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Show Me The Justice congratulates: Prosecutor Andrew Figliuzzi (Verdict), Defense Attorney Brian Coyne, Defense Attorney Byron Watson, Defense Attorney Chris Denuna, Defense Attorney Christopher Downey, Defense Attorney David Rushing, Defense Attorney Frank Morfin, Defense Attorney Hadee Khan, Defense Attorney Joseph DeFazio, Defense Attorney Juan Aguirre, Defense Attorney Judy Mingledorff (Verdict), Defense Attorney Justin Keiter, Defense Attorney Kelly Benavides, Defense Attorney Kevin Stryker, Defense Attorney Larry Douglas, Defense Attorney Lisa Lazarte, Defense Attorney Louis Latimer, Defense Attorney Lourdes Rodriguez, Defense Attorney Mark Lipkin, Defense Attorney Myrecia Donaldson, Defense Attorney Natalie Schultz, Defense Attorney Nathaniel Munier, Defense Attorney Riddhi Desai, Defense Attorney Shannon Drehner, Public Defender Sherlene Cruz, Defense Attorney Shreya Gulamali, Defense Attorney Thuy Le
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March 25, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Andrew Figliuzzi for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1678778 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Murder – Sentence: Life in Prison
(presiding judge Danny Lacayo – jury trial)
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March 24, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney Judy Mingledorff for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1609814 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child
(presiding judge Abigail Anastasio – jury trial)
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March 24, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Rebekah Wrobleske for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 2334176 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – Sentence: 18 Months Probation
(presiding judge Andrew Wright – jury trial – court reporter Erin Furgason)
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March 23, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney Justin Keiter for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2345247 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
(presiding judge Lee Wilson – court trial)
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March 24, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney David Cunningham for earning an In Trial Dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1592772 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
(presiding judge Te’iva Bell – jury trial)
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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 Joseph DeFazio for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1649939 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Byron Watson for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1715191 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Natalie Schultz for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1704293 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Frank Morfin for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1693883 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Brian Coyne for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1720560 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Retaliation
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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 1712093 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Larry Douglas for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1757034 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Sherlene Cruz for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1614589 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Sexual Assault of a Child
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Justin Keiter for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1672487 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Myrecia Donaldson for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1728289 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Lisa Lazarte for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1732310 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Tampering with a Record
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Christopher Downey for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1692289 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Juan Aguirre for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1657260 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Smuggling of Persons
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney David Rushing for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1644196 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 Kevin Stryker for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1652617 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Robbery
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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 1703820 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Retaliation
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kelly Benavides for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1720939 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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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 1683700 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 Shannon Drehner for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1754320 out of the 180the Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Police Officer
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Louis Latimer for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1698423 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Nathaniel Munier for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1701081 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Chris Denuna for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2277079 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense
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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 2378331 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 Thuy Le for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2339792 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Hadee Khan for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2318587 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 names are 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 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)
[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
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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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The following are candidates who won (or are in a run-off) for the Democratic and Republican March primary.
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Learn about BAIL trends in Harris County Criminal Courts
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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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