorney Frederick Kelly, Defense Attorney Grant Scheiner (Verdict), Public Defender Hannah Herzog, Public Defender Helen Simotas, Defense Attorney Jed Silverman (Verdict), Defense Attorney John Kovach, Defense Attorney Joseph Ruiz, Defense Attorney Kate Welch, Defense Attorney Lauren Byrne, Defense Attorney Nathaniel Pitoniak, Defense Attorney Omar Saman, Defense Attorney Sierra Tabone, Defense Attorney Sylvia Escobedo, Defense Attorney Todd Dupont, Defense Attorney Will Vaughn (Verdict)
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jed Silverman for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2269449 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Prostitution
(presiding judge Andrew Wright – jury trial )
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Grant Scheiner for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2220082 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of
Failure to Stop and Give Information
(presiding judge Mike Fields – jury trial ) second chair – Will Vaughn
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Will Vaughn for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2220082 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of
Failure to Stop and Give Information
(presiding judge Mike Fields – jury trial ) first chair – Grant Scheiner
TRIAL WIN LEADERS from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (February 7, 2017 – May 25, 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 Frederick Kelly for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1674305 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1674993 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Diana Sims for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1671426 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kate Welch for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1654537 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Habitation
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Todd Dupont for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1684464 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Danny Easterling for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1635720 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Violence Against the Family
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Sierra Tabone for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1631776 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Nathaniel Pitoniak for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1640507 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brian Coyne for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1697806 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Carrying a Weapon in a Prohibited Area
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Sylvia Escobedo for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1676245 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Cheryl Chapell for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1643179 – 1643180 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Aggravated Assault Family Member and Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Charles Brodsky for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1693067 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Credit Card Abuse
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Helen Simotas for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2310194 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
Failure to Stop and Give Information
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Alexander Gurevich for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2257457 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
Prostitution
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Chris Denuna for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2295465 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney John Kovach for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2271737 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Criminal Mischief $100 – $750
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Chabli Hall for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2314535 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Hannah Herzog for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2245005 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Theft $100 – $750
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brock White for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2301578 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Joseph Ruiz for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2321654 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Omar Saman for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2276658 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offense of
Illegal Dumping
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Andres Fernandez for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2345086 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
False Report to a Police Officer
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lauren Byrne for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2355447 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offense of
Theft $100 – $750
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Cory Roth for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2217811 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of
Trespass
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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