Defense Attorney Andres Fernandez, Public Defender Alan Macias, Defense Attorney Andrew Smith, Defense Attorney Armen Merjanian, Defense Attorney Brandon Strauss, Defense Attorney Clement Pink, Defense Attorney David Ryan, Defense Attorney Donale Evans, Defense Attorney Eddie Cortes, Defense Attorney Edward Casanova, Defense Attorney Edward Okwueze, Defense Attorney Jim Butler, Prosecutor John Donovan Jr. (In Trial Plea), Defense Attorney Joshua Booker, Defense Attorney Kevin Howard, Defense Attorney Kyle Sampson, Defense Attorney Michael Antalan, Defense Attorney Mike Sardari, Defense Attorney Paria Rafiee, Defense Attorney Paula Goodhart, Defense Attorney Roy Whitaker III, Defense Attorney Sam Adamo Jr, Defense Attorney Shannon Davis, Defense Attorney Taniya Al-Amin, Defense Attorney Walter Williams
Show Me The Justice congratulates Prosecutor John Donovan Jr. for earning an In-Trial Plea for the State of Texas in Cause Number 2285339 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense – Sentence: 1 Year Probation
(presiding judge Alex Salgado – jury trial )
TRIAL WIN LEADERS from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (February 7, 2017 – June 3, 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, variety, difficulty of cases, uncommon charges and trial setting dismissals – lawyer submissions welcome!
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kevin Howard for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1666270 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Roy Whitaker III for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1673004 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Paula Goodhart for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1683675 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Taniya Al-Amin for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1654132 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Securing Execution of a Document by Deceit
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Clement Pink for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1654130 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Securing Execution of a Document by Deceit
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Andrew Smith for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1667791 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to a Child
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Donale Evans for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1611435 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney David Ryan for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1698078 – 1698079 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon and Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Paria Rafiee for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1677930 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kyle Sampson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1625906 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Andres Fernandez for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1656962 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Credit Card Abuse
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Edward Okwueze for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1691699 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Eddie Cortes for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2292462 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Michael Antalan for earning misdemeanor dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 2334716 – 2334717 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offenses of
Reckless Driving and Racing
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Edward Casanova for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2315536 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Walter Williams for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2249774 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Theft of Service $100 – $750
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Shannon Davis for earning misdemeanor dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 2268353 – 2268367 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offenses of
Prostitution and Evading Arrest
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mike Sardari for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2331167 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
Illegal Dumping
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Armen Merjanian for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2284899 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jim Butler for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2301306 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Sam Adamo Jr for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2250056 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Alan Macias for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2285724 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offense of
Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Joshua Booker for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2327211 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
Interference with Duties of a Public Servant
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brandon Strauss for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2339858 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of
Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon
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 Defense Attorney ALAN MACIAS for earning the MOST misdemeanor dismissals for the month of May 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. Sorry if I miss some female attorneys who show up under different names)
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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