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Show Me The Justice congratulates: Defense Attorney Alex Gurevich, Defense Attorney Andrew McGee, Defense Attorney Annie Li, Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn, Defense Attorney Brian Coyne, Defense Attorney Carl Moore, Public Defender Christopher Self, Defense Attorney Clement Pink, Public Defender Colin Amann, Defense Attorney Dane Johnson, Defense Attorney Elissa McBroom, Defense Attorney Gerald Fry, Prosecutor Hector Garza (Verdict), Prosecutor Ivonne Escobar (Verdict), Defense Attorney Jeanie Ortiz, Defense Attorney Jim Mount, Defense Attorney Lara Autrey, Defense Attorney Le’Paul Jack, Defense Attorney Lisa Shapiro Strauss, Defense Attorney Lott Brooks, Defense Attorney Mario Madrid, Defense Attorney Marjorie Muniz, Prosecutor Michael Hanover (Verdict), Defense Attorney Nicole Deborde, Public Defender Patrick Lara, Prosecutor Rachel Guffy (Verdict), Defense Attorney Roddrick Murray, Defense Attorney Tad Nelson, Defense Attorney Tonya McLaughlin
[su_heading size=”37″ margin=”100″]TRIALS[/su_heading]
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April 20, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Ivonne Escobar for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1459324 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member – Sentence: 15 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Reagan Clark – jury trial) co-counsel Michael Hanover
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April 20, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Michael Hanover for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1459324 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member – Sentence: 15 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Reagan Clark – jury trial) co-counsel Ivonne Escobar
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April 20, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Rachel Guffy for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1723146 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance – Sentence: 10 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Greg Glass – jury trial) co-counsel Hector Garza
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April 20, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Hector Garza for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1723146 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance – Sentence: 10 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Greg Glass – jury trial) co-counsel Rachel Guffy
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April 20, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Rashonda Shaw for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 2354037 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – Sentence: 1 Year Probation
(presiding judge Toria Finch – jury trial – court reporter Diana Ramos)
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April 19, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Preston Burns for earning Guilty Verdicts for the State of Texas in Cause Numbers 1762750 – 1685507 – 1685508 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Super Aggravated and Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child – Sentence: 50 Years, 35 Years and 35 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Danny Lacayo – jury trial) co-counsel Heather Axline
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April 19, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Heather Axline for earning Guilty Verdicts for the State of Texas in Cause Numbers 1762750 – 1685507 – 1685508 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Super Aggravated and Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child – Sentence: 50 Years, 35 Years and 35 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Danny Lacayo – jury trial) co-counsel Preston Burns
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April 19, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Ashlea Sheridan for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1741611 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child – Sentence: 14 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Maritza Antu – jury trial) co-counsel Tyler White
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April 19, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Tyler White for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1741611 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child – Sentence: 14 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Maritza Antu – jury trial) co-counsel Ashlea Sheridan
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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 Clement Pink for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1648871 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Lott Brooks for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1764104 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to the Elderly
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Christopher Self for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1742650 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 Carl Moore for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1653269 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Lisa Shapiro Strauss for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1665520 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Credit Card Abuse
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Patrick Lara for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1757482 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1725980 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Nicole Deborde for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1755789 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Violence Against the Family
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Roddrick Murray for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1720958 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Fraudulent Use of IDs
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mario Madrid for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1733703 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Tampering with a Government Record
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Colin Amann for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1740088 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Tonya McLaughlin for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1716216 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Pregnant Person
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Marjorie Muniz for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1740159 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Le’Paul Jack for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1721927 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Criminal Mischief $2500 – $30K
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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 1747490 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of Marijuana 5lbs – 50lbs
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Tad Nelson for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1682310 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Annie Li for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1718609 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jeanie Ortiz for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1613267 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 Andrew McGee for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1619594 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Violence Against the Family
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Lara Autrey for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1665430 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 Gerald Fry for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1669518 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Sexual Assault
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Alex Gurevich for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2342912 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney James Mount for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2369731 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Elissa McBroom for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2362632 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Dane Johnson for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2350985 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
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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 2,400 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)
[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 21, 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
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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Harris County Felony Courts Dashboard
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Learn about BAIL trends in Harris County Criminal Courts
HARRIS COUNTY BAIL BOND DASHBOARD
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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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