We had 11 SUCCESSFUL LAWYERS who participated in 8 TRIALS that resulted in 7 VERDICTS this week at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse – 5 Guilty Verdicts, 2 Not Guilty Verdicts and 1 In Trial Plea + (2 Mistrials)
Congratulations to the Lawyers who won their trials and the 50 Lawyers below who won their case with a dismissal of charges!
December 2, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney Michael Lamson for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1623902 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Sexual Assault
(presiding judge – Terry Flenniken – jury trial)
December 2, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Public Defender Jackie Carpenter for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1713712 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
(presiding judge – Te’iva Bell – jury trial) co-counsel Zakiya Carter
December 2, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Public Defender Zakiya Carter for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1713712 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
(presiding judge – Te’iva Bell – jury trial) co-counsel Jackie Carpenter
December 2, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Dana Nazarova for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1720177 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child – Sentence: 50 years in Prison
(presiding judge – Colleen Gaido – jury trial) co-counsel Helen Le
December 2, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Helen Le for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1720177 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child – Sentence: 50 years in Prison
(presiding judge – Colleen Gaido – jury trial) co-counsel Dana Nazarova
December 2, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Chanae Williams for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 2397694 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
DWI – Sentence: 3 days in Jail
(presiding judge – Genesis Draper – jury trial)
December 1, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Stacy Scofield for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1616060 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Super Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child – Sentence: Life in Prison and a $10,000 Fine
(presiding judge – Ramona Franklin – jury trial)
November 30, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Grayson Berdofe for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 2382861 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
DWI – Sentence: 2 years Probation
(presiding judge – John Clinton – jury trial) co-counsel Kelcie Davis
November 30, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Kelcie Davis for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 2382861 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
DWI – Sentence: 2 years Probation
(presiding judge – John Clinton – jury trial) co-counsel Grayson Berdofe
November 30, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Mikeala Morris for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 2384000 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of
DWI – 2nd Offense – Sentence: 1 year Probation and 5 days in Jail
(presiding judge – Darrell Jordan – jury trial)
November 30, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Raven Hoff for earning an In Trial Plea for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1623959 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
DWI – Sentence: 10 days in Jail
(presiding judge – Brian Warren – jury trial)
November 21, 2002 – Show Me The Justice acknowledges the hard work and dedication from Prosecutors Billy Morian (l-r), Carina Batista and Defense Attorney Jonathan Frank in Cause Number 1654663 out of the 338th Criminal District Court which resulted in a Hung Jury for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
(presiding judge Terry Flenniken – jury trial)
Note: The following spreadsheets, standings, charts, graphs and compilations are NOT 100% accurate and should not be relied upon as authoritative information.
Show Me The Justice congratulates Prosecutor Heather Axline and Defense Attorney Julio Vela for earning the most verdicts for your team in 2022!
Heather Axline – 9 Guilty Verdicts
Julio Vela – 8 Not Guilty Verdicts
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 Jill Lansden for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1754315 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Cheryl Brown for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1762692 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Stephanie Martin for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1675487 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Troy Locklear for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1730946 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Damaris Betancourt for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1787650 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
DWI – 3rd Offense
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mike Monks for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1742991 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Thalia Dubose for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1687676 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Samuel Gardner for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1680089 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mary Conn for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1640131 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jack Carroll for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1731956 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Sexual Assault
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Rand Mintzer for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1767613 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Bribery
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Abbie Russell for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1634781 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Christopher Self (along with Public Defenders Hannah Frank and Justice Houston) for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal (after a Hung Jury on August 30, 2022) for your client in Cause Number 1709457 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to a Child
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney James Kennedy for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1706809 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Nicci Campbell for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1777453 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Habitation
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 1724604 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jennifer Carpenter for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1773738 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney David Ryan for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1694483 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Matt Tyson for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1734976 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Violence Against the Family
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Robert Valles Jr. for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1713298 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
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 1692524 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Brent Wasserstein for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1716923 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Samuel Gardner for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1589313 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Failure to Stop and Render Aid
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Alia Moore for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1746272 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
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 in Cause Number 1751943 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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 1713517 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Drew Willey for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1665726 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Pregnant Person
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Brad Walters for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1729966 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
DWI – 3rd Offense
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Omar Saman for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1770878 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Derek Whitmire for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1794204 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sina Zadeh for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1701537 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Bryon Keith Watson for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2422686 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
Failure to Identify
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Eddie Cortes for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2362649 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
Terroristic Threat
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Frederick Wilson for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2370557 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
DWI
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jill Hawkins for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2367540 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 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 2354929 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Eric Benavides for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2387241 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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 2362171 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sean Darvishi for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2397237 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
DWI – 2nd Offense
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Ricardo Loredo for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2318389 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offense of
DWI
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 2424064 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jed Silverman for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2369449 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
DWI
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Renee Thomason for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2391977 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of
Deadly Conduct
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mike Trent for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2421311 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of
Indecent Assault
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2389540 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of
DWI
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jim Medley for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2352587 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offense of
Violation of a Protective Order
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Ruben Restrepo, Jr. for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2340457 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Cheryl Chapell for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2385001 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
DWI
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Myrecia Donaldson for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2394755 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Theft $750 – $2500
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Norwood Richardson for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2363508 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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