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The “Rosster” of Courtroom Winners – Week Ending August 9, 2024

We had 14 LAWYERS complete 7 TRIALS this week at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse.  The results were 4 GUILTY VERDICTS, 1 NOT GUILTY VERDICT,  1 IN-TRIAL DISMISSAL and 1 IN-TRIAL PLEA.

Congratulations to the trial winners and to the 28 Lawyers below who won their case with a dismissal of charges!

 

 

 

 

 

August 7, 2024 Show Me The Justice         Congratulations to Public Defender Eugene Hong for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1731122 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

(presiding judge –  Jim Anderson –  jury trial) co-counsels Max Patterson and Andrew Gendi  Note:  Client was ON BOND – Case was 3 years old

 

 

 

August 7, 2024 Show Me The Justice         Congratulations to Public Defender Max Patterson for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1731122 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

(presiding judge –  Jim Anderson –  jury trial) co-counsels Eugene Hong and Andrew Gendi  Note:  Client was ON BOND – Case was 3 years old

 

 

 

August 7, 2024 Show Me The Justice         Congratulations to Public Defender Andrew Gendi for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1731122 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

(presiding judge –  Jim Anderson –  jury trial) co-counsels Eugene Hong and Max Patterson  Note:  Client was ON BOND – Case was 3 years old

 

 

 

August 6, 2024 Show Me The Justice          Congratulations to Prosecutor Kara Harner for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1836228 out of the 488th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Injury to a Child –   Sentence:  5 Years Probation and 10 Days in Jail

Presiding judge – Matthew Peneguy – court trial)    Note:  Def was ON BOND –  Case was 11 months old

 

 

 

August 6, 2024 Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Rebekah Wrobleske for earning an In Trial Plea for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1706410 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Indecency with a Child –  Sentence:   5 Years Deferred Probation

(presiding judge –  Reagan Clark –  jury trial) Note:  Defendant was ON BOND – Case was 3 years and 7 months old

 

 

 

August 6, 2024 Show Me The Justice          Congratulations to Prosecutor Sarah Seely for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1663515 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Murder –   Sentence:  23 Years in Prison

Presiding judge – Mark Ellis – jury trial)  co-counsels Maroun Koutani and Jessica Caird  Note:  Def was IN CUSTODY –  Case was 4 years and 5 months old

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August 6, 2024 Show Me The Justice          Congratulations to Prosecutor Maroun Koutani for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1663515 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Murder –   Sentence:  23 Years in Prison

Presiding judge – Mark Ellis – jury trial)  co-counsels Sarah Seely and Jessica Caird  Note:  Def was IN CUSTODY –  Case was 4 years and 5 months old

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August 6, 2024 Show Me The Justice          Congratulations to Prosecutor Jessica Caird for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1663515 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Murder –   Sentence:  23 Years in Prison

Presiding judge – Mark Ellis – jury trial)  co-counsels Sarah Seely and Maroun Koutani  Note:  Def was IN CUSTODY –  Case was 4 years and 5 months old

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August 6, 2024 Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney Chris Downey for earning an In Trial Dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1774963 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Murder

(presiding judge – Chris Morton –  jury trial) co-counsel Robert Pace  Note:  Client was ON BOND – Case was 2 years and 1 month old

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August 6, 2024 Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney Robert Pace for earning an In Trial Dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1774963 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Murder

(presiding judge – Chris Morton –  jury trial) co-counsel Chris Downey  Note:  Client was ON BOND – Case was 2 years and 1 month old

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August 6, 2024 Show Me The Justice          Congratulations to Prosecutor Renee Serrato for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1744086 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Indecency with a Child –   Sentence:  8 Years in Prison

Presiding judge – DaSean Jones – jury trial) co-counsel Sean Nanovic   Note:  Def was ON BOND –  Case was 2 years and 9 months old

 

 

 

August 6, 2024 Show Me The Justice          Congratulations to Prosecutor Sean Nanovic for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1744086 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Indecency with a Child –   Sentence:  8 Years in Prison

Presiding judge – DaSean Jones – jury trial) co-counsel Renee Serrato  Note:  Def was ON BOND –  Case was 2 years and 9 months old

 

 

 

August 5, 2024 Show Me The Justice          Congratulations to Prosecutor Nisha King Hawkins for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1778484 out of the 486th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family –   Sentence:  15 Years in Prison

Presiding judge – Aaron Burdette – jury trial) co-counsel Tiffany Caudill  Note:  Def was ON BOND –  Case was 2 years old

 

 

 

August 5, 2024 Show Me The Justice          Congratulations to Prosecutor Tiffany Caudill for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1778484 out of the 486th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family  –   Sentence:  15 Years in Prison

Presiding judge – Aaron Burdette – jury trial) co-counsel Nisha King Hawkins  Note:  Def was ON BOND –  Case was 2 years old

 

 

Note: The following spreadsheets, standings, charts, graphs and compilations may NOT be 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 6+ 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)Trials consist of a jury selected or a court trial initiated.

