Show Me The Justice congratulates: Defense Attorney Arthur Washington, Prosecutor Ashlea Sheridan (Verdict), Defense Attorney Asha Reddi, Defense Attorney Bayoji Akingbola, Defense Attorney Bill Exley, Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn, Defense Attorney Brent Wasserstein, Defense Attorney Brian LaVine, Defense Attorney Carlos Rodriguez, Public Defender Dulce Toledo, Defense Attorney Equator Turner, Defense Attorney Hadee Khan, Defense Attorney Julio Vela, Public Defender Katie Wilson, Defense Attorney Kelly Benavides, Defense Attorney Megan Bove, Defense Attorney Mekisha Walker, Defense Attorney Melissa Dickson, Public Defender Michael Moore, Defense Attorney Neal Davis III, Defense Attorney Neal Krugh, Defense Attorney Omar Saman, Defense Attorney Paul Morgan, Defense Attorney Sean Darvishi, Defense Attorney Stacy Sederis, Defense Attorney Tad Nelson
Show Me The Justice congratulates Prosecutor Ashlea Sheridan for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1640910 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child – Sentence: 40 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Abigail Anastasio – jury trial)
TRIAL WIN LEADERS from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (February 7, 2017 – November 29, 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 Arthur Washington for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1706208 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Equator Turner for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1739102 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Tad Nelson for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1706358 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Omar Saman for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1666594 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Brent Wasserstein for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1599899 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Money Laundering $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Katie Wilson for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1724703 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of Marijuana 4oz – 5lbs
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Neal Davis III for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1667676 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Violence Against the Family
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Brian LaVine for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1675702 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Neil Krugh for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1680008 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Delivery of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Dulce Toledo for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1735353 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Paul Morgan for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1716353 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 Kelly Benavides for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1734412 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Failure to Comply as a Sex Offender
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Bayoji Akingbola for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1564729 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Sexual Assault of a Child
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 1729300 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Melissa Dickson for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1724722 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Retaliation
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Stacy Sederis for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1693856 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Pregnant Person
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Carlos Rodriguez for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1665191 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Violence against the Family
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Asha Reddi for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1676687 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Bill Exley for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1688965 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mekisha Walker for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2328786 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 11 for the offense of
Terroristic Threat
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Michael Moore for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2341539 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sean Darvishi for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2361242 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 Megan Bove for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2325166 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
Assault
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Hadee Khan for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2331883 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Driving While License Suspended
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 2327610 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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
Great tips from the Harris County Court Reporters! I interviewed 12 of some of the best court reporters working the Harris County Criminal Courts and got their “inside information” on how jurors, lawyers, witnesses and judges can improve in trial to make it easier for the court reporter to take down ALL the information required of them for an excellent record.
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November 26, 2021 – By Samantha Ketterer — inside the hottest social group at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center — the knitting club – article about Harris County Public Defenders and their knitting group
November 29, 2021 – By Eric Dexheimer and St. John Barned Smith – Road Stops Often Seen as an Excuse to “Go Fishing” – article about how police in Texas use minor traffic infractions as a pretext to detain and fish for criminal activity
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