Show Me The Justice congratulates: Defense Attorney Ali Korfin, Defense Attorney Amanda Skillern, Public Defender Andres Fernandez, Defense Attorney Chabli Hall, Defense Attorney Cheryl Chapell, Defense Attorney Cheryl Irvin, Public Defender Dulce Toledo, Defense Attorney Ed Chernoff, Defense Attorney Eddrea McKnight, Defense Attorney Equator Turner, Defense Attorney Feroz Merchant, Defense Attorney Frederick Wilson, Defense Attorney Harris Wood Jr, Defense Attorney Jed Silverman, Public Defender Jen Gaut, Defense Attorney Jim Medley, Public Defender Katie Wilson, Defense Attorney Kelly Benavides, Defense Attorney Kevin Howard, Defense Attorney Natalie Schultz, Defense Attorney Philip Gommels, Defense Attorney Renee Thomason, Defense Attorney Samuel Gardner, Defense Attorney Shannon Drehner, Prosecutor Traci Gibson (Verdicts), Defense Attorney Val Zuniga
April 14, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Traci Gibson for earning Guilty Verdicts for the State of Texas in Cause Numbers 1666752 – 1666753 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon and Controlled Substance – Sentence: 10 Years and 2 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Chris Morton – court trial)
April 13, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Ryan Fuller for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1540864 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Sexual Assault – Sentence: 8 Years Probation and $4000 Fine
(presiding judge Frank Aguilar – jury trial)
April 13, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor R.J. Martinez for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 2345218 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of
Trespass – Sentence: 126 Days in Jail
(presiding judge David Singer – jury trial – court reporter Connie Cole)
April 13, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney Kate Ferrell for earning an In Trial Dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2326156 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
(presiding judge Raul Rodriguez – jury trial – court reporter Leah Leal)
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kevin Howard for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1654961 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kelly Benavides for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1721868 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Natalie Schultz for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1720373 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Frederick Wilson for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1723660 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Val Zuniga for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1765794 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 3rd Offense
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Philip Gommels for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1722875 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Trademark Counterfeiting $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Equator Turner for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1727821 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Harris Wood Jr. for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1737222 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Pregnant Person
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Dulce Toledo for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1754360 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Violence Against the Family
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Amanda Skillern for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1734361 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Pregnant Person
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Jen Gaut for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1709273 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jed Silverman for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1637672 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Eddrea McKnight for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1677004 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Ed Chernoff for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1728412 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Trademark Counterfeiting $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jim Medley for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1703237 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Building
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Samuel Gardner for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1694192 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Andres Fernandez for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1731488 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Robbery
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Katie Wilson for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1751170 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to a Child
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Cheryl Irvin for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1714346 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to a Child
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Shannon Drehner for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1728180 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Renee Thomason for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1742310 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on EMS Personnel
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Feroz Merchant for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1729555 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Ali Korfin for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2385599 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Chabli Hall for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2343096 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Terroristic Threat
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Cheryl Chapell for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2323543 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
(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 18, 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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