PROSECUTING ATTORNEY LEADERBOARD 2024
Leading Prosecutors for Winning Felony and Misdemeanor Verdicts for 2024

 

DEFENSE ATTORNEY LEADERBOARD 2024
Leading Defense Attorneys for Winning Felony and Misdemeanor Verdicts for 2024

 

FELONY JUDGES LEADERBOARD 2024
All Elected Felony Judges and their trial totals for 2024

 

MISDEMEANOR JUDGES LEADERBOARD 2024
All Elected Misdemeanor Judges and their trial totals for 2024

 

VISITING JUDGES LEADERBOARD 2024
Emergency Relief Docket Visiting Judges and their trial totals for 2024

 

DEFENSE LEADERBOARD
Leading Defense Attorneys for Winning Felony and Misdemeanor Verdicts since February 2017

 

DEFENSE LEADERBOARD-FELONIES
Leading Defense Attorneys for Winning Felony Verdicts since February 2017

 

PROSECUTOR LEADERBOARD
Leading Prosecutors for Winning Felony and Misdemeanor Verdicts since February 2017

 

LAWYERS VERDICTS
All Prosecutors, Defense Attorneys and Public Defenders Successful Verdicts since February 2017

 

JUDGES TRIALS
All Felony, Misdemeanor and Visiting Judges trials since February 2017

 

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Brandon Ball for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1819724 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Lucio Montes for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1841217 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defenders Victoria Knott (pictured), Alia Moore and Damon Parrish for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1782482 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Murder

Reason for Dismissal:   Insufficient Evidence

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Corey Gomel for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1861034 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault on a Pregnant Person

Reason for Dismissal:   Insufficient Evidence

 

 

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 1825294 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

 

 

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 1776009 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Paul St. John for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1793810 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Reason for Dismissal:  Missing Witness

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mark Thering for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1813983 out of the 487th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child

Reason for Dismissal: Insufficient Evidence

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Lucio Montes for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1833892 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Injury to a Child

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Sara Johnson for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1870198 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Continuous Violence Against the Family

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Dean Gregory for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1771397 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Theft $2500 – $30K

Reason for Dismissal: Insufficient Evidence

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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Drew Darnell for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1779924 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Arson

Reason for Dismissal: Insufficient Evidence

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Gabby Del Castillo (pictured) along with Ryan Fremuth and Danielle Saenz for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1773817 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Reason for Dismissal:  Missing Witness

 

 

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 2446127 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Reason for Dismissal:  By Request of the Complaining Witness

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Shreya Gulamali for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2515645 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Audris Ponce for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2418372 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of

Tampering with a Government Document

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

 

 

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 2513647 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Reason for Dismissal:  Incomplete Lab Reports

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Roger Donley for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2439529 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of

Failure to Identify

Reason for Dismissal:  To Be Used in Punishment on Another Charge

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Matt Perez for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2460895 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of

Evading Arrest

Reason for Dismissal:  To Be Used in Punishment on Another Charge

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jesse Rios for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2506673 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mark Fernandez for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2478623 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of

Verbal Harassment

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney George Graves IV for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2499787 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Dennis Harrigan for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2500083 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of

Harassing Communication

Reason for Dismissal: To Be Used in Punishment on Another Charge

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Terrence Jewett for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2483000 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Hugh Brasher for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2483715 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Reason for Dismissal:  Missing Witness

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Roland Mosher for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2494422 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Reason for Dismissal:  To Be Used in Punishment on Another Charge

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney John Paul Cedillo for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2493499 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Darla McBride for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2498180 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

ALL 1,200 ATTORNEY DISMISSALS FROM LAST WEEK

 

 

 

COURT REPORTERS AND THEIR TRIAL TIPS

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.

 

 

RETAINED CASES
Are you curious if the RETAINED cases are dwindling at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse?  Here is the breakdown of retained cases (defendant paying a lawyer out of his own pocket), cases that are appointed (defendant receiving a free lawyer appointed by the judge and paid for by the county), cases that are appointed in the misdemeanor courts through the MAC system (defendant receiving a free lawyer selected by the Managed Assigned Counsel Program and paid for by the county) and cases that are appointed to the defense attorneys who work in the Public Defender’s Office.   See article on Harris County Indigent and Defense Systems (Information derived from District Clerk’s website > Public Datasets > CrimFilingsWithFutureSettings)

 

 

 

 

Harris County Felony Courts Dashboard

Learn about BAIL trends in Harris County Criminal Courts

 

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