Defense Attorney Abbie Russell, Public Defender Ana Funes Baker (In Trial Dismissal), Prosecutor Brett Batchelor (Verdict), Defense Attorney Carl Moore, Defense Attorney Patrick Ngwolo, Defense Attorney Cory Roth, Prosecutor Danielle Oxford (Verdict), Defense Attorney David Lee, Defense Attorney Eugene Tausk, Defense Attorney Grant Hardeway, Defense Attorney Jessica Reed, Defense Attorney Jimmy Ortiz Jr, Defense Attorney Joe Vinas, Defense Attorney Josh Stephens (Verdict), Defense Attorney Justin Harris, Defense Attorney Kimberly McTorry, Defense Attorney Martina Longoria, Prosecutor Moniqua Scott (Verdict), Defense Attorney Neal Davis, Defense Attorney Neha Dubey, Defense Attorney Omar Saman, Defense Attorney Samuel Cammack III, Defense Attorney Sara Davis, Public Defender Sara Smitherman, Defense Attorney Staci Biggar, Defense Attorney Stephanie Morales, Defense Attorney Stephen St. Martin, Defense Attorney Thomas Johnson, Defense Attorney Todd Leffler, Defense Attorney William McLellan
Show Me The Justice congratulates Prosecutor Brett Batchelor for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1643894 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continued Sexual Abuse of a Child – Sentence: 56 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Hazel Jones – jury trial) – co-counsel Danielle Oxford
Show Me The Justice congratulates Prosecutor Danielle Oxford for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1643894 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continued Sexual Abuse of a Child – Sentence: 56 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Hazel Jones – jury trial) – co-counsel Brett Batchelor
Show Me The Justice congratulates Prosecutor Moniqua Scott for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 2318635 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense – Sentence: 1 Year Probation
(presiding judge Genesis Draper – jury trial)
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Josh Stephens for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2337393 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
(presiding judge David Singer – jury trial)
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Ana Funes Baker for earning an In Trial Dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2315295 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
(presiding judge Toria Finch – jury trial)
TRIAL WIN LEADERS from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (February 7, 2017 – October 25, 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 some carefully chosen felony and 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 recognizes Defense Attorney Todd Leffler for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1637885 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Neha Dubey for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1640432 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kimberly McTorry for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1686711 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jimmy Ortiz, Jr. for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1696188 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Martina Longoria for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1688273 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Neal Davis for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1641864 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Illegal Bartering
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Thomas Johnson for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1689454 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Cory Roth for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1655584 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Fraudulent Use of IDs
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Joe Vinas for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1600833 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Sexual Assault
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Abbie Russell for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1636783 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Samuel Cammack III for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1715683 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Eugene Tausk for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1665186 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $30K – $150K
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Stephen St. Martin for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1662714 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Sexual Assault
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Sara Smitherman for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1662247 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney William McLellan for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2327787 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
Assault
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Grant Hardeway for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2335688 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Justin Harris for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2328247 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Omar Saman for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2351972 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney David Lee for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2342668 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of
Racing on Highway
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Staci Biggar for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2217735 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
Failure to Identify
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jessica Reed for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2351071 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Patrick Ngwolo for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2309031 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Stephanie Morales for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2324968 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Carl Moore for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2285635 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sara Davis for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2365422 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
Possession of a Gambling Device
September 2021
(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 JULIO VELA and his staff of associates for earning the MOST misdemeanor dismissals for the month of September 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 September 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 2,100 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
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