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Show Me The Justice congratulates: Defense Attorney Augustin Pink, Defense Attorney Brent Wasserstein, Prosecutor Catherine Johnson (Verdict), Defense Attorney Christopher Carlson, Defense Attorney Equator Turner, Defense Attorney James Sullivan, Defense Attorney Joe Varela (Verdict), Defense Attorney Joel Salazar, Public Defender Jorge Garcia, Defense Attorney Kacie Penman, Public Defender Kandice Horsey, Defense Attorney Kate Ferrell, Defense Attorney Lourdes Rodriguez, Defense Attorney Lucio Montes, Defense Attorney Marcus Fleming, Defense Attorney Mark Lipkin, Defense Attorney Mary Conn, Prosecutor Matt Bergeron (Verdict), Defense Attorney Michael Pham, Defense Attorney Paul Schiffer, Defense Attorney Rahan Atia, Defense Attorney Robert Miller, Defense Attorney Russell Neumann, Prosecutor Ryan Volkmer (Verdict), Defense Attorney Shannon Locke, Defense Attorney Stacey Morgan, Defense Attorney Tomas Lopez, Defense Attorney Tonya McGlaughlin, Prosecutor Travis Dunlap (Verdict), Defense Attorney Vik Vij
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February 17, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Ryan Volkmer for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1706143 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle – Sentence: 40 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Hazel Jones – jury trial) co-counsel Matt Bergeron
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February 17, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Matt Bergeron for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1706143 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle – Sentence: 40 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Hazel Jones – jury trial) co-counsel Ryan Volkmer
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February 17, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney Joe Varela for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1706142 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
(presiding judge Hazel Jones – jury trial)
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February 16, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Travis Dunlap for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1664154 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Sexual Assault of a Child – Sentence: 7 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Kelli Johnson – jury trial) co-counsel Catherine Johnson
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February 16, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Catherine Johnson for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1664154 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Sexual Assault of a Child – Sentence: 7 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Kelli Johnson – jury trial) co-counsel Travis Dunlap
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February 16, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Helen Le for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1364497 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Robbery – Sentence: 10 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Brian Warren – jury trial)
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[su_heading size=”37″ margin=”100″]SCOREBOARD[/su_heading]
[su_heading size=”37″ margin=”100″]DISMISSALS[/su_heading]
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!
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Vik Vij for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1671885 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Brent Wasserstein for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1642731 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Robert Miller for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1684436 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kacie Penman for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1690011 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Tomas Lopez for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1692661 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated with Child <15 years old
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Augustin Pink for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1718220 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Russell Neumann for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1711739 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Michael Pham for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1726835 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mark Lipkin for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1730871 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney James Sullivan for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1681552 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Pregnant Person
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Joel Salazar for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1735343 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Kandice Horsey for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1751364 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Violence Against the Family
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Christopher Carlson for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1620119 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Indecency with a Child
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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 1699533 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mary Conn for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1676337 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Tonya McLaughlin for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1672809 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Jorge Garcia for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1689021 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Lucio Montes for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1722707 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 3rd Offense
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Rahan Atia for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1707948 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Marcus Fleming for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1674494 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Building
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Stacey Morgan for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1634408 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Sexual Assault
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Lourdes Rodriguez for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1650257 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Habitation
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Shannon Locke for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1607491 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Indecency with a Child
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Paul Schiffer for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1655761 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Online Solicitation of a Minor
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kate Ferrell for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2355111 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Assault
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[su_heading size=”33″ margin=”100″] MISDEMEANOR DISMISSALS JANUARY 2022[/su_heading]
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[/su_frame] Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney MARCOS ADROGUE AND HIS FIRM for earning the MOST misdemeanor dismissals for the month of January 2022! (Sorry if I missed some female attorneys whose name is not consolidated by the clerk due to a name change)
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(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)
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Note: The following spreadsheets, standings, charts, graphs and compilations are NOT 100% accurate and should not be relied upon as authoritative information.
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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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Trials consist of a jury selected or a court trial initiated. (Trials by visiting judges are not included – see above “Judges in Trial” for that information)
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[su_heading size=”37″ margin=”100″]Misdemeanor Judges[/su_heading]
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TRIAL WIN LEADERS from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (February 7, 2017 – February 17, 2022). Congratulations to these fine Prosecutors and Defense Attorneys for earning verdicts for the state and your clients over the last 5+ 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)
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[su_heading size=”30″ margin=”100″]Defense Verdicts[/su_heading]
.* Matt Perez went from 5 to 8 because I had him under Matt and Matthew on my spreadsheet and did not consolidate them until February 11, 2022.
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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2018 – 2019 FINAL STANDINGS for TRIALS
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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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