Public Defender Ana Funes Baker, Defense Attorney Armen Merjanian, Defense Attorney Atoya Collins, Defense Attorney Carlos Rodriguez, Defense Attorney Cheryl Brown, Defense Attorney Crystal Wiley, Defense Attorney David Breston, Public Defender Eugene Hong, Defense Attorney Herman Martinez, Defense Attorney Jason Johnson, Defense Attorney Josh Stephens, Defense Attorney Julia Bella, Defense Attorney Justin Keiter, Defense Attorney Mike Monks, Defense Attorney Nathan Mays, Defense Attorney Nathaniel Munier, Defense Attorney Quinon Brooker, Defense Attorney Ray Vazquez, Defense Attorney Rick Oliver, Defense Attorney Sina Zadeh, Defense Attorney Sintia Solis, Defense Attorney Stacy Sederis, Defense Attorney Todd Leffler, Public Defender Tolu Nelms, Defense Attorney William Jones (Verdict)
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney William Jones for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2311942 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
(presiding judge Lee Wilson – jury trial)
TRIAL IN PROGRESS:
1633146 228th Murder
1573674 174th Sexual Assault
1491507 232nd Capital Murder
TRIAL WIN LEADERS from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (February 7, 2017 – July 2, 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 – I only post cases when i have a lawyer photo – hard earned dismissal? let me know. lawyer submissions welcome!
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Tolu Nelms for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1666649 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary with the Intent to Commit a Felony
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Justin Keiter for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1721171 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Sexual Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mike Monks for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1675903 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to a Child
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Rick Oliver for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1723031 – 1723032 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Aggravated Assault and Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Eugene Hong for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1688398 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Nathan Mays for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1598941 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Julia Bella for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1667627 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Ana Funes Baker for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1697291 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Public Servant
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Carlos Rodriguez for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1708954 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to a Child
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney David Breston for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1687344 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Quinon Brooker for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1698903 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Stacy Sederis for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1631638 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Child Abandonment
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Ray Vazquez for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2274534 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 Atoya Collins for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2114718 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Nathaniel Munier for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2262945 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Burglary of a Motor Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Todd Leffler for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2280492 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Theft $750 – $2500
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jason Johnson for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2307008 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Josh Stephens for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2296211 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Cheryl Brown for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2341526 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Herman Martinez for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2329472 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Crystal Wiley for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2332256 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Sintia Solis for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2326482 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Sina Zadeh for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2314845 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 11 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Armen Merjanian for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2326442 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 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
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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
2018 – 2019 FINAL STANDINGS for TRIALS
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorneys KELLY BENAVIDES and ARMEN MERJANIAN for earning the MOST misdemeanor dismissals for the month of June 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)
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