Defense Attorney Andrea Kolski, Public Defender Annie Marion, Defense Attorney Asha Reddi, Defense Attorney Brandon Strauss, Defense Attorney Casey Garrett, Defense Attorney Coby Dubose, Defense Attorney Danny Easterling, Defense Attorney David Breston, Defense Attorney David Rushing, Defense Attorney Doug O’Brien, Defense Attorney Ericon Garza, Defense Attorney Israel Santana, Defense Attorney James Pons, Defense Attorney Jayson Booth, Defense Attorney Jill Lansden, Defense Attorney Joseph Gagliardi, Defense Attorney Larry Douglas, Defense Attorney Le’Paul Jack, Defense Attorney Lonnie Knowles, Defense Attorney Matthew Sharp, Defense Attorney Omar Saman, Defense Attorney Paula Goodhart, Defense Attorney Sean Darvishi, Defense Attorney Skip Cornelius, Public Defender Tolu Nelms
TRIAL WIN LEADERS from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (February 7, 2017 – October 28, 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 Public Defender Annie Marion for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1702754 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Forgery
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Skip Cornelius for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1683589 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Joseph Gagliardi for an excellent job earning a trialĀ setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1674357 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Fraudulent Use of IDs
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Lonnie Knowles for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1635971 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft of Metals
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney James Pons for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1674678 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to the Elderly
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Omar Saman for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1715465 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Asha Reddi for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1705310 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jill Lansden for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1743146 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney David Rushing for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1685052 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Violence Against the Family
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Tolu Nelms for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1713103 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Larry Douglas for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1655718 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Forgery
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Andrea Kolski for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1713055 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Carrying a Weapon on a Licensed Premises
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Israel Santana for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1688778 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Peace Officer
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Casey Garrett for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1714337 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Habitation
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Le’Paul Jack for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1654942 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Doug O’Brien for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1670555 out of the Reintegration Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Danny Easterling for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1677723 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney David Breston for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2306769 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Ericon Garza for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2337395 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of
Assault
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Brandon Strauss for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2323589 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Matthew Sharp for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2330302 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of
Indecent Assault
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Paula Goodhart for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2302708 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
Unlawful Restraint
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Coby Dubose for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2342843 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offense of
Harassing Communications
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sean Darvishi for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2345331 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of
Racing on Highway
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jayson Booth for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2361518 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 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
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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
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