Show Me The Justice – Week of August 8, 2022

We had 12 SUCCESSFUL LAWYERS who participated in 6 TRIALS that resulted in 5 VERDICTS this week at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse – an Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child, Criminal Negligent Homicide, Intoxicated Manslaughter with Vehicle, Intoxicated Assault with Vehicle, and Aggravated Kidnapping resulting in 1 Guilty and 4 Not Guilty Verdicts.

Congratulations to the Lawyers who won their trials and the 59 Lawyers below who won their case with a dismissal of charges!

TRIALS

 

Julio Vela

 

 

 

August 11, 2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Defense Attorney Julio Vela for earning Not Guilty Verdicts for your client in Cause Numbers 1555094 – 1555095 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offenses of

Intoxicated Manslaughter and Intoxicated Assault Serious Bodily Injury with a Vehicle

(presiding judge – Marc Brown – jury trial) co-counsel Jerry Patchen

Jerry Patchen

 

 

 

August 11, 2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Defense Attorney Jerry Patchen for earning Not Guilty Verdicts for your client in Cause Numbers 1555094 – 1555095 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offenses of

Intoxicated Manslaughter and Intoxicated Assault Serious Bodily Injury with a Vehicle

(presiding judge – Marc Brown – jury trial) co-counsel Julio Vela

Preston Burns

 

 

 

August 10,  2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Prosecutor Preston Burns for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1606246 out of the 182th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child – Sentence:  20 Years in Prison

(presiding judge – Leslie Yates – court trial) co-counsel Katlin Robinson

Katlin Robinson

 

 

 

August 10,  2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Prosecutor Katlin Robinson for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1606246 out of the 182th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child – Sentence:  20 Years in Prison

(presiding judge – Leslie Yates – court trial) co-counsel Preston Burns

Brent Mayr

 

 

 

August 9, 2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Defense Attorney Brent Mayr for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1730558 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Criminal Negligent Homicide

(presiding judge – Chuck Silverman – jury trial) co-counsel Alexis Bruegger

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August 9, 2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Defense Attorney Alexis Bruegger for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1730558 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Criminal Negligent Homicide

(presiding judge – Chuck Silverman – jury trial) co-counsel Brent Mayr

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Patti Sedita

 

 

 

August 8, 2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Defense Attorney Patti Sedita for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1646317 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Kidnapping

(presiding judge – Abigail Anastasio – jury trial)

Sean Darvishi

 

 

 

August 9, 2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Defense Attorney Sean Darvishi for earning an In Trial Dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2374561 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of

DWI – 2nd Offense >.15

(presiding judge – Toria Finch – jury trial – court reporter Diana Ramos) co-counsel Manny Guerra and Audris Ponce

Manny Guerra

 

 

 

August 9, 2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Defense Attorney Manny Guerra for earning an In Trial Dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2374561 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of

DWI – 2nd Offense >.15

(presiding judge – Toria Finch – jury trial – court reporter Diana Ramos) co-counsel Sean Darvishi and Audris Ponce

Audris Ponce

 

 

 

August 9, 2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Defense Attorney Audris Ponce for earning an In Trial Dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2374561 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of

DWI – 2nd Offense >.15

(presiding judge – Toria Finch – jury trial – court reporter Diana Ramos) co-counsel Sean Darvishi and Manny Guerra

 

 

 

 

August 5, 2022Show Me The Justice acknowledges the hard work and dedication from Prosecutor Steven Belt (left) and Defense Attorney Carl Haggard in Cause Number 1716799 out of the 177th Criminal District Court which resulted in a Hung Jury for the offense of

Indecency with a Child

(presiding judge Robert Johnson – 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 a small percentage out of around 1200 dismissals posted each week – i only post cases when i have a lawyer photo – hard earned dismissal? let me know. lawyer submissions welcome!

