We had 19 SUCCESSFUL LAWYERS who participated in 12 TRIALS that resulted in 12 VERDICTS this week at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse – 10 Guilty Verdicts, 2 Not Guilty Verdicts and 1 In Trial Plea. (1 Trial ended in a Hung Jury)
Congratulations to the Lawyers who won their trials and the 50 Lawyers below who won their case with a dismissal of charges!
November 4, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Michael Hanover for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1668761 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Murder – Sentence: 10 years in Prison
(presiding judge – Abigail Anastasio – jury trial) co-counsel Chris Condon
CITY OF HOUSTON -Suspects Arrested, Charged in Fatal Shooting at 6800 Gulf Freeway
November 4, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Chris Condon for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1668761 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Murder – Sentence: 10 years in Prison
(presiding judge – Abigail Anastasio – jury trial) co-counsel Michael Hanover
CITY OF HOUSTON -Suspects Arrested, Charged in Fatal Shooting at 6800 Gulf Freeway
November 4, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Tiffany Dupree for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1673239 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Capital Murder – Sentence: Life in Prison without Parole
(presiding judge – Kelli Johnson – jury trial) co-counsel Jason Sanchez
KHOU CHANNEL 11 – Three men charged with murdering missing Katy man
November 4, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Jason Sanchez for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1673239 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Capital Murder – Sentence: Life in Prison without Parole
(presiding judge – Kelli Johnson – jury trial) co-counsel Tiffany Dupree
KHOU CHANNEL 11 – Three men charged with murdering missing Katy man
November 4, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Josh Raygor for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1684820 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Capital Murder – Sentence: Life in Prison
(presiding judge – Denise Bradley – jury trial) co-counsel Whitney Workman
HOUSTON CHRONICLE -Three teens arrested in ‘senseless’ killing of Baytown mother of 11
November 4, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Whitney Workman for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1684820 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Capital Murder – Sentence: Life in Prison
(presiding judge – Denise Bradley – jury trial) co-counsel Josh Raygor
HOUSTON CHRONICLE -Three teens arrested in ‘senseless’ killing of Baytown mother of 11
November 3, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Katlin Robinson for earning Guilty Verdicts for the State of Texas in Cause Numbers 1548181- 1548182 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Indecency with a Child – Sentence: 6 years and 10 years in Prison
(presiding judge – Ramona Franklin – jury trial)
November 3, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor R. J. Martinez for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1781263 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Criminal Mischief $2500 – $30K – Sentence: 2 years Probation
(presiding judge – Belinda Hill – jury trial)
November 3, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney Adwoa Asante for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1695566 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
(presiding judge – Frank Aguilar – jury trial) second chair Shane Sanders
November 3, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney Shane Sanders for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1695566 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
(presiding judge – Frank Aguilar – jury trial) first chair Adwoa Asante
November 3, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Sarah Grinnan for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1708620 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Criminal Negligent Homicide – Sentence: 2 years in Prison
(presiding judge – DaSean Jones – jury trial) co-counsel Bethany Belisle
November 3, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Bethany Belisle for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1708620 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Criminal Negligent Homicide – Sentence: 2 years in Prison
(presiding judge – DaSean Jones – jury trial) co-counsel Sarah Grinnan
November 2, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Shanice Newton for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1627280 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon – Sentence: 45 years in Prison
(presiding judge – Jim Anderson – jury trial) co-counsel Jill Wells
November 2, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Jill Wells for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1627280 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon – Sentence: 45 years in Prison
(presiding judge – Jim Anderson – jury trial) co-counsel Shanice Newton
November 2, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Waymond Wesley II for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 2409961 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offense of
Evading Arrest – Sentence: 1 year in Jail
(presiding judge – Raul Rodriguez – jury trial) Chief Prosecutor Nicole DeFee assisting
November 2, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney Mark Thiessen for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2397037 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Violating a Protective Order
(presiding judge – John Clinton – court trial)
October 31, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Luke Baty for earning an In Trial Plea for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1787924 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Sexual Assault – Sentence: 12 Years in Prison
(presiding judge – Brian Warren – jury trial) co-counsel Barbara Phillips
October 31, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Barbara Phillips for earning an In Trial Plea for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1787924 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Sexual Assault – Sentence: 12 Years in Prison
(presiding judge – Brian Warren – jury trial) co-counsel Luke Baty
October 31, 2022 – Show Me The Justice acknowledges the hard work and dedication from Prosecutors Kaylee Veltri (l-r), Rodrigo Escobar and Defense Attorney Michael Nassif in Cause Numbers 1673729 – 1768771 out of the 248th Criminal District Court which resulted in a Hung Jury for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
(presiding judge Hilary Unger – jury trial)
October 21, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Anthony Osso Jr. for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1659304 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Murder – Sentence: Life in Prison
(presiding judge – Jim Anderson – jury trial)
Note: The following spreadsheets, standings, charts, graphs and compilations are NOT 100% accurate and should not be relied upon as authoritative 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)
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!
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Herschel Cashin for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1739348 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Forgery
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Eleazar Maldonado Jr. 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
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Akilah Bacy for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1744749 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Violence Against the Family
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Ed McClees for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1634219 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Failure to Stop and Render Aid Resulting in a Death
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Alli Cannon for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1746454 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Public Servant
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Derek Whitmire for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1761776 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Building
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Jane Vara for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1739769 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Ericon Garza for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1736589 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Robbery
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Patrick Ngwolo for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1709492 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
DWI – 3rd Offense
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 1712082 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to a Child
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Tanya Broholm for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1671042 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Sexual Assault
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Wendy Baker for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1626929 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $30K – $150K
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Victoria Knott for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1754953 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Jedrick Burgos Amador for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1758087 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Andres Fernandez for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1763407 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sintia Solis for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1776336 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Equator Turner for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1709860 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Robert Williams II for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1744182 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary with the Intent to Commit a Felony
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 1726161 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Justin Harris for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1619244 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Val Zuniga for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1732132 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Lara Autrey for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client (after the first trial resulted in a hung jury) in Cause Number 1721680 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $30K – $150K against the Elderly
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jorge Cantu for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1729929 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Deadly Conduct
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Thomas Abbate for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1773223 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Impersonating a Police Officer
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Alexis Bruegger for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1653164 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Sexual Assault
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Christina Hoang for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1755083 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to a Child
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mario Santos for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1747556 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Carl Moore for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1734070 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Violence against the Family
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Letitia Quinones for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1739826 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault against a Public Servant
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Brian Burns for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1590197 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Juanita Jackson for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1668486 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Sexual Assault
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Penny Wymyczak White for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2411344 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Vafa Jasemi Zergani for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2406251 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
DWI
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Dejean Cleggett for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2396051 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offense of
Tampering with a Government Record
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Bret Kisluk for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2395510 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of
DWI – 2nd Offense
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Ali Korfin for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2377582 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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 2377653 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of
Criminal Mischief $100 – $750
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Chabli Hall for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2362579 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Theft $750 – $2500
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Gianpaolo Macerola for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2351183 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of
Disorderly Conduct
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Michael Slider for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2397211 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
Riot Participation
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 2316575 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Tyler Flood for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2369679 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offense of
DWI – 2nd Offense
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 2386783 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of
DWI
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jon Jaworski for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2389430 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
DWI – 2nd Offense
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 2395243 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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 2374784 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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 2345174 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Ray Vazquez for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2244514 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Julio Vela for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2298688 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Terroristic Threat
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 2366611 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
Verbal Harassment
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