Defense Attorney Adjua Umoja Justice, Defense Attorney Akilah Bacy, Defense Attorney Angela Weltin, Defense Attorney Bert Steinmann, Defense Attorney Carmen Roe, Defense Attorney Casey Garrett, Defense Attorney Chanae Davis, Defense Attorney Dionne Press, Defense Attorney Gilbert Villarreal, Defense Attorney Gordon Dees, Defense Attorney Greg Houlton, Defense Attorney Jimmy Ortiz, Defense Attorney John Dixon, Public Defender Jorge Garcia, Defense Attorney Joseph Ruiz, Defense Attorney Juan Guerra, Defense Attorney Justin Surginer, Defense Attorney Lindsay Bauer, Defense Attorney Lorenzo Williams, Prosecutor Maroun Koutani (Verdict), Defense Attorney Maverick Ray, Defense Attorney Ruben Restrepo Jr, Public Defender Sara Smitherman, Defense Attorney Sina Zadeh, Defense Attorney Wendy Baker
Show Me The Justice congratulates Prosecutor Maroun Koutani for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 2309068 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – Sentence: 1 year Probation
(presiding judge Toria Finch – jury trial)
Since March 16, 2020 (Covid Protocol) the score of verdicts is:
STATE – 83
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 3, 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 Gilbert Villarreal for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1637926 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Akilah Bacy for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1712404 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 3rd Offense
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jimmy Ortiz for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1679169 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Maverick Ray for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1652082 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Chanae Davis for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1667710 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Sexual Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Juan Guerra for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1673611 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Angela Weltin for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1722642 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Wendy Baker for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1643403 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Dionne Press for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1689515 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Bert Steinmann for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1624884 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Child Abandonment
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Jorge Garcia for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1717370 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Sara Smitherman for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1694595 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Sina Zadeh for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2342774 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Casey Garrett for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2341538 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Carmen Roe for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2358515 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
Liquor Violation
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney John Dixon for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2310049 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Failure to Stop and Give Information
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Adjua Umoja Justice for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2358134 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lorenzo Williams for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2303543 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Justin Surginer for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2335198 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Failure to Stop and Give Information
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Joseph Ruiz for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2353203 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Ruben Restrepo Jr. for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2358223 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offense of
Fleeing Police
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lindsay Bauer for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2306985 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
Terroristic Threat
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Greg Houlton for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2321702 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated (motion to suppress blood granted)
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Gordon Dees for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2343072 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offense of
Interfering with the Duties of a Public Servant
(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.
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney EDWARD OKWUEZE and his staff of Attorneys for earning the MOST misdemeanor dismissals for the month of August 2021! (Please note: the results are skewed higher for some attorneys because the DA’s office summarily dismissed hundreds of old non-arrest cases in August 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)
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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