Byron Watson

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Bryon Watson for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1749065 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Alan Cohen

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Alan Cohen for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1608064 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Super Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child

Brennen Dunn

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1721438 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Joseph Vredevelt

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Joseph Vredevelt for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1717501 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

Jed Silverman

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jed Silverman for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1621175 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Patti Sedita

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Patti Sedita for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1607951 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

David Ryan

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney David Ryan for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1599766 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

Sally Ring

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sally Ring for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1701261 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Ben Pearce

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Ben Pearce for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1695804 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

Sandra Oballe

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sandra Oballe for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1674906 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Mike Monks

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mike Monks for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1681907 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Injury to a Child

Dane Johnson

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Dane Johnson for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1711086 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Burglary of a Habitation

Marcus Fleming

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Marcus Fleming for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1712070 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Failure to Comply as a Sex Offender

Eric Clay

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Eric Clay for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1678582 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Wilvin Carter

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Wilvin Carter for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1733157 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Evading Arrest with a Vehicle

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorneys Anthony Osso (left) and Danny Werlinger for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1555922 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Capital Murder

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Sara Smitherman

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Sara Smitherman for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1734283 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Annie Marion Williford

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Annie Marion Williford for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1722320 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault on a Pregnant Person

Charles Johnson

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Charles Johnson Jr. for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1717545 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Riddhi Desai

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Riddhi Desai for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1713385 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Chanae Davis for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1639214 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

Murray Newman

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Murray Newman for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1732598 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Sexual Assault of a Child

Nicci Campbell

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Nicci Campbell for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1751699 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of

DWI – 3rd Offense

Joe Wells

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Joe Wells for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1735489 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Robbery

Don Hecker

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Don Hecker for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1537034 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Sexual Assault

Chip Lewis

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Chip Lewis for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1689587 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Thalia Dubose for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1676508 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of

DWI with Child <15 years old

Israel Santana

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Israel Santana for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1629116 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Sexual Assault of a Child

Lisa Shapiro Strauss

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Lisa Shapiro Strauss for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1729456 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Joseph Gagliardi

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Joseph Gagliardi for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1724295 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

David Cunningham

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney David Cunningham for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1721982 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Dulce Toledo for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1767214 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

Terrance Jewett

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Terrance Jewett for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1715859 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Promotion of Prostitution

Vy Nguyen

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Vy Nguyen for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1713401 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

Ryan Fremuth

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Ryan Fremuth for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1755948 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Todd Dupont

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Todd Dupont for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1637307 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Burglary of a Habitation

David Ryan

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney David Ryan for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1692076 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of

Sexual Assault

Danny Easterling

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Danny Easterling for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1639222 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Murder

Dan Simons

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Dan Simons for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2384486 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of

DWI – 2nd Offense

James Elick

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney James Elick for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2301223 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offense of

DWI – 2nd Offense

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Joseph Ruiz for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal (after a successful Motion to Suppress Evidence Hearing) for your client in Cause Number 2354999 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of

DWI

Jim Butler

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jim Butler for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2390242 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of

DWI – 2nd Offense

Tammy Butler Kidd

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Tammy Butler Kidd for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2379015 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offense of

DWI – 2nd Offense

Enrique Ramirez

 

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Enrique Ramirez for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2134427 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Equator Turner

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Equator Turner for an excellent job earning a  trial  setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2365460 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

 

 

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 2320992 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of

DWI

Andreea Ionescu

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Andreea Ionescu for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2357393 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

 

 

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 2405195 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of

Violation of a Protective Order

Juan Aldape

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Juan Aldape for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2322858 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of

Interfering with the Duties of a Public Servant

Ericon Garza

 

 

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 2338237 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Lori Gooch

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Lori Gooch for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2375810 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of

Criminal Mischief $750 – $2500

Robert Huerta

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Robert Huerta for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2342512 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of

Trespass

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Thuy Le for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2374995 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of

Assault

Derick Smith

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Derick Smith for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2386026 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of

Theft $100 – $750

Mark Thiessen

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mark Thiessen for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2401582 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of

DWI – 2nd Offense

AJ Wright

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Allena Wright for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2332355 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of

Assault

Penny Wymyczak White

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Penny Wymyczak White for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2323194 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Kurt Hopke

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kurt Hopke for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2389645 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of

DWI

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Trinidad Zamora III for an excellent job earning a  misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2387763 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of

Assault

ALL DISMISSALS FOR AUGUST 8-12, 2022
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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.

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

 

 

Visiting 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

 

 

 

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