We had 7 SUCCESSFUL LAWYERS who participated in 4 TRIALS that resulted in 4 VERDICTS this week at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse – 3 Guilty Verdicts, 1 Not Guilty Verdict and 1 In Trial Dismissal
Congratulations to the Lawyers who won their trials and the 50 Lawyers below who won their case with a dismissal of charges!
November 10, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney Enrique Ramirez for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2381373 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
(presiding judge – Ashley Guice – jury trial)
November 10, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Peter Basilious for earning Guilty Verdicts for the State of Texas in Cause Numbers 1625395 – 1625396 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and Felon in Possession of a Weapon – Sentence: 30 years and 25 years in Prison
(presiding judge – Denise Collins – jury trial) co-counsel Billy Morian III
November 10, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Billy Morian III for earning Guilty Verdicts for the State of Texas in Cause Numbers 1625395 – 1625396 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and Felon in Possession of a Weapon – Sentence: 30 years and 25 years in Prison
(presiding judge – Denise Collins – jury trial) co-counsel Peter Basilious
November 10, 2022 – Show 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 1268291-Z out of the 176th Criminal District Court. Defendant was previously convicted for the offense of Indecency with a Child – Sentence: 15 Years in Prison in 2010.
Defendant found to be Sexual Predator – Civil Commitment
(Presiding judge Nikita Harmon – jury trial)
November 9, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Samantha Knecht for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1468718 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Capital Murder – Sentence: Life in Prison without Parole
(presiding judge – Marc Brown – jury trial) co-counsel Lisa Calligan
November 9, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Lisa Calligan for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1468718 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Capital Murder – Sentence: Life in Prison without Parole
(presiding judge – Marc Brown – jury trial) co-counsel Samantha Knecht
November 7, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney April Lopez (Adrogue Law Firm) for earning an In Trial Dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1665360 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Habitation
(presiding judge – Frank Aguilar – jury trial) co-counsel Carlos Ortiz
November 7, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney Carlos Ortiz (Adrogue Law Firm) for earning an In Trial Dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1665360 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Habitation
(presiding judge – Frank Aguilar – jury trial) co-counsel April Lopez
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)
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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!
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney James Epo for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1734173 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $30K – $150K
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 1690864 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Philip Gommels for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1715615 out of the 174th 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 Eddrea McKnight for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1699942 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
DWI – 3rd Offense
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Feroz Merchant for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1729247 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Colin Amann for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1738819 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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 1741782 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Dane Johnson for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1645900 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
DWI – 3rd Offense
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Federico Reynal for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1731556 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Fraudulent Use of Counterfeit Credit Cards
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Tucker Graves for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1745898 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Cheryl Chapell for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1777086 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Ernest Hopmann III for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1563164 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Indecency with a Child
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Tanya Broholm for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1703562 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Brooke Cluse for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1750591 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Timothy Donahue for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1740062 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
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 1734808 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Failure to Stop and Render Aid
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Justin Keiter for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1737922 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of Child Pornography
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Beth Exley for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1733803 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
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 1662781 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Max Patterson for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1785127 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to a Child
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sina Zadeh for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1757487 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Criminal Mischief $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Allena Wright for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1686802 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Murder
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Maverick Ray for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1730906 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
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 1706089 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Indecency with a Child
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Philip Gommels for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1675092 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Interfering with Child Custody
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 1739682 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Christopher Downey for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1749218 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Super Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Arthur Washington for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1753472 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney George Reul III for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1735008 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Victoria Erfesoglou for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1759039 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Ruben Restrepo Jr. for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2361162 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
DWI
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Ty Washington for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2335367 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
Deadly Conduct
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sara Davis for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2419606 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 11 for the offense of
Possession of a Gambling Device
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Marc Carter for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2378114 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Unlawful Restraint
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Roy Rolong for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client (after a successful Motion to Suppress Hearing) in Cause Number 2399781 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of
DWI
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 2103519 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
DWI
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Khalil Saman for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2413136 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
DWI – 2nd Offense
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mark Thiessen for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2391239 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
DWI – 2nd Offense
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Alli Cannon for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2379708 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
DWI
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 2370414 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
DWI
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 2355662 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of
DWI
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jose Ceja for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2326793 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 11 for the offense of
DWI
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Megan Bove for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2347940 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
Assault
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Greg Tsioros for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2359730 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
DWI – 2nd Offense
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Cordt Akers for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2392911 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of
DWI – 2nd Offense
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Murray Newman for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2424045 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Marcus Fleming for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2379228 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Assault
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Terrance Jewett for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2360752 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of
Indecent Assault
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Stephanie Morales for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2383456 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
DWI – 2nd Offense
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