Defense Attorney Andres Fernandez, Defense Attorney Andrew Smith, Public Defender Brandy Gum, Defense Attorney Carlos Rodriguez, Defense Attorney Chad Dick, Defense Attorney Christian Capitaine, Defense Attorney Christopher Collings, Defense Attorney Daniel Krause, Prosecutor Danielle Oxford (Verdict), Defense Attorney David Breston, Defense Attorney David Cunningham, Public Defender Helen Simotas, Prosecutor Janna Oswald (Verdict), Defense Attorney Jason Johnson, Prosecutor Jennifer Lawrence (Verdict), Defense Attorney Jerome Godinich Jr, Defense Attorney John Oronsaye, Public Defender Jorge Garcia, Defense Attorney Joseph DeFazio, Defense Attorney Juan Aguirre, Defense Atorney Lisa Shapiro Strauss, Public Defender Lori Gooch, Defense Attorney Louis Latimer, Defense Attorney Mike Monks, Prosecutor Nick Toups (Verdict), Defense Attorney Patty Segura, Defense Attorney Rishabh Godha, Defense Attorney Sally Ring, Defense Attorney Sean Darvishi (Verdict)
Show Me The Justice congratulates Prosecutor Jennifer Lawrence for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1574500 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Murder – Sentence: 45 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Brian Warren – jury trial) – co-counsel Danielle Oxford
Show Me The Justice congratulates Prosecutor Danielle Oxford for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1574500 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Murder – Sentence: 45 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Brian Warren – jury trial) – co-counsel Jennifer Lawrence
Show Me The Justice congratulates Prosecutor Janna Oswald for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1540067 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Murder – Sentence: Life in Prison + $10K Fine
(presiding judge Kelli Johnson – jury trial) – co-counsel Nick Toups
Show Me The Justice congratulates Prosecutor Nick Toups for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1540067 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Murder – Sentence: Life in Prison + $10K Fine
(presiding judge Kelli Johnson – jury trial) – co-counsel Janna Oswald
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Sean Darvishi for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2298787 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
(presiding judge David Singer – jury trial)
JURY TRIALS IN PROGRESS:
1641101 351st Assault Family Member
1583707 179th Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child
1631012 182nd Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child
TRIAL WIN LEADERS from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (February 7, 2017 – June 15, 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 Public Defender Jorge Garcia for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1699806 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Joseph DeFazio for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1708083 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Fraudulent Use of IDs
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Rishabh Godha for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1606226 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Louis Latimer for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1641451 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Retaliation
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jerome Godinich Jr. for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1667004 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Carlos Rodriguez for earning trial setting felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1642165 – 1642166 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Injury to a Child and Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lisa Shapiro Strauss for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1641085 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to a Chlld
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Sally Ring for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1678324 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Christian Capitaine for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1698808 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Violating a Protective Order 2 or more Times
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Andres Fernandez for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1653370 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney David Breston for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1647701 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Andrew Smith for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1670882 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Helen Simotas for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2308073 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Lori Gooch for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2346292 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mike Monks for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2316672 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Daniel Krause for earning misdemeanor dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 2318585 -2318586 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offenses of
Driving While Intoxicated and Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Juan Aguirre for earning misdemeanor dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 2331068 – 2331069 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney John Oronsaye for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2297581 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Prostitution
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney David Cunningham for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2298393 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Patty Segura for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2326542 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Chad Dick for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2309223 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 11 for the offense of
Cruelty to Animals
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Brandy Gum for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2327795 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jason Johnson for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2304116 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Christopher Collings for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2308873 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 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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