Defense Attorney Asha Reddi, Public Defender Brandy Gum, Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn, Defense Attorney Brian Ayson, Defense Attorney Charles Brown, Defense Attorney Cheryl Chapell, Defense Attorney Dan Krieger, Defense Attorney David Kiatta, Defense Attorney David Runcie, Defense Attorney Debbie Hernandez, Defense Attorney George Murphy, Defense Attorney Hans Nielsen, Public Defender Ike Okorafor, Prosecutor Ivonne Escobar (Verdict), Prosecutor Jennifer Lawrence (Verdict), Defense Attorney Jose Ceja, Prosecutor Keaton Forcht (Verdict), Prosecutor Lauren Stanbery (Verdict), Defense Attorney Melissa Dickson, Prosecutor Nicci Campbell (Verdict), Defense Attorney Paige Lewis, Defense Attorney Patty Segura, Defense Attorney Riddhi Desai, Defense Attorney Romy Kaplan, Prosecutor Sarah Neyland (Verdict), Defense Attorney Sean McAlister, Defense Attorney Thomas Witek, Defense Attorney Todd Dupont, Defense Attorney Travis Bryan, Defense Attorney Warren Diepraam, Defense Attorney Wayne Heller
Show Me The Justice congratulates Prosecutor Keaton Forcht for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1563397 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery – Sentence: 70 years in Prison
(presiding judge Colleen Gaido – jury trial) co-counsel Sarah Neyland
Show Me The Justice congratulates Prosecutor Sarah Neyland for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1563397 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery – Sentence: 70 years in Prison
(presiding judge Colleen Gaido – jury trial) co-counsel Keaton Forcht
Show Me The Justice congratulates Prosecutor Jennifer Lawrence for earning Guilty Verdicts for the State of Texas in Cause Numbers 1742380 – 1742463 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Sexual Assault – Sentence: 20 years in Prison
(presiding judge Reagan Clark – jury trial) co-counsel Ivonne Escobar
Show Me The Justice congratulates Prosecutor Ivonne Escobar for earning Guilty Verdicts for the State of Texas in Cause Numbers 1742380 – 1742463 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Sexual Assault – Sentence: 20 years in Prison
(presiding judge Reagan Clark – jury trial) co-counsel Jennifer Lawrence
Show Me The Justice congratulates Prosecutor Lauren Stanbery for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1739168 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Murder – Sentence: 25 years in Prison
(presiding judge Denise Collins – jury trial) co-counsel Nicci Campbell
Show Me The Justice congratulates Prosecutor Nicci Campbell for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1739168 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Murder – Sentence: 25 years in Prison
(presiding judge Denise Collins – jury trial) co-counsel Lauren Stanbery
TRIAL WIN LEADERS from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (February 7, 2017 – November 15, 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 – Note: Some Prosecutors on the list are now 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 Thomas Witek for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1666613 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Paige Lewis for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1730354 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney George Murphy for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1728156 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Used Oil Act Violation
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney David Runcie for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1675774 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Warren Diepraam for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1691688 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney David Kiatta for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1711310 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Charles Brown for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1717399 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Melissa Dickson for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1742381 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Criminal Mischief $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Riddhi Desai for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1699456 out of the 178th 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 1664335 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Wayne Heller for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1674935 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jose Ceja for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1654806 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated with Child <15 years old
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Hans Nielsen for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1646316 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Retaliation
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Ike Okorafor for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1649694 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Building
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Todd Dupont for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1649695 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Building
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1715623 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sean McAlister for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1656715 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Violence Against the Family
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Travis Bryan for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1678336 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Sexual Assault
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Patty Segura for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1671988 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Robbery
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Brian Ayson for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2334088 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Brandy Gum for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2344121 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Debbie Hernandez for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2330639 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Romy Kaplan for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2331775 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Resisting Arrest
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Dan Krieger for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2350260 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Cheryl Chapell for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2352404 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Terroristic Threat
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
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