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Show Me The Justice congratulates: Prosecutor Amanda Brown (Verdict), Prosecutor Andrew Figliuzzi (Verdict), Defense Attorney Bayoji Akingbola, Defense Attorney Brandon Bibby, Defense Attorney Brandon Strauss, Defense Attorney Brian Coyne, Public Defender Damaris Betancourt, Defense Attorney David Runcie, Defense Attorney Ed Chernoff, Defense Attorney Eddrea McKnight, Defense Attorney Eddy Tecle, Defense Attorney George Reul III, Public Defender Hannah Frank, Defense Attorney James Stafford, Defense Attorney Jill Hawkins, Defense Attorney Jim Butler, Public Defender Jorge Garcia, Defense Attorney Kate Ferrell, Defense Attorney Lori Deangelo, Defense Attorney Lourdes Rodriguez, Defense Attorney Mark Lipkin, Defense Attorney Michael Nassif, Defense Attorney Morgan Bourque, Prosecutor Preston Burns (Verdict), Public Defender Saif Kazim, Defense Attorney Samuel Cammack III, Defense Attorney Shannon Davis, Defense Attorney Tim Ballengee
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May 18, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Andrew Figliuzzi for earning Guilty Verdicts for the State of Texas in Cause Numbers 1464975 – 1464976 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Sexual Assault of a Child – Sentence: 15 Years in Prison
(presiding judge – Hazel Jones – jury trial) co-counsel Preston Burns
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May 18, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Preston Burns for earning Guilty Verdicts for the State of Texas in Cause Numbers 1464975 – 1464976 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Sexual Assault of a Child – Sentence: 15 Years in Prison
(presiding judge – Hazel Jones – jury trial) co-counsel Andrew Figliuzzi
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May 18, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Amanda Brown for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 2323519 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense – Sentence: 1 Year Probation
(presiding judge – Genesis Draper – jury trial)
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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
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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
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[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 Public Defender Saif Kazim for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1732839 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 3rd Offense
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Ed Chernoff for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1639746 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 James Stafford for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1659084 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Promotion of Prostitution
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Hannah Frank for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1725031 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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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 1732831 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
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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 1753608 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Retaliation
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney George Reul III for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1633367 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Endangering a Child
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Damaris Betancourt for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1730043 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Lourdes Rodriguez for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1395066 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Bayoji Akingbola for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1747451 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Michael Nassif for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1724074 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Violence Against the Family
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Eddy Tecle for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1655729 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary with Intent to Commit a Felony
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Lori Deangelo for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1760132 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Brandon Strauss for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1751434 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of Marijuana 5lbs – 50lbs
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Shannon Davis for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1643323 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Habitation
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mark Lipkin for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1756677 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Habitation
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney David Runcie (Edward Law Group) for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1726747 out of the 228th 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 Eddrea McKnight for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1745587 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jill Hawkins for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2301278 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Brandon Bibby for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2355842 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 Morgan Bourque for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2364076 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jim Butler for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2344410 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Samuel Cammack III for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2317984 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
Interfering with an Emergency Request for Assistance
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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 2349566 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Violation of a Protective Order
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Brian Coyne for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2354020 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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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″]Fel Judges 2022[/su_heading]
[su_heading size=”37″ margin=”100″]Misd Judges 2022[/su_heading]
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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)
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[su_heading size=”30″ margin=”100″]Defense Verdicts[/su_heading]
2018 – 2019 – COVID 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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Check out my 30 CELEBRITY JURY PANELS!

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