The “Rosster” of Courtroom Winners – Week of August 15, 2022

We had 14 SUCCESSFUL LAWYERS who participated in 9 TRIALS that resulted in 8 VERDICTS this week at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse – an Aggravated Assault Family Member, Sexual Predator Commitment, Assault of a Public Servant, Sexual Assault, Theft from a Non-Profit,  and More resulting in 7 Guilty and 1 Not Guilty Verdict.

Congratulations to the Lawyers who won their trials and the 56 Lawyers below who won their case with a dismissal of charges!

TRIALS

 

Abraham Chopin

 

 

 

August 19,  2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Prosecutor Abraham Chopin for earning Guilty Verdicts for the State of Texas in Cause Numbers 1723877 – 1723879 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member – Sentence:  30 Years in Prison

(presiding judge –  Colleen Gaido – jury trial) co-counsel Truitt Rosane

Truitt Rosane

 

 

 

August 19,  2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Prosecutor Truitt Rosane for earning Guilty Verdicts for the State of Texas in Cause Numbers 1723877 – 1723879 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member – Sentence:  30 Years in Prison

(presiding judge –  Colleen Gaido – jury trial) co-counsel Abraham Chopin

Jarrell Gibson

 

 

 

August 19,  2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Prosecutor Jarrell Gibson for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1615520 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault on a Public Servant – Sentence:  12 Years in Prison

(presiding judge –  Denise Collins – jury trial) co-counsel Chris Condon

 

 

 

August 19,  2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Prosecutor Chris Condon for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1615520 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault on a Public Servant – Sentence:  12 Years in Prison

(presiding judge –  Denise Collins – jury trial) co-counsel Jarrell Gibson

 

 

 

August 18,  2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Special Prosecutor Jacklyn Janis for earning a jury finding of “Civil Commitment” for the State of Texas in Cause Number 0860003-Z out of the 262nd Criminal District Court.  Defendant was previously convicted for the offense of Indecency with a Child – Sentence:  22 Years in Prison in 2001.

Defendant found to be Sexual Predator – Civil Commitment

(Presiding judge Lori Chambers Gray – jury trial)

Will Cowardin

 

 

 

August 18,  2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Prosecutor Will Cowardin for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1369299 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Theft from a Non-Profit – Sentence:  10 Years Probation

(presiding judge –  Leslie Yates – jury trial) co-counsel Steven Harris

Steven Harris

 

 

 

August 18,  2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Prosecutor Steven Harris for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1369299 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Theft from a Non-Profit – Sentence:  10 Years Probation

(presiding judge –  Leslie Yates – jury trial) co-counsel Will Cowardin

Natalia Leon

 

 

 

August 18,  2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Prosecutor Natalia Leon for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1573790 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Sexual Assault – Sentence:  8 Years in Prison

(presiding judge –  Hilary Unger – jury trial)

Mariah Myles

 

 

 

August 18,  2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Prosecutor Mariah Myles for earning an In Trial Plea for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1699063 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member with a Deadly Weapon – Sentence:  15 Years in Prison

(presiding judge –  Te’iva Bell – jury trial) co-counsel Aaron Chapman

 

 

 

August 18,  2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Prosecutor Aaron Chapman for earning an In Trial Plea for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1699063 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member with a Deadly Weapon – Sentence:  15 Years in Prison

(presiding judge –  Te’iva Bell – jury trial) co-counsel Mariah Myles

 

 

 

August 18, 2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Defense Attorney Thuy Le for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2402879 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

(presiding judge – Genesis Draper – jury trial)

Carlos Aguayo

 

 

 

August 17,  2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Prosecutor Carlos Aguayo for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1732049 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member with Deadly Weapon – Sentence:  15 Years in Prison

(presiding judge –  Denise Collins – jury trial) co-counsel Jayelle Lozoya

Jayelle Lozoya

 

 

 

August 17,  2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Prosecutor Jayelle Lozoya for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1732049 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family  Member with Deadly Weapon – Sentence:  15 Years in Prison

(presiding judge –  Denise Collins – jury trial) co-counsel Carlos Aguayo

Jennifer Carpenter

 

 

 

August 16, 2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Defense Attorney Jennifer Carpenter for earning an In Trial Dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2361266 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of

DWI

(presiding judge – Genesis Draper – jury trial)

 

 

 

 

August 16, 2022Show Me The Justice acknowledges the hard work and dedication from Prosecutors Danielle Oxford (l-r), Dana Nazarova and Defense Attorneys Grant Scheiner and Jose Ceja in Cause Number 1529571 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court which resulted in a Hung Jury for the offense of

Indecency with a Child

(presiding judge Josh Hill – 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!

