Show Me The Justice congratulates: Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn, Defense Attorney Brock White, Defense Attorney Charles Banker III, Defense Attorney Chris Denuna, Defense Attorney Dan Krieger, Defense Attorney Dane Johnson, Defense Attorney David Runcie, Defense Attorney Dustan Neyland, Defense Attorney Eddrea McKnight, Defense Attorney Feroz Merchant, Defense Attorney Jason Johnson, Public Defender Jennifer Gaut, Defense Attorney Jill Hawkins, Public Defender Katie Wilson, Defense Attorney Kelly Benavides, Defense Attorney Kyle Sampson (Verdicts), Defense Attorney Marisa Ayala, Public Defender Mauricio Vazquez, Defense Attorney Neil Krugh, Defense Attorney Pat Kelley, Defense Attorney Peter Justin, Defense Attorney Philip Gommels, Defense Attorney Renee Thomason, Defense Attorney Riddhi Desai, Defense Attorney Samuel Gardner (Verdict), Prosecutor Traci Gibson (Verdict), Defense Attorney Woodrow Dixon, Defense Attorney Yalila Guerrero
February 28, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney Samuel Gardner for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1677028 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
(presiding judge Nata Cornelio – jury trial – court reporter Lindsay Arredondo)
February 25, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney Kyle Sampson for earning Not Guilty Verdicts for your client in Cause Numbers 1613000 – 1613001 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Aggravated Assault Family Member and Burglary with Intent to Commit a Felony
(presiding judge Kelli Johnson – jury trial – court reporter Gail Rolen)
February 25, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Traci Gibson for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1620605 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault on a Security Officer – Sentence: 45 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Reagan Clark – jury trial)
February 24, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Public Defender Jisha Jaganathan for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1708317 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
(presiding judge Hilary Unger – jury trial) co-counsel Vafa Jasemi Zergani
February 24, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Public Defender Vafa Jasemi Zergani for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1708317 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
(presiding judge Hilary Unger – jury trial) co-counsel Jisha Jaganathan
February 24, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Kasie Herring for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 2314301 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offense of
Cruelty to Animals – Sentence: 2 Years Probation
(presiding judge Lee Wilson – jury trial – court reporter Shannon Simmons)
February 24, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney Matthew Mateer for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2300294 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
(presiding judge Natalie Fleming – jury trial) co-counsel Daniel Krause
February 24, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney Daniel Krause for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2300294 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
(presiding judge Natalie Fleming – jury trial) co-counsel Matthew Mateer
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 Neil Krugh for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1720102 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Riddhi Desai for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1749874 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Retaliation
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kelly Benavides for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1619838 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Peter Justin for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1711416 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Peace Officer
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jason Johnson for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1660551 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Mauricio Vazquez for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1732029 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Habitation
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Renee Thomason for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1671109 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Pat Kelley for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1700638 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Brock White for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1630754 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Yalila Guerrero for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1708932 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Katie Wilson for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1679477 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Charles Banker III for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1652354 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to a Child
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1715803 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Feroz Merchant for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1705185 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Fraudulent Use of IDs
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Philip Gommels for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1687102 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Endangering a Child
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Woodrow Dixon for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1672078 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Jennifer Gaut for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1724534 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Dustan Neyland for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1718811 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney David Runcie (Edward Law Group) for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2352176 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Dan Krieger for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2374782 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offense of
Failure to Stop and Give Information
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Dane Johnson for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2360317 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Chris Denuna for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2349248 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Marisa Ayala for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2328462 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jill Hawkins for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2329133 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
Assault
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Eddrea McKnight for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2324735 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
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)
(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. (Trials by visiting judges are not included – see above “Judges in Trial” for that information)
TRIAL WIN LEADERS from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (February 7, 2017 – February 28, 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)
.* 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
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.
The following are candidates who have filed for the Democratic and Republican March primary. Source: Life at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse
Harris County Felony Courts Dashboard
Learn about BAIL trends in Harris County Criminal Courts
HARRIS COUNTY BAIL BOND DASHBOARD
Catch all the newest updates, trial tips, important defense information, office tidbits and much more in the Harris County Public Defenders newsletter headed by Chief Public Defender Alex Bunin.
Check out my 30 CELEBRITY JURY PANELS!
Show Me The Justice assumes no liability for damages incurred directly or indirectly as a result of errors, omissions or discrepancies. Moreover, Show Me The Justice does not endorse any particular lawyer for hire nor endorses any site which has a link from these pages. For more information see The Making of This Blog