Show Me The Justice congratulates: Public Defender Ben Friedman, Prosecutor Brett Batchelor (Verdict), Defense Attorney Brandon Strauss, Defense Attorney Byron Watson, Prosecutor Danielle Oxford (Verdict), Defense Attorney Equator Turner, Defense Attorney Herman Martinez, Defense Attorney Inger Chandler, Defense Attorney Janet Kleban, Defense Attorney Jimmy Ortiz Jr, Defense Attorney Joe Wells, Defense Attorney Kevin Stryker, Defense Attorney Kimberly McTorry, Defense Attorney Maite Sample, Defense Attorney Matt DeLuca, Defense Attorney Matt Tyson, Defense Attorney Michael Slider, Defense Attorney Monique Sparks, Defense Attorney Norman Silverman, Defense Attorney Ricardo Gonzalez, Defense Attorney Sara Roque, Defense Attorney Stacey Morgan, Defense Attorney Stacy Sederis, Defense Attorney Thomas Johnson, Defense Attorney Todd Dupont, Defense Attorney Todd Overstreet, Defense Attorney Vik Vij
Show Me The Justice congratulates Prosecutor Danielle Oxford for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1567849 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Murder – Sentence: 99 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Susan Brown – jury trial) co-counsel Brett Batchelor
Show Me The Justice congratulates Prosecutor Brett Batchelor for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1567849 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Murder – Sentence: 99 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Susan Brown – jury trial) co-counsel Danielle Oxford
TRIAL WIN LEADERS from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (February 7, 2017 – November 18, 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)
* indicates Prosecutor is now a Defense Attorney
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 select 25 out of around 250 dismissals posted each day – 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 Michael Slider for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1663721 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Sexual Assault
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Equator Turner for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1710897 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Ben Friedman for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1676359 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Forgery
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Herman Martinez for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1691014 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Monique Sparks for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1699070 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sara Roque (of the Edward Law Group) for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1668909 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Vik Vij for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1732752 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Public Servant
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jimmy Ortiz Jr. for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1738474 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Peace Officer
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Stacy Sederis for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1666975 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Inger Chandler for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1600187 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Stacey Morgan for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1719034 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Trademark Counterfeiting $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kevin Stryker for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1697678 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Fraudulent Use of IDs
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Thomas Johnson for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1697679 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Fraudulent Use of IDs
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kimberly McTorry for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1669661 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Criminal Mischief $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Byron Watson for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1738937 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Todd Dupont for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1686392 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Norman Silverman for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1627574 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Janet Kleban for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1709236 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Todd Overstreet for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1632973 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Habitation
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Ricardo Gonzalez for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1600131 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Brandon Strauss for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1710440 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Terroristic Threat
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Joe Wells for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1717237 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Endangering a Child
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Matt Tyson for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2332459 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Maite Sample for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2309091 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of
Assault
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Matt DeLuca for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2326587 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
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
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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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