Defense Attorney Alan Garcia, Defense Attorney Allena Wright, Defense Attorney Anthony Limitone, Defense Attorney Catherine Evans, Defense Attorney Christopher Godine, Defense Attorney Dane Johnson, Defense Attorney Edward Okwueze, Defense Attorney Jed Silverman, Defense Attorney Jessica Padilla, Defense Attorney Jill Hawkins (Verdict), Defense Attorney Jimmy Ortiz, Defense Attorney John LaGrappe, Defense Attorney Keith Larson, Defense Attorney Khalil Saman, Defense Attorney Lara Autrey, Defense Attorney Lori Deangelo, Defense Attorney Lucio Montes, Defense Attorney Neil Krugh, Defense Attorney Samuel Gardner, Defense Attorney Shannon Drehner, Defense Attorney Spence Graham, Defense Attorney Staci Biggar, Defense Attorney Troy McKinney, Defense Attorney Vafa Jasemi-Zergani, Defense Attorney Yoshawnda Parker
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jill Hawkins for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2298908 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
Assault
(presiding judge Alex Salgado – jury trial)
Since March 16, 2020 (Covid Protocol) the score of verdicts is:
STATE – 59
DEFENSE – 38
see below “New Cases Tried Since March 16, 2020” for results
TRIAL WIN LEADERS from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (February 7, 2017 – July 22, 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 Christopher Godine for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1674293 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jimmy Ortiz for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1601802 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lara Autrey for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1676537 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Neil Krugh for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1662568 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Catherine Evans for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1710003 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Attempted Burglary of a Habitation
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Shannon Drehner for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1699978 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lucio Montes for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1702138 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lori Deangelo for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1716433 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jed Silverman for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1674645 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Spence Graham for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1605105 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Robbery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Khalil Saman for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1654937 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Keith Larson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1707952 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Staci Biggar for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2345794 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
Terroristic Threat
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Yoshawnda Parker for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2330172 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
Interfering with the Duties of a Public Servant
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Allena Wright for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2327415 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
Failure to Identify
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Dane Johnson for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2329695 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Interfering with the Duties of a Public Servant
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jessica Padilla for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2318545 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney John LaGrappe for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2319464 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Vafa Jasemi-Zergani for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2348849 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Samuel Gardner for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2319055 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Alan Garcia for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2317313 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Anthony Limitone for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2351900 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of
Criminal Mischief $100 – $750
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Edward Okwueze for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2317353 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Troy McKinney for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2287583 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 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
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.
The following are candidates who have filed in the Democratic primary for judicial spots in Harris County for the March 2022 election. Last updated: July 13, 2021.
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