Defense Attorney Andrew Williams, Defense Attorney Armen Merjanian, Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn, Defense Attorney Daniel Krause, Defense Attorney David Ryan, Defense Attorney Eddrea McKnight, Defense Attorney Edward Okwueze, Defense Attorney Gilbert Villarreal, Public Defender Hannah Frank, Defense Attorney Harold Landreneau, Defense Attorney Herman Martinez, Prosecutor Jacob Salinas (Verdict), Defense Attorney JaPaula Kemp, Defense Attorney John Parkay, Defense Attorney Jon Stephenson, Defense Attorney Josh Stephens (Verdict), Defense Attorney Juan Aguirre, Defense Attorney Katie Wilson, Defense Attorney Lott Brooks, Defense Attorney Michael Slider, Defense Attorney Mike Monks, Defense Attorney Riddhi Desai, Defense Attorney Ryan Fremuth, Prosecutor Sarah Seeley (Verdict), Defense Attorney Shreya Gulamali, Defense Attorney Sylvia Escobedo, Public Defender Tolu Nelms, Public Defender Victoria Erfesoglou
Show Me The Justice congratulates Prosecutor Sarah Seeley for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1623904 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Murder – Sentence: Life in Prison plus $10K Fine
(presiding judge Chuck Silverman – jury trial)
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Prosecutor Jacob Salinas for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1653705 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon – Sentence: 42 Months in Prison
(presiding judge Danny Lacayao – jury trial)
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Josh Stephens for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2329958 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 11 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
(presiding judge Sedrick Walker – jury trial)
Show Me The Justice acknowledges the hard work and dedication from Prosecutor Vernetra Gavin (left) and Defense Attorney Lucio Montes in Cause Number 2302706 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 which resulted in a Hung Jury for the offense of
Assault Family Member
(presiding judge Andrew Wright – jury trial)
TRIAL WIN LEADERS from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (February 7, 2017 – November 9, 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 trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1611259 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney John Parkay for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1669837 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Robbery
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Lott Brooks for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1632716 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Herman Martinez for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1717698 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Pregnant Person
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Victoria Erfesoglou for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1716694 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Juan Aguirre for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1746520 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sylvia Escobedo for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1708771 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mike Monks for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1689460 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Tolu Nelms for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1725102 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Hannah Frank for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1688428 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Fraudulent Use of IDs
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Ryan Fremuth for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1691073 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney David Ryan for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1656329 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Harassment of a Public Servant
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Riddhi Desai for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1630723 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to the Elderly
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jon Stephenson for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1697430 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Katie Wilson for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1724416 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Gilbert Villarreal for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1611766 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Murder
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1725639 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Harold Landreneau for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2314105 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
Attempted Invasive Visual Recording
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Eddrea McKnight for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2319992 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Armen Merjanian for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2363774 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Andrew Williams for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2328156 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Michael Slider for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2325420 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
Assault
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Shreya Gulamali for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2239212 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Daniel Krause for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2358392 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney JaPaula Kemp for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2347346 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of
Assault
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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