The “Rosster” of Criminal Courtroom Winners – Week Ending October 18, 2024

We had 18 LAWYERS complete 14 TRIALS this week at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse.  The results were 7 GUILTY VERDICTS, 5 NOT GUILTY VERDICTS, 1 IN-TRIAL DISMISSAL and 1 IN-TRIAL PLEA..   

Congratulations to the trial winners and to the 22 Lawyers below who won their case with a dismissal of charges!

 

 

Katie Warren
Harris County Prosecutor Katie Warren

October 18, 2024 Show Me The Justice   Congratulations to Prosecutor Katie Warren for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1873773 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Capital Murder  –   Sentence:   Life in Prison without Parole

Presiding judge –  Hazel Jones –  jury trial) co-counsel Gina Gilmore   Note:  Def was IN CUSTODY –   Case was 2 years and 6 months old

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October 18, 2024 Show Me The Justice   Congratulations to Prosecutor Gina Gilmore for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1873773 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Capital Murder  –   Sentence:   Life in Prison without Parole

Presiding judge –  Hazel Jones –  jury trial) co-counsel Katie Warren   Note:  Def was IN CUSTODY –   Case was 2 years and 6 months old

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Stephen Aslett
Houston Criminal Defense Lawyer Stephen Aslett

October 14, 2024 Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney Stephen Aslett for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1809144 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Murder

(presiding judge –  Hilary Unger – jury trial)    Note:  Client was IN CUSTODY – Case was 1 year and 8 months old

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Kyle Sampson
Houston Criminal Defense Attorney Kyle Sampson

October 17, 2024 Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney Kyle Sampson for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1721628 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Super Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child

(presiding judge –  Belinda Hill – jury trial)    Note:  Client was IN CUSTODY – Case was 3 years and 5 months old

Phillip White
Harris County Prosecutor Phillip White

October 17, 2024 Show Me The Justice   Congratulations to Prosecutor Phillip White for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1887408 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Capital Murder  –   Sentence:   Life in Prison

Presiding judge –  Vanessa Velasquez –  jury trial) co-counsel Matt Magill   Note:  Def was IN CUSTODY –   Case was 4 years and 8 months old

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Matthew Magill
Harris County Prosecutor Matthew Magill

October 17, 2024 Show Me The Justice   Congratulations to Prosecutor Matt Magill for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1887408 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Capital Murder  –   Sentence:   Life in Prison

Presiding judge –  Vanessa Velasquez –  jury trial) co-counsel Phillip White   Note:  Def was IN CUSTODY –   Case was 4 years and 8 months old

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Clarissa Escobedo
Harris County Prosecutor Clarissa Escobedo

October 18, 2024 Show Me The Justice   Congratulations to Prosecutor Clarissa Escobedo for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1660372 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Murder  –   Sentence:   45 Years in Prison

Presiding judge –  Melissa Morris –  jury trial) co-counsel Nevin Day   Note:  Def was IN CUSTODY –   Case was 4 years and 9 months old – CASE RETRIED – HUNG JURY ON MAY 9, 2024

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Nevin Day
Harris County Prosecutor Nevin Day

October 18, 2024 Show Me The Justice   Congratulations to Prosecutor Nevin Day for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1660372 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Murder  –   Sentence:   45 Years in Prison

Presiding judge –  Melissa Morris –  jury trial) co-counsel Clarissa Escobedo   Note:  Def was IN CUSTODY –   Case was 4 years and 9 months old – CASE RETRIED – HUNG JURY ON MAY 9, 2024

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Sharica Gray
Harris County Prosecutor Sharica Gray

October 17, 2024 Show Me The Justice   Congratulations to Prosecutor Sharica Gray for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1693161 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Murder  –   Sentence:   To Be Determined

Presiding judge –  Te’iva Bell –  jury trial)   Note:  Def was ON BOND –   Case was 4 years old – Def DID NOT APPEAR for his trial

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Adriana Humphrey
Harris County Prosecutor Adrianna Humphrey

October 17, 2024 Show Me The Justice   Congratulations to Prosecutor Adriana Humphrey for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1851749 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of

DWI 3rd Offense  –   Sentence:   3 Years Probation

Presiding judge –  Randy Roll –  jury trial)   Note:  Def was ON BOND –   Case was 9 months old

Donald Epperson
Harris County Prosecutor Donald Epperson

October 17, 2024 Show Me The Justice   Congratulations to Prosecutor Donald Epperson for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1796940 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Violation of a Protective Order at Least Twice  –   Sentence:   4 Years Probation

Presiding judge –  Josh Hill –  jury trial)   Note:  Def was ON BOND –   Case was 1 year and 11 months old

Ricardo Loredo
Houston Criminal Defense Attorney Ricardo Loredo

October 16, 2024 Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney Ricardo Loredo for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2477151 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of

DWI

(presiding judge –  Erika Ramirez – jury trial)    Note:  Client was ON BOND – Case was 1 year and 1 month old

Ernesto Arredondo
Houston Criminal Defense Attorney Ernesto Arredondo

October 15, 2024 Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney Ernesto Arredondo for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2504412 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

(presiding judge –  Leslie Johnson – jury trial)    Note:  Client was IN CUSTODY – Case was 6 months old

Dustan Neyland
Houston Criminal Defense Attorney Dustan Neyland

October 14, 2024 Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney Dustan Neyland for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2426718 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

(presiding judge –  Paula Goodhart – jury trial)    Note:  Client was ON BOND – Case was 2 years old

Madison Flores
Harris County Prosecutor Madison Flores

October 16, 2024 Show Me The Justice   Congratulations to Prosecutor Madison Flores for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 2464443 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offense of

DWI >.15  –   Sentence:   15 Months Probation

Presiding judge –  Juanita Jackson –  jury trial)   Note:  Def was ON BOND –   Case was 1 year and 4 months old

