Defense Attorney Alvin Nunnery, Defense Attorney Andreea Ionescu, Prosecutor Bailee Pender (In Trial Plea), Public Defender Betsy Martinez, Defense Attorney Brandon Strauss, Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn, Defense Attorney Charles Thompson, Defense Attorney Cordt Akers, Defense Attorney Cory Roth, Defense Attorney Dustan Neyland, Defense Attorney Ed Chernoff, Defense Attorney Ericon Garza, Defense Attorney Fayez Hatamleh, Defense Attorney Hadee Khan, Defense Attorney Julio Vela, Defense Attorney Leslie Rebescher, Defense Attorney Mark Lipkin, Defense Attorney Michael Edwards II, Prosecutor Napolean Stewart (Verdict), Defense Attorney Rahan Atia, Defense Attorney Rick Suarez, Defense Attorney Shahin Zamir, Public Defender Sherlene Cruz, Defense Attorney Steven Greenlee, Defense Attorney Tom Berg, Defense Attorney Trevor Sharon, Prosecutor Whitney Rasberry (Verdict)
Show Me The Justice congratulates Prosecutor Whitney Rasberry for earning Guilty Verdicts for the State of Texas in Cause Numbers 1633146 – 1633147 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Murder and Aggravated Assault- Sentence: Life in Prison on both charges
(presiding judge Leslie Yates – jury trial) – co-counsel Napolean Stewart
Show Me The Justice congratulates Prosecutor Napolean Stewart for earning Guilty Verdicts for the State of Texas in Cause Numbers 1633146 – 1633147 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Murder and Aggravated Assault – Sentence: Life in Prison on both charges
(presiding judge Leslie Yates – jury trial) – co-counsel Whitney Rasberry
TRIAL IN PROGRESS:
1585987 248th Capital Murder
Show Me The Justice congratulates Prosecutor Bailee Pender for earning an In-Trial Plea for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1598817 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon – Sentence: (Plead Guilty Without an Agreed Recommendation to the Judge) 3 Years Deferred Probation
(presiding judge Danny Lacayo – jury trial)
TRIAL WIN LEADERS from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (February 7, 2017 – July 9, 2021). Congratulations to these fine prosecutors and defense attorneys for earning verdicts for the state and your clients over the last 4 years! Note: Trial wins consist of trial verdicts – sometimes more than 1 verdict per trial (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 Sherlene Cruz for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1666604 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary with Intent to Commit a Felony
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Steven Greenlee for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1534316 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Indecency with a Child
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mark Lipkin for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1665626 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Betsy Martinez for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1679107 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Cory Roth for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Numbers 1710049 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated with a Child <15 years old
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Alvin Nunnery for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1704158 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Michael Edwards II for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1650199 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Fayez Hatamleh for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1699004 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Andreea Ionescu for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1701463 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Dustan Neyland for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1672045 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Ed Chernoff for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1677909 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1640918 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $30K – $150K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Hadee Khan for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2358140 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
Interfering with the Duties of a Public Servant
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Tom Berg for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2125806 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
Theft $100 – $750
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brandon Strauss for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2338455 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
Evading Arrest
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Rick Suarez for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2351555 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Leslie Rebescher for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2329667 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
Discharging a Firearm in a Metro Area
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Julio Vela for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2325292 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Trevor Sharon for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2320849 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Theft $100 – $750
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Cordt Akers for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2356870 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Ericon Garza for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2296102 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Burglary of a Motor Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Charles Thompson for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2296140 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 11 for the offense of
Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Rahan Atia for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2339828 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of
Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Shahin Zamir for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2353105 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 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
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)
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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