Show Me The Justice congratulates: Defense Attorney Atoya Collins, Defense Attorney Carl Pruett, Defense Attorney Chanae Davis, Defense Attorney Danny Easterling (Verdict), Defense Attorney David Pendleton, Defense Attorney Equator Turner, Defense Attorney Frederick Wilson, Defense Attorney Gary Tabakman, Public Defender Ike Okorafor, Defense Attorney Joe Wells, Defense Attorney John Kovach, Defense Attorney Joseph Gagliardi, Defense Attorney Kevin Howard, Defense Attorney Kimberly McTorry, Defense Attorney Kristina Daily, Defense Attorney Mac Schaffer, Defense Attorney Mark Morasch, Defense Attorney Mark Thiessen, Prosecutor Mateo Gonzalez (Verdict), Prosecutor Matt Gilliam (Verdict), Defense Attorney Pablo Rodriguez, Defense Attorney Philip Scardino, Public Defender Porscha Brown, Defense Attorney Sean McAlister, Defense Attorney Sylvia Escobedo, Prosecutor Travis Dunlap (Verdict), Defense Attorney Vik Vij, Defense Attorney Will Mejia, Defense Attorney Wilvin Carter
April 29, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Mateo Gonzalez for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1686011 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Violation of a Protective Order – Sentence: 16 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Te’iva Brown – jury trial)
April 28, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney Danny Easterling for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1594865 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Murder
(presiding judge Robert Johnson – jury trial)
April 28, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Matt Gilliam for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1695907 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Capital Murder – Sentence: Life Without Parole
(presiding judge Marc Brown – jury trial) co-counsel Travis Dunlap
April 28, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Travis Dunlap for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1695907 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Capital Murder – Sentence: Life Without Parole
(presiding judge Marc Brown – jury trial) co-counsel Matt Gilliam
April 28, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Matt Magill for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1645524 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Sexual Assault – Sentence: 60 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Leslie Yates – jury trial)
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Carl Pruett for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1704067 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Atoya Collins for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1706338 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kristina Daily for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1768302 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft from a Person
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Joseph Gagliardi for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1693669 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Wilvin Carter for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1632906 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated with Child <15 years old
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kimberly McTorry for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1648965 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Animal Cruelty
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Ike Okorafor for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1741252 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 3rd Offense
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kevin Howard for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1662396 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to the Elderly
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Vik Vij for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1739470 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to a Child
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Philip Scardino for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1764494 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mac Schaffer for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1666957 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sean McAlister for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1726160 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver 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 1706734 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Habitation
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sylvia Escobedo for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1748049 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Joe Wells for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1756351 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with Prior Evading Arrest Conviction
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Chanae Davis for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1707481 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Failure to Comply as a Sex Offender
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mark Morasch for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1680785 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to a Child
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Porscha Brown for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1740318 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Gary Tabakman for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1712944 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Equator Turner for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1675854 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Pablo Rodriguez for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2343812 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of
Terroristic Threat
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mark Thiessen for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2342798 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney David Pendleton for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2392552 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Will Mejia for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2403451 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney John Kovach for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2385625 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 11 for the offense of
Assault
(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 2,400 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)
TRIAL WIN LEADERS from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (February 7, 2017 through This Current Post Date). 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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