Woodrow Dixon

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Woodrow Dixon for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1690363 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Julio Vela

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Julio Vela for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1645207 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Steven Greenlee

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Steven Greenlee for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1688922 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Continuous Violence Against the Family

Paria Rafiee

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Paria Rafiee for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1704617 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

Brett Podolsky

 

 

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 1645678 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Forgery

Jimmy Ortiz

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jimmy Ortiz Jr. for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1714653 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Indecency with a Child

Chris Henderson

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Christopher Henderson for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1667826 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Theft $2500 – $30K

Tommy Stickler

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Tommy Stickler for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1667740 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Brandon Ball

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Brandon Ball for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1713632 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Fabio Amador

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Fabio Amador for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1707195 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Sexual Assault

Gilbert Villarreal

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Gilbert Villarreal for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1715723 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Sexual Assault

Craig Hughes

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Craig Hughes for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1720490 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Deadly Conduct

Daniel Krause

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Daniel Krause for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1733416 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Kidnapping

Eric Davis

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Eric Davis for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1695175 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault of a Pregnant Person

Brett Podolsky

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Brett Podolsky for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1708606 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Bestiality

Colin Amann

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Colin Amann for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1751026 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

Quinon Brooker

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Quinon Brooker for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1685890 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Burglary of a Building

Nathaniel Munier

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Nathaniel Munier for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1746856 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Solicitation of Prostitution

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 1701061 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

Asha Reddi

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Asha Reddi for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1727848 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault on a Pregnant Person

Samuel Cammack III

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Samuel Cammack III for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1576486 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Sexual Assault

Joe Wells

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Joe Wells for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1631312 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Arson

Diana Sims

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Diana Sims for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1707904 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

Dan Krieger

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Dan Krieger for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1608303 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of

Continuous Sexual Abuse 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 1734558 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of

Sexual Assault

Brian Coyne

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Brian Coyne for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1703338 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Sylvia Escobedo

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sylvia Escobedo for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1749614 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Judy Mingledorff for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1739553 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Injury to a Child

Courtney Rosen

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Courtney Rosen for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1781949 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault on a Security Officer

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 1774163 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Burglary of a Habitation

Lauren Stanbery

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Lauren Stanbery for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1781667 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Criminal Mischief $2500 – $30K

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 1720913 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Beth Exley for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1694608 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Robbery

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney John Maisel for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1647861 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Robbery

Erik Nelson

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Erik Nelson for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1670150 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Credit Card Abuse

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Matt Mahoney for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1729167 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Burglary of a Habitation

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 1721214 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault on a Peace Officer

James Elick

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney James Elick for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1722930 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Sean Darvishi

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sean Darvishi for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2387844 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of

DWI

Dan Spjut

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Dan Spjut for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2310552 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of

Assault

Khalil Saman

 

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Khalil Saman for an excellent job earning a  misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2371220 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of

DWI

Renee Thomason

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Renee Thomason for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2369525 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Keith Jackson

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Keith Jackson for an excellent job earning a  misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2383293 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of

DWI

Brandy Gum

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Brandy Gum for an excellent job earning a  misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2419221 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of

Terroristic Threat

Adam Corral

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Adam Corral for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2308087 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of

DWI

Jorge Cantu

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jorge Cantu for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2375119 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of

Theft $100 – $750

Michael Pham

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Michael Pham for an excellent job earning a  trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2373211 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of

DWI – 2nd Offense

Maverick Ray

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Maverick Ray for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2359811 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of

Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Yoshawnda Parker for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2360721 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Mo Ghuneim

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mo Ghuneim for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2380097 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of

Indecent Exposure

Ruben Cartwright

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Ruben Cartwright for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2391568 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of

Evading Arrest

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 2341460 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of

Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon

David Breston

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney David Breston for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2369832 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of

DWI

Carl Pruett

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Carl  Pruett for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2388470 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of

False Report

Matthew Mateer

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Matthew Mateer for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2374253 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of

DWI

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Patrick Ngwolo for an excellent job earning a trial setting  misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2299666 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of

DWI

ALL DISMISSALS FOR AUGUST 15-19, 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.

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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)

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)

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Defense Verdicts

 

 

 

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