Show Me The Justice congratulates: Defense Attorney Amanda Skillern, Prosecutor Ashlea Sheridan (Verdict), Defense Attorney Beth Exley, Defense Attorney Carl Moore, Defense Attorney Danny Easterling, Defense Attorney Danny Werlinger, Defense Attorney Gerald Francis, Defense Attorney Hadee Khan, Public Defender Helen Simotas, Public Defender Jannell Robles, Defense Attorney Kate Welch, Defense Attorney Kathryn Kahle, Defense Attorney Kim Samman, Defense Attorney Lisa Lazarte, Defense Attorney Mark Lipkin, Defense Attorney Mark Rubal, Defense Attorney Matthew Sharp, Defense Attorney Maverick Ray, Defense Attorney Mekisha Walker, Public Defender Michael Moore, Defense Attorney Michael Pham, Defense Attorney Terrance Jewett, Defense Attorney Todd Overstreet, Defense Attorney Tom Zakes, Defense Attorney Tyler Flood, Prosecutor Tyler White (Verdict), Defense Attorney William Van Buren
March 29, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Ashlea Sheridan for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1753579 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child – Sentence: 35 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Kelli Johnson – jury trial – court reporter Gail Rolen) co-counsel Tyler White
March 29, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Tyler White for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1753579 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child – Sentence: 35 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Kelli Johnson – jury trial – court reporter Gail Rolen) co-counsel Ashlea Sheridan
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mark Lipkin for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1720891 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Lisa Lazarte for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1728664 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Trademark Counterfeiting $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Matthew Sharp for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1737512 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Beth Exley for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1753150 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated with a Child <15 years old
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Danny Easterling for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1711199 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Impersonating a Police Officer
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney William Van Buren for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1740012 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Terroristic Threat
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Amanda Skillern for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1737938 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to the Elderly
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mekisha Walker for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1715059 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kim Samman for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1716845 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Michael Moore for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1736767 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kate Welch for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1700223 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Fraudulent Use of IDs
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Michael Pham for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1683943 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Tampering with a Government Record
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Todd Overstreet for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1693680 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Violence Against the Family
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kathryn Kahle for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1757882 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of Marijuana 5lbs – 50lbs
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Danny Werlinger for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1750496 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Gerald Francis for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1671140 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Sexual Assault
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Tom Zakes for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1694612 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Violence Against the Family
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Jannell Robles for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2311888 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Terrance Jewett for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2334401 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mark Rubal for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2314488 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offense of
Disorderly Conduct
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 2316415 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
Theft by Check
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Carl Moore for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2286815 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
Terroristic Threat
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Maverick Ray for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2379060 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Tyler Flood for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2341050 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Helen Simotas for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2321562 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
(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 – March 30, 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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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
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