Show Me The Justice congratulates: Defense Attorney Akilah Bacy, Public Defender Ana Funes Baker, Defense Attorney Asha Reddi, Defense Attorney Atoya Collins, Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn, Defense Attorney Bryan Garris, Defense Attorney Charles Brodsky, Defense Attorney Cheryl Brown, Defense Attorney Daniel Krause (In Trial Dismissal), Defense Attorney Danny Easterling, Defense Attorney Dejean Cleggett, Defense Attorney Eddrea McKnight, Defense Attorney Geoff Womack, Defense Attorney Herman Martinez, Defense Attorney James Alston, Defense Attorney James Kennedy, Defense Attorney Joe Garcia Jr, Defense Attorney Joe Vinas, Defense Attorney Marie Primm, Defense Attorney Mike Trent, Public Defender Mona Kermani, Defense Attorney Murray Newman, Defense Attorney Neal Davis III, Defense Attorney Sally Ring, Defense Attorney Tucker Graves, Defense Attorney Victor Porras
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Daniel Krause for earning an In Trial Dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2324397 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
(presiding judge David Fleischer – jury trial)
TRIAL WIN LEADERS from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (February 7, 2017 – December 1, 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 Danny Easterling for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1686435 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Ana Funes Baker for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1739593 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
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 1695875 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Atoya Collins for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1693944 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mike Trent for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1659204 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sally Ring for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1700533 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Mona Kermani for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1725579 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Tucker Graves for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1736115 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Joe Vinas for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1669736 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Marie Primm for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1613455 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Joe Garcia, Jr. for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1735410 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated with a Child <15 years old
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Herman Martinez for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1643054 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Charles Brodsky for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1745016 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Credit Card Abuse with the Elderly
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 1657920 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Geoff Womack for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1734236 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Habitation
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Neal Davis III for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1747947 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Murray Newman for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1729648 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Failure to Comply as a Sex Offender
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Bryan Garris for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1675553 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Akilah Bacy for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1701373 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Public Servant
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Eddrea McKnight for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1680564 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney James Kennedy (of Kent Schaffer Law Firm) for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1675823 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Carrying a Weapon in a Prohibited Place
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Cheryl Brown for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2216788 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
Prostitution
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Victor Porras for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2358882 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offender
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Dejean Cleggett for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2293491 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney James Alston for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2297833 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 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
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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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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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