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Show Me The Justice congratulates: Defense Attorney Abbie Russell, Defense Attorney Catherine Samaan, Prosecutor Cody Kelemen (Verdict), Defense Attorney D’Angelo Lowe, Defense Attorney Elizabeth Salazar, Defense Attorney Emily Shelton, Prosecutor Erandy Marquez (Verdict), Defense Attorney Hadee Khan, Special Prosecutor Jacklyn Janis (Verdict), Prosecutor James Murphy (Verdict), Defense Attorney Jesse Rios, Defense Attorney Joe Bailey, Public Defender Jorge Garcia, Defense Attorney Kim Abbey, Defense Attorney Kim Samman, Defense Attorney Kyle Sampson, Defense Attorney Laine Lindsey, Defense Attorney Lewis Thomas, Defense Attorney Manny Guerra (Verdict), Defense Attorney Markay Stroud, Defense Attorney Michael Driver, Defense Attorney Michael Slider, Defense Attorney Mike Monks, Defense Attorney Naomi Howard, Defense Attorney Paul St. John, Defense Attorney Robyn Brown, Defense Attorney Sean Darvishi (Verdict), Public Defender Sherlene Cruz, Defense Attorney Timothy Donahue, Defense Attorney Todd Bennett, Public Defender Zakiya Carter
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May 19, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney Sean Darvishi for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2369753 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
(presiding judge – Alex Salgado – jury trial) co-counsel Manny Guerra
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May 19, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney Manny Guerra for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2369753 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
(presiding judge – Alex Salgado – jury trial) co-counsel Sean Darvishi
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May 19, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Erandy Marquez for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1615246 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Intoxicated Manslaughter with a Vehicle – Sentence: 10 Years Probation
(presiding judge – Brian Warren – jury trial) co-counsel Cody Kelemen
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May 19, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Cody Kelemen for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1615246 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Intoxicated Manslaughter with a Vehicle – Sentence: 10 Years Probation
(presiding judge – Brian Warren – jury trial) co-counsel Erandy Marquez
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May 19, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor James Murphy for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1664259 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Murder – Sentence: 40 Years in Prison
(presiding judge – Denise Collins – jury trial)
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Congratulations to Special Prosecutor Jacklyn Janis for earning a jury finding of “Civil Commitment” for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1015159-Z out of the 179th Criminal District Court. (Defendant was previously convicted for the offense of Indecency with a Child – Sentence: 18 Years in Prison in 2005)
Defendant found to be Sexual Predator – Civil Commitment
(presiding judge Ana Martinez – jury trial)
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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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[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 Joe Bailey for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1572919 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault by a Public Servant
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Lewis Thomas for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1670988 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Sexual Assault of a Child
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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 1717469 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Zakiya Carter for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1712272 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Catherine Samaan for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1651853 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Violence Against the Family
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kyle Sampson for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1743373 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Naomi Howard for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1568785 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Abbie Russell for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1674283 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Paul St. John for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1738764 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary with Intent to Commit a Felony
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Sherlene Cruz for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1748276 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Retaliation
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kim Samman for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1734453 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to the Elderly
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Emily Shelton for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1729000 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Tampering with Evidence
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mike Monks for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1671643 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Laine Lindsey for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1621316 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to a Child
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Michael Slider for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1748464 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Hindering Apprehension
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Elizabeth Salazar for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1705210 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Fraudulent Use of IDs
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Markay Stroud for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1703738 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Timothy Donahue for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1730222 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Credit Card Abuse
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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 1699276 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Kidnapping
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney D’Angelo Lowe for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1727558 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Michael Driver for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1709386 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Delivery of a Controlled Substance
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Todd Bennett for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1680305 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kim Abbey for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2349508 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Robyn Brown for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2336836 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Hadee Khan for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2333032 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 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 2,500 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
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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)
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[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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