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Show Me The Justice congratulates: Defense Attorney Brett Podolsky, Defense Attorney Charles Brown (Verdict), Defense Attorney Cheryl Brown, Prosecutor Connor Lasater (Verdict), Defense Attorney Donale Evans, Defense Attorney Ericon Garza, Defense Attorney James Reed, Public Defender Jen Gaut, Defense Attorney Jim Medley, Defense Attorney Joseph Guevara, Defense Attorney Kim Abbey, Defense Attorney Kirk Oncken, Defense Attorney Manny Guerra (Verdict), Defense Attorney Mark Thiessen, Defense Attorney Matt Leeper, Defense Attorney Mike Monks, Defense Attorney Morris Overstreet, Defense Attorney Murray Newman, Defense Attorney Paula Miller, Defense Attorney Philip Gommels, Defense Attorney Renee Thomason, Defense Attorney Robert Eutsler, Defense Attorney Samuel Milledge II, Defense Attorney Sean Darvishi (Verdict), Defense Attorney Sean McAlister, Defense Attorney Stacy Sederis, Defense Attorney Stephanie Martin, Defense Attorney Sylvia Escobedo, Public Defender Vafa Jasemi Zergani
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May 26, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney Sean Darvishi for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2361217 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
(presiding judge – Tonya Jones – jury trial) second chair Manny Guerra
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May 26, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney Manny Guerra for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2361217 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
(presiding judge – Tonya Jones – jury trial) first chair Sean Darvishi
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May 25, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney Charles Brown for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1665756 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
(presiding judge – Te’iva Bell – jury trial)
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May 26, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Connor Lasater for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 2349470 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 11 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – Sentence: 10 months Probation
(presiding judge – Sedrick Walker – jury trial)
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May 25, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney Billy Skinner for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2255401 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
(presiding judge – Tonya Jones – jury trial)
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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 Defense Attorney Joseph Guevara for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1697547 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Donale Evans for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1723214 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Deadly Conduct
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Vafa Jasemi Zergani for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1738468 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sean McAlister for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1695585 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Samuel Milledge II for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1646693 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Robbery
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kirk Oncken for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1742061 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
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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 1715114 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Criminal Mischief $2500 – $30K
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Stephanie Martin for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1671141 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Sexual Assault
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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 1616979 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Sexual Assault
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sylvia Escobedo for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1708128 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 Jen Gaut for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1749141 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Cheryl Brown for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1709376 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 Jim Medley for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1638968 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 Ericon Garza for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1741836 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Sexual Assault
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Paula Miller for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1566785 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Renee Thomason for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1739363 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney James Reed for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1737172 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Stacy Sederis for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1753719 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to a Child
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Matt Leeper for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1758266 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to the Elderly
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Morris Overstreet for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1743197 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Philip Gommels for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1738547 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 Murray Newman for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1731186 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mark Thiessen for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2342362 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Robert Eutsler for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2171457 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 Kim Abbey for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2366542 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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