Defense Attorney Arthur White III, Defense Attorney Bret Kisluk, Defense Attorney Charles Zavala, Defense Attorney David Breston, Defense Attorney David Cunningham, Defense Attorney Emily Shelton, Defense Attorney Jill Hawkins, Defense Attorney Joe Garcia Jr, Defense Attorney Joe Hernandez, Defense Attorney Jon Stephenson, Defense Attorney Jose Ceja, Defense Attorney Kim Samman, Public Defender Larry Williams, Defense Attorney Lucio Montes, Defense Attorney Maria Guadalupe De Leon (Verdict), Defense Attorney Mario Santos, Defense Attorney Maritza Antu, Defense Attorney Mark Ash, Defense Attorney Mark Thiessen, Defense Attorney Max Rabinovich, Defense Attorney Michael Russo, Defense Attorney Sierra Tabone, Defense Attorney Tiffany Hill, Defense Attorney Tim Ballengee, Defense Attorney William McLellan
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Maria Guadalupe De Leon for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2250294 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offense of
Theft $750 – $2500
(presiding judge Lee Wilson – jury trial)
Since March 16, 2020 (Covid Protocol) the score of verdicts is:
STATE – 72
DEFENSE – 42
see below “New Cases Tried Since March 16, 2020” for results
TRIAL WIN LEADERS from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (February 7, 2017 – August 13, 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 Max Rabinovich for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1681705 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mario Santos for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1659496 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lucio Montes for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1638349 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Stalking
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney William McLellan for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1694467 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Larry Williams for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1694228 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Robbery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Maritza Antu for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1732320 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Failure to Comply as a Sex Offender
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jon Stephenson for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1709137 – 1709138 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Joe Hernandez for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1628551 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Murder
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Tiffany Hill for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1695530 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Fraudulent Use of IDs
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney David Breston for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1666632 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to the Elderly
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Emily Shelton for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1688552 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Tim Ballengee for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1717703 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jill Hawkins for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2319245 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 Mark Ash for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2262504 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
Theft $750 – $2500
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Joe Garcia Jr. for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2310930 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Sierra Tabone for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2326567 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
Terroristic Threat
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Arthur White III for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2287964 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Michael Russo for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2320750 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Bret Kisluk for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2287482 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kim Samman for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2357750 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
False Report to a Police Officer
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney David Cunningham for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2344148 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offense of
Interfering with the Duties of a Public Servant
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Charles Zavala for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2324924 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 11 for the offense of
Evading Arrest
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mark Thiessen for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2336371 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offense of
Unlawfully Installing a Tracking Device
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jose Ceja for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2303298 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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 Attorney TY WASHINGTON for earning the MOST misdemeanor dismissals for the month of July 2021! (Please note: the results are skewed higher for some attorneys because the DA’s office summarily dismissed hundreds of non-arrest and old cases in July represented by some of the below listed attorneys)
(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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