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Show Me The Justice congratulates: Defense Attorney Brian Benken, Prosecutor Conner Tichota (Verdict), Prosecutor Dana Nazarova (Verdict), Defense Attorney Denise Crawford, Defense Attorney Diana Sims, Defense Attorney Ed Milian, Defense Attorney Eric Clay, Defense Attorney Eugenia Mendez, Defense Attorney Fred Dahr (Verdict), Public Defender Jen Gaut, Public Defender Jisha Jaganathan, Defense Attorney Joe Garcia Jr, Public Defender Jorge Garcia, Defense Attorney Julio Vela, Public Defender Kevin Keating, Defense Attorney Marcos Adrogue, Defense Attorney Mark Hochglaube, Defense Attorney Michael Turner, Defense Attorney Nancy Botts, Defense Attorney Peter Justin, Defense Attorney Romy Kaplan, Defense Attorney Sanam Mirfattah, Defense Attorney Steve Shellist, Defense Attorney Steven Greenlee, Defense Attorney Sylvia Escobedo, Defense Attorney Tim Ballengee, Defense Attorney Todd Dupont, Defense Attorney Trinidad Zamora III
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April 11, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney Fred Dahr for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1649500 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
(presiding judge Jim Anderson – jury trial)
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April 11, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Dana Nazarova for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1619255 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery – Sentence: 12 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Reagan Clark – jury trial) co-counsel Conner Tichota
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April 11, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Conner Tichota for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1619255 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery – Sentence: 12 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Reagan Clark – jury trial) co-counsel Dana Nazarova
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April 11, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney Lara Autrey for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1756666 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
(presiding judge Hilary Unger – jury trial)
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[su_heading size=”37″ margin=”100″]SCOREBOARD[/su_heading]
[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 Marcos Adrogue for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1682399 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Eric Clay (Edward Law Group) for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1722363 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 Nancy Botts for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1705424 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to the Disabled
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Jisha Jaganathan for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1753270 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Habitation
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Kevin Keating for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1634883 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 Julio Vela for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1647591 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Habitation
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Tim Ballengee for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1691117 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Credit Card Abuse
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Brian Benken for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1721768 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sanam Mirfattah for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1670947 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Jorge Garcia for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1594553 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Steven Greenlee for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1696712 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Eugenia Mendez for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1739834 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to a Child
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sylvia Escobedo for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1689235 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 Diana Sims for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1678771 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 Jen Gaut for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1755167 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 Mark Hochglaube for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1759742 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Michael Turner for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1737215 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Peter Justin for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1601520 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery on Person >65 years old
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Steve Shellist for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1615610 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Sexual Assault
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Todd Dupont for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2323062 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
Deadly Conduct
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Denise Crawford for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2320659 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Joe Garcia, Jr. for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2338484 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of
False Report to a Police Officer
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Romy Kaplan for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2358540 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
Assault
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Ed Milian for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2378076 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Private Security Act Violation
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Trindad Zamora III for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2369272 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Terroristic Threat
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[su_heading size=”33″ margin=”100″] MISDEMEANOR DISMISSALS FEBRUARY 2022[/su_heading]
[su_frame][/su_frame] Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney MARCOS ADROGUE AND HIS FIRM for earning the MOST misdemeanor dismissals for the month of March 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 – April 12, 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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[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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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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