Show Me The Justice congratulates: Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn, Defense Attorney Chip Lewis, Defense Attorney Cory Roth, Defense Attorney David Lee, Defense Attorney Dionne Press, Defense Attorney Enrique Ramirez, Public Defender Erik Locascio, Defense Attorney Erik Smith, Prosecutor Heather Axline (Verdict), Defense Attorney Jeremy Axel, Defense Attorney Jill Lansden, Defense Attorney Julio Vela, Defense Attorney Kate Welch, Defense Attorney Keith French, Prosecutor Kimberly Smith (Verdict), Defense Attorney Mark Thiessen, Defense Attorney Matthew Mendez, Defense Attorney Neal Davis III, Defense Attorney Neil Krugh, Prosecutor Rashonda Shaw (Verdict), Defense Attorney Robert Eutsler, Defense Attorney Ryan Fremuth, Prosecutor Ryan Volkmer (Verdict), Defense Attorney Sandra Gomez, Public Defender Simone Bray, Defense Attorney Sina Zadeh, Public Defender Stephen Touchstone, Prosecutor Taylor Carter (Verdict), Defense Attorney Todd Dupont, Defense Attorney William McLellan
April 5, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Rashonda Shaw for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 2348221 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated >.15 – Sentence: 6 Days in Jail
(presiding judge Toria Finch – jury trial – court reporter Diana Ramos)
April 5, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Heather Axline for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1615699 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child – Sentence: 75 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Brian Warren – jury trial – court reporter Amanda Fazio) co-counsel Kimberly Smith
April 5, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Kimberly Smith for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1615699 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child – Sentence: 75 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Brian Warren – jury trial – court reporter Amanda Fazio) co-counsel Heather Axline
April 5, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Ryan Volkmer for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1660661 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to a Child – Sentence: 3 Years Probation
(presiding judge Hazel Jones – jury trial) co-counsel Taylor Carter
April 5, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Taylor Carter for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1660661 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to a Child – Sentence: 3 Years Probation
(presiding judge Hazel Jones – jury trial) co-counsel Ryan Volkmer
April 5, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney Le’Paul Jack for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1660662 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to a Child
(presiding judge Hazel Jones – jury trial)
April 5, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney Justin Keiter for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2305448 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense
(presiding judge Tonya Jones – jury trial) second chair Wes Rucker
April 4, 2022 – Show Me The Justice – Congratulations to Prosecutors Michael Abner(left), Karen Barney (center) and Chadwick Scott for earning an In Trial Plea for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1571461 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Murder – Sentence: 20 Years in Prison (sentencing April 8, 2022)
(presiding judge Jason Luong – jury trial)
Also: Congratulations to Defense Attorneys Lisa Andrews Alpe (left) and Brian Roberts for earning the In Trial Plea that resulted in the charge of Capital Murder (mandatory life in prison) being reduced to a Murder charge and 20 years in prison..
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Chip Lewis for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1748343 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Neil Krugh for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1682292 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Simone Bray for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1715868 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jeremy Axel for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1701196 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kate Welch for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1658620 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Habitation
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Enrique Ramirez for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1742750 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jill Lansden for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1660849 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Matthew Mendez for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1743864 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Indecency with a Child
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Todd Dupont for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1722958 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Robert Eutsler for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1764223 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Promotion of Prostitution
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Julio Vela for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1645087 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Indecency with a Child
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Keith French for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1736095 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney William McLellan for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1729040 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Criminal Mischief $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Stephen Touchstone for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1727968 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mark Thiessen for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1712761 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft >$300K
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sandra Gomez for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1699926 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sina Zadeh for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1745125 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Solicitation of Prostitution
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Dionne Press for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1728960 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to the Disabled
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Neal Davis III for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1682960 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Robbery
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Erik Locascio for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1718454 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1731787 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Pregnant Person
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Ryan Fremuth for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1671905 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney David Lee for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2380057 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Racing
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Cory Roth for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2177994 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
Criminal Mischief $100 – $750
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Erik Smith for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2270111 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
(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 – April 6, 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)
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.
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