Show Me The Justice congratulates: Defense Attorney Andreea Ionescu, Public Defender Brandon Ball, Defense Attorney Brett Podolsky, Defense Attorney Brian Burns, Defense Attorney Carl Moore, Defense Attorney Carlos Rodriguez, Defense Attorney Cary Higginbotham, Public Defender Edward Casanova, Defense Attorney Edward Okwueze, Defense Attorney Eileen Guerinot, Defense Attorney Gilbert Villarreal, Defense Attorney Herman Martinez, Defense Attorney Jed Silverman, Defense Attorney Jesse Rios, Defense Attorney Joe Vinas, Prosecutor Joseph Frank (Verdict), Defense Attorney Kate Ferrell, Defense Attorney Kathryn Bates, Prosecutor Keegan Childers (Verdict), Defense Attorney Kirk Oncken, Defense Attorney Lisa Shapiro Strauss, Public Defender Mona Kermani, Defense Attorney Murray Newman, Defense Attorney Paria Rafiee, Defense Attorney Pat Kelley, Defense Attorney Roy Smith, Defense Attorney Tyrone Moncriffe
May 17, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Keegan Childers for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1664373 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Sexual Assault on an Elderly Person – Sentence: Life in Prison
(presiding judge – Leslie Yates – jury trial) co-counsel Joseph Frank
May 17, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Joseph Frank for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1664373 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Sexual Assault on an Elderly Person – Sentence: Life in Prison
(presiding judge – Leslie Yates – jury trial) co-counsel Keegan Childers
May 17, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Public Defender Hannah Frank for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1713382 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member – Choking
(presiding judge – Nata Cornelio – jury trial – court reporter Lindsay Arredondo)
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!
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Pat Kelley for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1626639 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Cary Higginbotham for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1745688 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Edward Okwueze for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1709865 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Murray Newman for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1709866 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Edward Casanova for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1752446 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jed Silverman for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1761775 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Paria Rafiee for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1723864 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Gilbert Villarreal for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1601837 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Peace Officer
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Mona Kermani for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1717205 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Building
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Herman Martinez for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1752466 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Tyrone Moncriffe for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1714479 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Sexual Assault of a Child
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Carl Moore for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1751557 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Lisa Shapiro Strauss for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1735569 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Joe Vinas for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1621703 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Eileen Guerinot for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1709144 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Violence Against the Family
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Brandon Ball for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1554155 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Roy Smith for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1686315 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kathryn Bates for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1740853 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kirk Oncken for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1661023 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to a Child
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Brett Podolsky for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1651275 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jesse Rios for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1639350 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Kidnapping
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Carlos Rodriguez for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1673768 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Building
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Brian Burns for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1723242 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kate Ferrell for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2339671 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Andreea Ionescu for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2317987 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Failure to Stop and Render Aid
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)
2018 – 2019 – COVID 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.
The following are candidates who won (or are in a run-off) for the Democratic and Republican March primary.
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