Neil Krugh
Houston Criminal Defense Attorney Neil Krugh

October 14, 2024 Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney Neil Krugh for earning an In Trial Dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1827593 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Violation of a Protective Order 2 or more Times

(presiding judge – Kat Thomas –  jury trial) Note:  Client was ON BOND – Case was 1 year 3 months old

Brett Batchelor
Harris County Prosecutor Brett Batchelor

October 16, 2024 Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Brett Batchelor for earning an In Trial Plea for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1722886 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Murder –  Sentence:   35 Years in Prison

(presiding judge –  Susan Brown –  jury trial) co-counsel Lindsey Pearson  Note:  Defendant was ON BOND – Case was 3 years and 5 months old

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Lindsey Pearson
Harris County Prosecutor Lindsey Pearson

October 16, 2024 Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Lindsey Pearson for earning an In Trial Plea for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1722886 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Murder –  Sentence:   35 Years in Prison

(presiding judge –  Susan Brown –  jury trial) co-counsel Brett Batchelor  Note:  Defendant was ON BOND – Case was 3 years and 5 months old

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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

Danielle Oxford

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Harris County Prosecutor Danielle Oxford for leading the MOST Guilty verdicts for 2024

 

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

Savannah Luna

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Harris County Criminal Defense Attorney Savannah Luna for leading the MOST Not Guilty verdicts for 2024

 

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

Andy Beall

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Harris County Criminal District Court judge Andy Beall for leading the MOST Felony Trials for 2024

 

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

Erika Ramirez

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Harris County Criminal Court at Law judge Erika Ramirez for leading the MOST Misdemeanor Trials for 2024

 

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

John Clinton

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Harris County Visiting and Former judge John Clinton for leading the MOST Trials on the Emergency Trial Docket for 2024

 

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

Tyler Flood

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Harris County Criminal Defense Lawyer Tyler Flood for leading the MOST Not Guilty Verdicts since 2017

 

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

Maverick Ray

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Harris County Criminal Defense Lawyer Maverick Ray for leading the MOST Felony Not Guilty Verdicts since 2017

 

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

Danielle Oxford

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Harris County Prosecutor Danielle Oxford for leading the MOST Guilty verdicts since 2017

 

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LAWYERS VERDICTS
All Prosecutors, Defense Attorneys and Public Defenders Successful Verdicts since February 2017
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JUDGES TRIALS
All Felony, Misdemeanor and Visiting Judges trials since February 2017
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COURT DOCKET EFFICIENCY - MISDEMEANORS
Top 10 Misdemeanor Courts for LOWEST docket totals September 2024 – source:  Harris County Courts Active Cases Report

Jessica Needham Padilla

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Harris County Criminal Court at Law judge Jessica Padilla for leading the MOST efficient misdemeanor docket for 2024

 

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COURT DOCKET EFFICIENCY - FELONIES
Top 10 Felony Courts for LOWEST docket totals October 2024 – source:  Harris County District Criminal District Courts Dashboard

Matt Peneguy

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Harris County Criminal District Court judge Matt Peneguy for leading the MOST efficient felony docket for 2024

 

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Charles Johnson

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Charles Johnson Jr. for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1854192 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Compelling Prostitution

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

Drew Darnell

 

 

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 1850860 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Evading Arrest with a Vehicle

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

Don Hecker

 

 

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 1783649 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Burglary of a Building

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

Samuel Milledge III

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Samuel Milledge for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1835936 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Forgery

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

Derrick Flemming

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Derrick Flemming for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1834461 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

Lott Brooks

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Lott Brooks for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1832389 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault of a Security Officer

Reason for Dismissal:  By Request of the Complaining Witness

Sean Darvishi

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sean Darvishi for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2453867 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of

DWI 2nd Offense

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

Sara Richey Davis

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sara Davis for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2511197 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of

Keeping a Gambling Place

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

Enrique Ramirez

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Enrique Ramirez for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2501540 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

Jason Yancey

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jason Yancey for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2508821 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offense of

Terroristic Threat

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

Mark Ash

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mark Ash for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2506778 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Reason for Dismissal:  Missing Witness

Enrique Ramirez

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Enrique Ramirez for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2500642 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

Oyesanmi Alonge

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Oyesanmi Alonge for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2505244 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Todd Dupont for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2489647 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of

DWI

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

Mark Thiessen

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mark Thiessen for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2495527 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of

DWI 2nd

Reason for Dismissal:  Missing Witness

Shannon Davis

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Shannon Davis for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2321799 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

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

Jamal Asafi

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jamal Asafi for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2494098 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of

DWI

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

Hugh Brasher

 

 

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 2505272 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

John LaGrappe

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney John LaGrappe for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2480704 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of

Assault

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

Brandon Bibby

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Brandon Bibby for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2504636 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of

Assault

Reason for Dismissal:  Missing Witness

Jacklyn Varela

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jacklyn Varela for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2506307 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of

Criminal Mischief $100 – $750

Reason for Dismissal:  Missing Witness

Chad Henderson

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Chadrick Henderson for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2505281 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

ALL 1,178 ATTORNEY DISMISSALS FROM LAST WEEK

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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.

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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)

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DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE DASHBOARD

The Harris County District Attorney’s Office has launched the Data Transparency Dashboard, an innovative project aimed at promoting data freedom. This dashboard provides valuable data about the local justice system to the public, media, and researchers. The initiative seeks to foster openness, accountability, and informed public participation in line with transparent government principles – Harris County District Attorney’s Office

 

Harris County Felony Courts Dashboard

Harris County Misdemeanor Courts Dashboard

Learn about BAIL trends in Harris County Criminal Courts

 

HARRIS COUNTY BAIL BOND DASHBOARD

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