Show Me The Justice congratulates: Defense Attorney Atoya Collins, Defense Attorney Austen Hobbs, Public Defender Brad Haggard, Defense Attorney Charles Johnson, Defense Attorney Danny Werlinger, Defense Attorney Darla McBride, Defense Attorney Equator Turner, Defense Attorney Frank Stambaugh, Defense Attorney Frumencio Reyes, Defense Attorney Jerome Godinich, Defense Attorney Jessica Reed, Defense Attorney John Reed, Defense Attorney Joseph Gagliardi, Defense Attorney Kelly Benavides, Defense Attorney Kevin Howard, Defense Attorney Lisa Shapiro Strauss, Defense Attorney Mekisha Walker, Defense Attorney Meredith Morse, Defense Attorney Mike Seiler, Defense Attorney Pat Kelley, Defense Attorney Rigoberto Rodriguez, Defense Attorney Shannon Drehner, Defense Attorney Sylvia Escobedo, Defense Attorney Tiffany Hill, Defense Attorney Vik Vij
January 5, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Public Defender Michael Roman for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2352874 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
Indecent Exposure
(presiding judge David Fleischer – jury trial) co-counsel Lori Gooch
January 5, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Public Defender Lori Gooch for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2352874 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
Indecent Exposure
(presiding judge David Fleischer – jury trial) co-counsel Michael Roman
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mike Seiler for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1744831 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Frank Stambaugh for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1714612 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 3rd Offense
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Shannon Drehner for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1680017 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Brad Haggard for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1737138 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 3rd Offense
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Atoya Collins for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1726779 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kevin Howard for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1665871 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft <$2500 with at least 2 Prior Theft Convictions
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Joseph Gagliardi for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1698930 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Austen Hobbs for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1691223 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Public Servant
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Charles Johnson for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1725877 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Frumencio Reyes for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1662412 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Pat Kelley for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1603547 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney John Reed for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1716896 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 Lisa Shapiro Strauss for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1723233 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to the Elderly
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Danny Werlinger for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1650319 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jerome Godinich for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1577923 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kelly Benavides for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1683643 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Pregnant Person
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Rigoberto Rodriguez for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1692201 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Tiffany Hill for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1683977 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to the Elderly
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sylvia Escobedo for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1699784 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Robbery
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Vik Vij for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1717225 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to a Child
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Equator Turner for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1740889 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Robbery
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mekisha Walker for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2324081 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 11 for the offense of
Assault
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Meredith Morse (Edward Law Group) for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2321655 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offense of
Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Darla McBride for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2349082 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jessica Reed for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2349420 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Terroristic Threat
(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
Trials consist of a jury selected or a court trial initiated.
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