ShowMeTheJustice -June 8, 2021

 

Defense Attorney Ann Johnson, Defense Attorney Charles Medlin, Defense Attorney Connie Williams, Defense Attorney Dan Richardson, Defense Attorney David Breston, Defense Attorney Erik Smith, Public Defender Ike Okorafor, Public Defender Jasmine Yancey, Defense Attorney Jerome Godinich, Defense Attorney Jessica Padilla, Defense Attorney Jim Butler, Defense Attorney Jorge Cantu, Defense Attorney Joseph Ruiz, Defense Attorney Josh Stephens, Defense Attorney Julia Bella, Public Defender Mauricio Vazquez, Defense Attorney Mekisha Walker, Defense Attorney Rand Mintzer, Defense Attorney Romy Kaplan, Defense Attorney Samuel Gardner, Defense Attorney Skip Cornelius, Defense Attorney Stacey Morgan, Defense Attorney Staci Biggar, Defense Attorney Treshaun Meredith

 

 

JURY TRIALS IN PROGRESS:

2307954  CCL9  Assault Family Member

1574500  209th Murder

1497633  177th  Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child

1641101  351st  Assault Family Member

1540067  178th Capital Murder

 

 

 

TRIAL WIN LEADERS from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (February 7, 2017 – June 8, 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 Connie Williams for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1686442 – 1686443 – 1718577 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offenses of

Assault Family Member and Stalking

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Jasmine Yancey for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1700575 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault of a Pregnant Person

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Rand Mintzer for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1661028 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Continuous Violence Against the Family

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Erik Smith for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1718062 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Burglary of a Habitation

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Skip Cornelius for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1650559 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Kidnapping

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Julia Bella for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1668653 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jorge Cantu for earning a trial  setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1639800 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Evading Arrest with a Vehicle

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Ann Johnson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1650618 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Josh Stephens for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1622906 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Ike Okorafor for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1644519 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jerome Godinich for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1665741 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Fraudulent Use of IDs

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney David Breston for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1662429 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Violation of the Lottery Act

 

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Joseph Ruiz for earning misdemeanor dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 2326978 – 2326979 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offenses of

Reckless Driving and Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Treshaun Meredith for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2285879 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Staci Biggar for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2291646 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of

Cruelty to Animals

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Stacey Morgan for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2302574 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of

Driving While Intoxicated

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Dan Richardson for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2186205 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of

Driving While Intoxicated

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Charles Medlin for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2329226 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of

Illegal Dumping

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jessica Padilla for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2276521 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of

Driving While Intoxicated

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Samuel Gardner for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2331802 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of

Terroristic Threat

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Romy Kaplan for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2324813 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Mauricio Vazquez for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2351477 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of

Driving While Intoxicated

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mekisha Walker for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2308491 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 11 for the offense of

Assault

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jim Butler for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2344199 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of

Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense

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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