Month: November 2024

We had 15 LAWYERS complete 9 TRIALS this week at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse.  The results were 6 GUILTY VERDICTS and 3 NOT GUILTY VERDICTS.   

Congratulations to the trial winners and to the 34 Lawyers below who won their case with a dismissal of charges!

 

 

 

October 30, 2024 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney Jed Silverman for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1695478 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child

(presiding judge –  Hilary Unger – jury trial) co-counsel Neal Davis   Note:  Client was ON BOND – Case was 4 years old

October 30, 2024 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney Neal Davis for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1695478 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child

(presiding judge –  Hilary Unger – jury trial) co-counsel Jed Silverman   Note:  Client was ON BOND – Case was 4 years old

October 30,, 2024 – Show Me The Justice   Congratulations to Prosecutor Steven Denman for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1802302 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Murder  –   Sentence:  Life in Prison

Presiding judge –  Veronica Nelson –  jury trial)  co-counsel Steven Belt  Note:  Def was IN CUSTODY –   Case was 1 year and 9 months old

October 30,, 2024 – Show Me The Justice   Congratulations to Prosecutor Steven Belt for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1802302 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Murder  –   Sentence:  Life in Prison

Presiding judge –  Veronica Nelson –  jury trial)  co-counsel Steven Denman  Note:  Def was IN CUSTODY –   Case was 1 year and 9 months old

October 30,, 2024 – Show Me The Justice   Congratulations to Prosecutor Michele Oncken for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1708901 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Murder  –   Sentence:  35 Years in Prison

Presiding judge –  Kristin Guiney –  jury trial)  co-counsel Neha Mehtaji  Note:  Def was IN CUSTODY –   Case was 3 years and 9 months old

October 30,, 2024 – Show Me The Justice   Congratulations to Prosecutor Neha Mehtaji for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1708901 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Murder  –   Sentence:  35 Years in Prison

Presiding judge –  Kristin Guiney –  jury trial)  co-counsel Michele Oncken  Note:  Def was IN CUSTODY –   Case was 3 years and 9 months old

November 1,, 2024 – Show Me The Justice   Congratulations to Prosecutor Peter Basilious for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1729152 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child  –   Sentence:  30 Years in Prison

Presiding judge –  Jim Anderson –  jury trial)  co-counsel Truitt Rosane  Note:  Def was ON BOND –   Case was 3 years and 4 months old

November 1,, 2024 – Show Me The Justice   Congratulations to Prosecutor Truitt Rosane for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1729152 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child  –   Sentence:  30 Years in Prison

Presiding judge –  Jim Anderson –  jury trial)  co-counsel Peter Basilious  Note:  Def was ON BOND –   Case was 3 years and 4 months old

November 1,, 2024 – Show Me The Justice   Congratulations to Prosecutor Georgina Stephenson for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1666317 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child  –   Sentence:  30 Years in Prison

Presiding judge –  Denise Bradley –  jury trial)  co-counsel Eddie Gomez  Note:  Def was ON BOND –   Case was 4 years and 8 months old

November 1,, 2024 – Show Me The Justice   Congratulations to Prosecutor Edward Gomez for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1666317 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child  –   Sentence:  30 Years in Prison

Presiding judge –  Denise Bradley –  jury trial)  co-counsel Georgina Stephenson  Note:  Def was ON BOND –   Case was 4 years and 8 months old

October 31,, 2024 – Show Me The Justice   Congratulations to Prosecutor Xavier Stafford for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1683526 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Sexual Assault of a Child  –   Sentence:  20 Years in Prison

Presiding judge –  Ana Martinez –  jury trial)  co-counsel Alyssa Patterson  Note:  Def was IN CUSTODY –   Case was 4 years and 3 months old

October 31,, 2024 – Show Me The Justice   Congratulations to Prosecutor Alyssa Patterson for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1683526 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Sexual Assault of a Child  –   Sentence:  20 Years in Prison

Presiding judge –  Ana Martinez –  jury trial)  co-counsel Xavier Stafford  Note:  Def was IN CUSTODY –   Case was 4 years and 3 months old

October 31,, 2024 – Show Me The Justice   Congratulations to Prosecutor Kelsey Siegler for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1840853 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Evading Arrest with a Vehicle  –   Sentence:  4 Years Probation

Presiding judge –  Susan Brown –  jury trial)   Note:  Def was ON BOND –   Case was 1 year old

October 30, 2024 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney Cheryl Brown for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1834479 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault on a Peace Officer

(presiding judge –  Robert Johnson – jury trial)    Note:  Client was IN CUSTODY – Case was 1 year and 2 months old

October 31, 2024 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney Andre Wheeler for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2511123 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of

Unlawful Possession of a Weapon

(presiding judge –  Leslie Johnson – jury trial)    Note:  Client was ON BOND – Case was 5 months 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.

 

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

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Harris County Criminal District Court judges Andy Beall  (left)  and Hilary Unger for leading the MOST Felony Trials for 2024

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mark Lipkin for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1874565 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Reason for Dismissal:  By Request of the Complaining Witness

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Alan Cervenka for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1835478 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Theft $150 – $300K

Reason for Dismissal:   Missing Witness

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Frederick Wilson II for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1817599 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Reason for Dismissal:  Missing Witness

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Jen Gaut for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1874897 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Reason for Dismissal:  Missing Witness

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Chris Henderson for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1863988 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

 

 

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 1848272 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kevin Styker for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1859039 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Sexual Assault of a Child

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Ann Johnson for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1852661 out of the 495th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Felon in Possession of a Weapon

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Juan Guerra Jr. for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1824253 out of the 228th 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 Guy Williams for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2514209 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Reason for Dismissal:  Missing Witness

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Michael Slider for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2498075 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Reason for Dismissal:  Missing Witness

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Marc  Metze for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2508417 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Marcos Adrogue for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2515151 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

 

 

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 2499140 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of

Possession of Marijuana

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

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney JaPaula Kemp for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2488393 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of

Terroristic Threat

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Will Vaughn for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2501435 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offense of

DWI

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

 

 

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 2455581 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of

DWI

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

 

 

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 2521874 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Reason for Dismissal:  Missing Witness

 

 

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 2498124 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of

Criminal Mischief $100 – $750

Reason for Dismissal:  Missing Witness

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Patrick Ngwolo for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2331494 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of

DWI

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney DeLa Spears for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2472940 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of

Verbal Harassment

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Megan Bove for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2517260 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of

Possession of a Controlled Substance

Reason for Dismissal:  Incomplete Lab Report

 

 

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 2502238 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of

Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon

Reason for Dismissal:  Incomplete Lab Report

 

 

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 2502089 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of

Assault

Reason for Dismissal:  Missing Witness

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Craig Stewart for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2498746 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of

DWI

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Terry Peden for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2514029 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jules Johnson for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2340982 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of

Indecent Exposure

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

 

 

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 2511158 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Reason for Dismissal:  Missing Witness

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Samuel Milledge II for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2498761 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of

DWI 2nd

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

 

 

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 2513720 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 Defense Attorney Eddie Tecle for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2506204 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

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 2506079 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney LaKayla Fridie for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2506621 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 11 for the offense of

Violation of a Protective Order

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

 

 

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 2505077 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Reason for Dismissal:  Insufficient Evidence

 

 

 

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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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)

 

 

 

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

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