Defense Attorney Adam Brown, Defense Attorney Adolfo Vasquez, Defense Attorney Bill Exley, Public Defender Bukky Oyewuwo, Defense Attorney Casey Garrett, Defense Attorney Chip Lewis, Defense Attorney Corey Gomel, Defense Attorney David Ryan, Defense Attorney Debbie Hernandez, Defense Attorney Eddie Cortes, Defense Attorney Eric Benavides, Defense Attorney Jorge Cantu, Defense Attorney Justin Keiter, Defense Attorney Keith Harris, Defense Attorney Kyle Sampson, Defense Attorney Lott Brooks, Defense Attorney Maegen Bradley, Defense Attorney Michelle Beck, Defense Attorney Ryan Fremuth, Defense Attorney Sara Davis, Defense Attorney Shannon Drehner, Defense Attorney Stephanie Alfonso, Defense Attorney Tara Long Taylor, Defense Attorney Tucker Graves
Since March 16, 2020 (Covid Protocol) the score of verdicts is:
STATE – 69
DEFENSE – 40
see below “New Cases Tried Since March 16, 2020” for results
TRIAL WIN LEADERS from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (February 7, 2017 – August 10, 2021). Congratulations to these fine prosecutors and defense attorneys for earning verdicts for the state and your clients over the last 4 years! Note: Trial wins consist of trial verdicts – sometimes more than 1 verdict per trial (Source: Show Me The Justice “Lawyers in Trial” Spreadsheet)
The following cases are 12 Randomly chosen felony and 12 randomly chosen 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 only post cases when i have a lawyer photo – hard earned dismissal? let me know. lawyer submissions welcome!
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lott Brooks for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1581710 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney David Ryan for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1694386 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to the Disabled
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Shannon Drehner for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1653738 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Keith Harris for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1646301 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Ryan Fremuth for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1639320 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Forgery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Bill Exley for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1725109 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to the Elderly
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Adolfo Vasquez for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1612631 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Justin Keiter for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1704300 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Failure to Comply as a Sex Offender
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Tucker Graves for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1721110 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Bukky Oyewuwo for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1686439 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Police Officer
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Adam Brown for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1707332 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Habitation
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kyle Sampson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1675713 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Maegen Bradley for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2330159 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
Terroristic Threat
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Eddie Cortes for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2312357 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
Terroristic Threat
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Sara Davis for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2359121 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of
Possession of a Gambling Device
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Debbie Hernandez for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2241946 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
Evading Arrest
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Casey Garrett for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2357485 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
Falsifying a Drug Result
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Eric Benavides for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2352970 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Corey Gomel for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2360595 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Chip Lewis for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2351159 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Stephanie Alfonso for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2364763 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jorge Cantu for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2329802 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Discharging a Firearm in a Metro Area
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Tara Long Taylor for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2316759 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offense of
Terroristic Threat
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Michelle Beck for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2301854 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Note: The following spreadsheets, standings, charts, graphs and compilations are NOT 100% accurate and should not be relied upon as authoritative information.
ALL VERDICTS by ATTORNEY last name – (OVER 1,900 TRIAL VERDICTS) starting February 1, 2017 from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (for personal use ONLY) – some verdicts are listed more than once because each co-counsel gets their own listing
Have you been charged with a crime in Harris County? Check out our list of attorneys with OVER 13,000 CRIMINAL DEFENSE SUCCESS STORIES from January 1, 2018 – April 14, 2021
A Compilation of Not Guilty Verdicts, Mid-Trial Dismissals, Trial-Setting Dismissals and *Special Felony Dismissals (exceptions apply) from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse -For personal use ONLY
2018 – 2019 FINAL STANDINGS for TRIALS
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney TY WASHINGTON for earning the MOST misdemeanor dismissals for the month of July 2021! (Please note: the results are skewed higher for some attorneys because the DA’s office summarily dismissed hundreds of non-arrest and old cases in July represented by some of the below listed attorneys)
(Source: Harris County District Clerk’s Online Services – CrimDisposMonthly spreadsheet – dismissals when convicted of another charge or case refiled is usually excluded but the District Clerk’s website is not functioning as normal. Does not include attorneys whose names do not appear as attorney of record on clerk’s spreadsheet. Attorneys above are mostly court appointed. Sorry if I miss some female attorneys who show up under different names)
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