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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!
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September 9, 2022 – Show 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)
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September 9, 2022 – Show 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)
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September 9, 2022 – Show 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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September 8, 2022 – Show 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
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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!
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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
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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
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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
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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 1756995 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Habitation
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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[su_heading size=”37″ margin=”100″]ALL DISMISSALS FOR SEPTEMBER 5 – 9, 2022[/su_heading]
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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 2,600 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)
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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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2018 – 2019 – COVID FINAL STANDINGS for TRIALS
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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 the Democratic and Republican primary. On to the November elections!
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