The “Rosster” of Courtroom Winners – Week of September 5, 2022

We had 2 SUCCESSFUL LAWYERS who participated in 4 TRIALS that resulted in 2 VERDICTS this week at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse – 2 Guilty and 2 Hung Juries.

Congratulations to the Lawyers who won their trials and the 50 Lawyers below who won their case with a dismissal of charges!

TRIALS

 

 

 

 

 

September 9, 2022Show Me The Justice acknowledges the hard work and dedication from Prosecutors Katherine Thomas (l-r)and Bailee Pender and Public Defenders Kandice Horsey and Derek Whitmire in Cause Number 1535565 out of the 339th Criminal District Court which resulted in a Hung Jury for the offense of

Murder

(presiding judge Te’iva Bell – jury trial)

John Hyde

 

 

 

September 9, 2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Prosecutor John Hyde for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 2374917 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of

Assault – Sentence:  3 Days in Jail

(presiding judge – Ronnisha Bowman – jury trial)

 

 

 

 

September 9, 2022Show Me The Justice acknowledges the hard work and dedication from Prosecutors Bethany Belisle (l-r)and Jamie Burro and Defense Attorneys Joe Vinas, Christian Capitaine, Danny Werlinger and Spence Graham in Cause Number 1659385 out of the 209th Criminal District Court which resulted in a Hung Jury (2 week trial) for the offense of

Capital Murder

(presiding judge Brian Warren – jury trial)

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Raven Hoff

 

 

 

September 8, 2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Prosecutor Raven Hoff for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 2348899 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of

Indecent Assault (unwanted kissing with intent to arouse or gratify sexual desire) – Sentence:  2 years of Probation

(presiding judge – Mike Fields – jury trial) court reporter Mubarak Oledejo

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!

Patricia Cantu

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Patricia Cantu for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1685383 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of

DWI – 3rd Offense

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 1707266 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Robbery

Jerome Godinich

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jerome Godinich for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1752146 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

James Reed

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney James Reed for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1756995 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of

Burglary of a Habitation

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Dulce Toledo for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1760688 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Injury to a Child

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 1764288 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

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 1762526 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Thomas Martin

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Thomas Martin for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1735505 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

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 1740208 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sanam Mirfattah (Edward Law Group) for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1730477 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Nathaniel Munier

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Nathaniel Munier for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1668132 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Injury to the Elderly

George Powell

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney George Powell for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1621715 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

Sherlene Cruz

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Sherlene Cruz for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1753533 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

Thomas Johnson

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Thomas Johnson for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1736232 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault on a Pregnant Person

Peter Justin

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Peter Justin for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1706101 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Theft $30K – $150K

Troy McKinney

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Troy McKinney for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1778078 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of

DWI – 3rd Offense

Dionne Press

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Dionne Press for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1608937 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child

Randy Martin

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Randy Martin for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1760404 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Wayne Heller

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Wayne Heller for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1718475 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of

DWI – 3rd Offense

Mike Driver

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mike Driver for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1625640 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Sara Roque

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sara Roque for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1749223 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child

Guy Williams

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Guy Williams for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1730182 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Continuous Violence Against the Family

BreAnna Schwartz

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney BreAnna Schwartz for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1708558 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Thomas Locke

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Thomas Locke for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1672645 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Sexual Assault

Arthur Washington

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Arthur Washington for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1707816 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Jisha Jaganathan

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Jisha Jaganathan for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1688590 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

Christopher Self

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Christopher Self for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1667128 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Juan Guerra, Jr.

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Juan Guerra for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1657745 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Sexual Assault

Frederick Kelly

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Frederick Kelly for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1720003 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Arson

Dion Craig

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Dion Craig for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1710511 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child

Justin Harris

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Justin Harris for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2329044 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of

DWI

Russell Webb

 

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Russell Webb for an excellent job earning a  misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2308791 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Cory Roth

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Cory Roth for an excellent job earning a  misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2389259 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of

Terroristic Threat

Kim Abbey

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kim Abbey for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2382676 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Roger Donley for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2392799 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of

Assault

Chabli Hall

 

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Chabli Hall for an excellent job earning a  misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2317832 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of

Deadly Conduct

Erik Smith

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Erik Smith for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2366163 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 11 for the offense of

DWI – 2nd Offense

Armen Merjanian

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Armen Merjanian for an excellent job earning a  misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2311292 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of

Indecent Exposure

Ana Funes-Baker

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Ana Funes Baker for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2419064 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of

Operating a Massage Parlor without a License

Juan Aguirre

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Juan Aguirre for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2370140 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Staci Biggar for an excellent job earning a trial setting  misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2386921 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of

DWI – 2nd Offense

Will Vaughn

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Will Vaughn for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2407412 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Nicole Deborde Hochglaube

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Nicole DeBorde for an excellent job earning a  trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2357607 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of

DWI

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jessica Reed for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2366241 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of

Evading Arrest

Jill Lansden

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jill Lansden for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2387234 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of

Interfering with the Duties of a Public Servant

Stacey Morgan

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Stacey Morgan for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2405864 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Meredith Morse

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Meredith Morse (Edward Law Group) for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2310112 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Ronnie Yeates for an excellent job earning a  misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2418771 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of

Reckless Driving

Philip Gommels

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Philip Gommels for an excellent job earning a  misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2393682 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Maegen Bradley

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Maegen Bradley for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2303376 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of

Violating a Protective Order

ALL DISMISSALS FOR SEPTEMBER 5 – 9, 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 2,600 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

 

 

 

2018 – 2019 – COVID FINAL STANDINGS for TRIALS

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