Show Me The Justice congratulates: Defense Attorney Brent Wasserstein, Public Defender Brooke Cluse, Defense Attorney Carl Pruett, Defense Attorney Carlos Rodriguez, Defense Attorney David Runcie, Defense Attorney Doug Loper, Defense Attorney Emily Shelton, Defense Attorney Ericon Garza, Defense Attorney Frank Stambaugh, Defense Attorney Jed Silverman (Verdict), Prosecutor Gillian Hogan (Verdict), Defense Attorney Jerry Guerinot, Defense Attorney Joe Vinas, Defense Attorney Kathryn Bates, Defense Attorney Keeyli Alfaro, Defense Attorney Kevin Howard, Defense Attorney Kimberly McTorry, Defense Attorney Marcos Adrogue, Defense Attorney Mark Lipkin, Prosecutor Maroun Koutani (Verdict), Defense Attorney Maverick Ray, Defense Attorney Meredith Morse, Defense Attorney Paul Schiffer, Defense Attorney Peter Justin, Defense Attorney Robert Valles Jr, Public Defender Robert Williams II, Defense Attorney Ryan Fremuth, Defense Attorney Shannon Davis, Prosecutor Steven Harris (Verdict), Prosecutor Travis Dunlap (Verdict)
June 1, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Travis Dunlap for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1651869 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Murder – Sentence: 31 Years in Prison
(presiding judge – Nata Cornelio – jury trial) co-counsel Steven Harris
June 1, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Steven Harris for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1651869 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Murder – Sentence: 31 Years in Prison
(presiding judge – Nata Cornelio – jury trial) co-counsel Travis Dunlap
June 1, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Maroun Koutani for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1575633 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon – Sentence: 25 Years in Prison
(presiding judge – Ramona Franklin – jury trial)
June 1, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Gillian Hogan for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1720115 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault – Sentence: 2 Years Probation and 5 Days in Jail
(presiding judge – Frank Aguilar – jury trial)
June 1, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney Jed Silverman for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2371319 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense
(presiding judge – Mike Fields – court trial)
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 Ryan Fremuth for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1765404 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Keeyli Alfaro for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1755991 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Pregnant Person
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Brent Wasserstein for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1703838 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Attempted Sexual Assault
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Meredith Morse (Edward Law Group) for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1632305 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney David Runcie (Edward Law Group) for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1611770 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Carlos Rodriguez for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1642390 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Maverick Ray for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1603896 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Emily Shelton for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1757293 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Doug Loper for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1767802 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Indecency with a Child
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kevin Howard for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1687795 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Sexual Assault
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jerry Guerinot for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1681072 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Habitation
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Carl Pruett for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1666035 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to the Disabled
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Brooke Cluse for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1720671 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mark Lipkin for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1638319 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kimberly McTorry for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1732729 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Paul Schiffer for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1706427 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Indecency with a Child
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Marcos Adrogue for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1710672 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Disarming a Police Officer
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Joe Vinas for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1672573 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Violence Against the Family
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Frank Stambaugh for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1714331 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $30K – $150K
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kathryn Bates for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1707371 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Robert Williams II for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1744313 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Robert Valles Jr. for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1674264 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Peter Justin for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1592744 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Shannon Davis for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2375063 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of
Assault
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Ericon Garza for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2359960 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.
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
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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