Defense Attorney Asha Reddi, Defense Attorney Charles Brown, Defense Attorney Cheryl Chapell, Defense Attorney David Lee, Defense Attorney Edward Casanova, Defense Attorney Enrique Ramirez, Defense Attorney Equator Turner, Defense Attorney Gary Polland, Defense Attorney Jerome Godinich Jr, Defense Attorney Jim Medley, Defense Attorney Justin Harris, Defense Attorney Kelly Joseph, Defense Attorney Kim Samman, Defense Attorney Lisa Andrews Alpe, Defense Attorney Maegen Bradley, Defense Attorney Matthew Perez, Defense Attorney Nathan Mays, Defense Attorney Nathaniel Pitoniak, Defense Attorney Samuel Milledge II, Defense Attorney Sean Darvishi, Defense Attorney Taly Thiessen, Defense Attorney Todd Bennett, Defense Attorney Val Zuniga, Defense Attorney Vik Vij
Since March 16, 2020 (Covid Protocol) the score of verdicts is:
STATE – 59
DEFENSE – 37
see below “New Cases Tried Since March 16, 2020” for results
TRIAL WIN LEADERS from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (February 7, 2017 – July 20, 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 Defense Attorney Equator Turner for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1701237 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Samuel Milledge II for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1705429 – 1676128 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Injury to a Child and Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Gary Polland for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1715329 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Tampering with Evidence
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lisa Andrews Alpe for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1700968 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Vik Vij for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1643588 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to the Elderly
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Val Zuniga for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1645785 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Todd Bennett for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1702607 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney David Lee for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1654708 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Charles Brown for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1647723 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Asha Reddi for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1706696 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Violence Against the Family
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jim Medley for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1706350 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of Marijuana 4oz – 5lbs
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jerome Godinich Jr. for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1726424 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kelly Joseph for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2306400 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Nathan Mays for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2272646 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
Possession of a Gambling Device
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Edward Casanova for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2282596 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Maegen Bradley for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2270332 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
Harboring a Runaway
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Matthew Perez for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2348155 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Enrique Ramirez for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2333515 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
Criminal Mischief $750 – $2500
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Cheryl Chapell for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2349715 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Justin Harris for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2242709 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Terroristic Threat
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Taly Thiessen for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2319343 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Nathaniel Pitoniak for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2319522 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Criminal Mischief $750 – $2500
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kim Samman for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2317267 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Sean Darvishi for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2290820 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
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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