Defense Attorney Allena Wright, Defense Attorney Charles Johnson, Defense Attorney Patrick Ngwolo, Prosecutor Danielle Oxford (Verdict), Defense Attorney Dennis Powell, Defense Attorney Edward Okwueze, Defense Attorney Equator Turner, Defense Attorney Gordon Dees, Public Defender Hannah Frank, Defense Attorney Hans Nielsen, Public Defender Jisha Jaganathan, Defense Attorney Julio Vela, Defense Attorney Kyle Sampson, Defense Attorney Leira Moreno Gracia, Defense Attorney Mario Santos, Defense Attorney Mark Thiessen, Prosecutor Mary Grace Bullard (Verdict), Defense Attorney Maverick Ray, Defense Attorney Michael Mercer, Defense Attorney Murray Newman, Defense Attorney Noel Bailey, Defense Attorney Rahan Atia, Defense Attorney Sam Adamo, Public Defender Sara Smitherman, Defense Attorney Tad Nelson, Defense Attorney Tanika Solomon, Defense Attorney Terrance Jewett
Show Me The Justice congratulates Prosecutor Mary Grace Bullard for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1599590 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Murder – Sentence: 25 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Colleen Gaido – 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 1599590 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Murder – Sentence: 25 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Colleen Gaido – jury trial) co-counsel Mary Grace Bullard
TRIAL WIN LEADERS from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (February 7, 2017 – November 8, 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 – 10 wins minimum for Prosecutors and 4 wins minimum for Defense Attorneys (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 Edward Okwueze for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1691662 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Gordon Dees for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1716448 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kyle Sampson for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1681343 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Tad Nelson for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1672973 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Jisha Jaganathan for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1741348 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Charles Johnson for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1661206 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Michael Mercer for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1686097 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Tanika Solomon for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1655643 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon in a Prohibited Place
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Maverick Ray for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1730397 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Criminal Mischief $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Equator Turner for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1712311 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Rahan Atia for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1738374 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sam Adamo for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1714760 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Hans Nielsen for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1692993 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Sara Smitherman for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1698301 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Tampering with Evidence
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Noel Bailey for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1657252 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Leira Moreno Gracia for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2315956 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Patrick Ngwolo for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2321464 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Julio Vela for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2316103 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Assault
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mark Thiessen for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2336435 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Dennis Powell for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2316814 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Hannah Frank for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2335799 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of
Assault
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Terrance Jewett for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2316590 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of
Terroristic Threat
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Murray Newman for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2354307 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of
Theft $750 – $2500
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mario Santos for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2350259 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
Evading Arrest
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Allena Wright for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2286046 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
Illegal Dumping
October 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 SHREYA GULAMALI for earning the MOST misdemeanor dismissals for the month of October 2021! (Sorry if I missed some female attorneys whose name is not consolidated by the clerk due to a name change)
(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 2,200 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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