Public Defender Ana Funes Baker, Defense Attorney Armen Merjanian, Defense Attorney Brent Wasserstein, Defense Attorney Cary Higginbotham, Defense Attorney Craig Hughes, Defense Attorney Eileen Guerinot, Defense Attorney Gus Saper, Defense Attorney Inger Chandler, Defense Attorney James Magown, Defense Attorney Jay Cohen, Defense Attorney Jeff Ludwig, Defense Attorney Joe Garcia Jr, Defense Attorney John Liles, Defense Attorney Khalil Saman, Defense Attorney Lara Autrey, Prosecutor Laurie Jackson (Verdict), Defense Attorney Mark Ash, Defense Attorney Mark Thiessen (Verdict), Defense Attorney Martina Longoria, Public Defender Michael Moore, Defense Attorney Sean Darvishi, Defense Attorney Simone Bray, Defense Attorney Todd Ward, Defense Attorney Trinidad Zamora III, Defense Attorney Tyesha Elam, Defense Attorney William McLellan
Show Me The Justice congratulates Prosecutor Laurie Jackson for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1567379 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Deadly Conduct – Sentence: 3 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Te’iva Bell – jury trial)
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mark Thiessen for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2305427 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense >.15
(presiding judge Genesis Draper – jury trial)
Since March 16, 2020 (Covid Protocol) the score of verdicts is:
STATE – 82
DEFENSE – 48
see below “New Cases Tried Since March 16, 2020” for results
TRIAL WIN LEADERS from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (February 7, 2017 – September 2, 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 Eileen Guerinot for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1691984 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney William McLellan for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1705140 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $30K – $150K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Craig Hughes for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1702904 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 3rd Offense
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Martina Longoria for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1682711 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Fraudulent Use of IDs
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Khalil Saman for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1704453 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Habitation
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Ana Funes Baker for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1703846 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Todd Ward for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1713066 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Gus Saper for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1673709 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Building
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Simone Bray for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1669911 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jay Cohen for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1680579 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Inger Chandler for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1703286 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Cary Higginbotham for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1678851 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mark Ash for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2327182 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Michael Moore for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2291264 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of
Discharging a Firearm in a Metro Area
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brent Wasserstein for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2306391 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jeff Ludwig for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2292209 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Armen Merjanian for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2315950 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Resisting Arrest
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Tyesha Elam for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2268268 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Criminal Mischief $750 – $2500
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Trinidad Zamora III for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2330113 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Joe Garcia Jr. for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2101753 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Sean Darvishi for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2263631 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Prostitution
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lara Autrey for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2329792 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney John Liles for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2315742 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney James Magown for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2350220 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of
Reckless Driving
(Source: Harris County District Clerk’s Online Services – CrimDisposMonthly spreadsheet- only attached attorneys are on the clerk’s list. The clerk does not list many of the Public Defenders who did a fine job of earning dismissals for their clients.
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
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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