ShowMeTheJustice – May 20, 2022

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

TRIALS

 

Sean Darvishi

 

 

 

May 19, 2022Show 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

 

Manny Guerra

 

 

 

May 19, 2022Show 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

 

Erandy Marquez

 

 

 

May 19, 2022Show 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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Cody Kelemen

 

 

 

May 19, 2022Show 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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James Murphy

 

 

 

May 19, 2022Show 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)

Andrew Figliuzzi

 

 

 

May 18, 2022Show 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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Preston Burns

 

 

 

May 18, 2022Show 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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Amanda Brown

 

 

 

May 18, 2022Show 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)

SCOREBOARD

DISMISSALS
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!

Joe Bailey

 

 

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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Lewis Thomas

 

 

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

Jorge Garcia

 

 

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

Zakiya Carter

 

 

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

Catherine Samaan

 

 

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

Kyle Sampson

 

 

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

Naomi Howard

 

 

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

Abbie Russell

 

 

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

Paul St. John

 

 

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

Sherlene Cruz

 

 

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

Kim Samman

 

 

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

Emily Shelton

 

 

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

Mike Monks

 

 

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

Laine Lindsey

 

 

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

Michael Slider

 

 

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

Elizabeth Salazar

 

 

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

Markay Stroud

 

 

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

Timothy Donahue

 

 

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

Jesse Rios

 

 

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

D'Angelo Lowe

 

 

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

Mike Driver

 

 

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

Todd Bennett

 

 

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

Kim Abbey

 

 

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

Robyn Brown

 

 

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

Hadee Khan

 

 

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

 

 

 

Note: The following spreadsheets, standings, charts, graphs and compilations are NOT 100% accurate and should not be relied upon as authoritative information.

STATISTICS

 

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)

Fel Judges 2022

 

Misd Judges 2022

 

 

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)

Prosecutor Verdicts

 

Defense Verdicts

 

 

 

2018 – 2019 – COVID FINAL STANDINGS for TRIALS

FEATURES

 

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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Learn about BAIL trends in Harris County Criminal Courts

 

HARRIS COUNTY BAIL BOND DASHBOARD

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