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Show Me The Justice congratulates: Prosecutor Abraham Chopin (Verdict), Defense Attorney Antonio Benavides, Public Defender Brandy Gum, Defense Attorney Casey Keirnan, Defense Attorney Cheryl Irvin, Defense Attorney Diana Sims, Defense Attorney Dustan Neyland, Defense Attorney Equator Turner, Defense Attorney Frederick Kelly, Public Defender Hannah Herzog, Defense Attorney Joseph Gutheinz, Defense Attorney Kate Welch, Prosecutor Keegan Childers (Verdict), Defense Attorney Marcos Adrogue, Defense Attorney Mark Thiessen, Prosecutor Mary McFaden (Verdict), Defense Attorney Mike DeGeurin, Defense Attorney Nathaniel Pitoniak, Defense Attorney Pat Kelley, Defense Attorney Peter Justin, Defense Attorney Ricardo Loredo, Defense Attorney Riddhi Desai, Defense Attorney Sally Ring, Defense Attorney Shreya Gulamali, Prosecutor Stephany Abner (Verdict), Defense Attorney Troy Locklear, Defense Attorney Tyler Flood, Defense Attorney Val Zuniga, Defense Attorney Vik Vij
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March 4, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Abraham Chopin for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1669463 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle – Sentence: 4 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Colleen Gaido – jury trial)
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March 3, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Stephany Abner for earning Guilty Verdicts for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1736075 – 1736077 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault on a Public Servant – Sentence: 40 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Te’iva Bell – jury trial) co-counsel Keegan Childers and Mary McFaden
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March 3, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Mary McFaden for earning Guilty Verdicts for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1736075 – 1736077 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault on a Public Servant – Sentence: 40 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Te’iva Bell – jury trial) co-counsel Keegan Childers and Stephany Abner
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March 3, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Keegan Childers for earning Guilty Verdicts for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1736075 – 1736077 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault on a Public Servant – Sentence: 40 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Te’iva Bell – jury trial) co-counsel Stephany Abner and Mary McFaden
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March 4, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Clarissa Escobedo for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 2263217 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offense of
Assault – Sentence: 60 Days in Jail
(presiding judge Raul Rodriguez – jury trial – court reporter Leah Leal) co-counsel Carina Batista
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March 4, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Carina Batista for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 2263217 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offense of
Assault – Sentence: 60 Days in Jail
(presiding judge Raul Rodriguez – jury trial – court reporter Leah Leal) co-counsel Clarissa Escobedo
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March 4, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Tiera Johnson Williams for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1606665 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance – Sentence: 25 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Hazel Jones – jury trial)
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March 4, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney John Paul Cedillo for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2331292 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated >.15
(presiding judge Andrew Wright – jury trial – court reporter Erin Furgason)
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[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 Antonio Benavides for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1741631 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Used Oil Act Violation
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Equator Turner for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1744535 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Nathaniel Pitoniak for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1670754 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Pat Kelley for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1678563 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft of a Firearm
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Diana Sims for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1610535 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Troy Locklear for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1699114 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Vik Vij for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1682542 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Criminal Mischief $2500 – $30K
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kate Welch for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1728123 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Building
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Casey Keirnan for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1750922 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sally Ring for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1714892 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Val Zuniga for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1735160 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Joseph Gutheinz for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1592096 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Indecency with a Child
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Marcos Adrogue for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1743967 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Peter Justin for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1702923 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to a Child
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Frederick Kelly for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1712407 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mike DeGeurin for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1692726 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Riddhi Desai for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1734763 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 Dustan Neyland for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1748822 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Peace Officer
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mark Thiessen for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2338726 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Brandy Gum for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2395653 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
Terroristic Threat
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Tyler Flood for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2222604 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 11 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Cheryl Irvin for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2304039 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
Assault
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Shreya Gulamali for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2341590 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Hannah Herzog for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2227106 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Ricardo Loredo for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2245464 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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[su_heading size=”33″ margin=”100″] MISDEMEANOR DISMISSALS FEBRUARY 2022[/su_heading]
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[/su_frame] Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney JULIO VELA for earning the MOST misdemeanor dismissals for the month of February 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)
[su_heading size=”37″ margin=”100″]Felony Judges[/su_heading]
[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 – March 7, 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)
[su_heading size=”30″ margin=”100″]Prosecutor Verdicts[/su_heading]
[su_heading size=”30″ margin=”100″]Defense Verdicts[/su_heading]
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
[su_heading size=”37″ margin=”100″]FEATURES[/su_heading]
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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The following are candidates who won (or are in a run-off) for the Democratic and Republican March primary.
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Harris County Felony Courts Dashboard
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Learn about BAIL trends in Harris County Criminal Courts
HARRIS COUNTY BAIL BOND DASHBOARD
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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.
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