Show Me The Justice congratulates: Defense Attorney Brett Podolsky, Defense Attorney Chanae Davis, Defense Attorney Chris Tritico, Defense Attorney Christian Capitaine, Defense Attorney Dan Simons, Defense Attorney David Rushing, Defense Attorney Eddie Cortes, Defense Attorney Francisco Fernandez, Prosecutor Frank Economou (Verdict), Defense Attorney Gary Polland, Defense Attorney Gregory Cagle, Defense Attorney Jamika Wester, Defense Attorney Joe Magliolo, Defense Attorney Kim Samman, Defense Attorney Kimberly McTorry, Defense Attorney Lori Deangelo, Defense Attorney Marcos Adrogue, Defense Attorney Michael Slider, Defense Attorney Omar Saman, Defense Attorney Patrick Ruzzo, Defense Attorney Rick Oliver, Defense Attorney Sally Ring, Defense Attorney Shawnda Parker, Prosecutor Sheila Hansel (Verdict), Defense Attorney Stephanie Alfonso, Defense Attorney Todd Overstreet, Prosecutor Valerie Turner (Verdict), Defense Attorney William McLellan
April 7, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Valerie Turner for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1692996 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft >$300K – Sentence: 40 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Chris Morton – jury trial) co-counsel Sheila Hansel
April 7, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Sheila Hansel for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1692996 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft >$300K – Sentence: 40 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Chris Morton – jury trial) co-counsel Valerie Turner
April 7, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Frank Economou for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 2300122 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense – Sentence: 1 Year Probation
(presiding judge David Fleischer – jury trial – court reporter Ramona Sonnier)
April 7, 2022 – Show Me The Justice acknowledges the hard work and dedication from Prosecutors Bailee Pender (left to right) Katherine Thomas and Public Defenders Kandice Horsey and Gemayel Haynes in Cause Number 1535565 out of the 339th Criminal District Court which resulted in a Hung Jury (6/6) for the offense of
Murder
(presiding judge Te’iva Bell – jury trial)
April 6, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Blue McCreary for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 2302190 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – Sentence: 1 Year Probation
(presiding judge Kelley Andrews – jury trial)
April 6, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Public Defender Jane Vara for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1662332 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Murder
(presiding judge Denise Collins – jury trial) co-counsel Kevin Keating
April 6, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Public Defender Kevin Keating for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1662332 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Murder
(presiding judge Denise Collins – jury trial) co-counsel Jane Vara
April 6, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Brian Honeycutt for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1552697 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Murder – Sentence: 25 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Ana Martinez – jury trial)
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 25 out of around 250 dismissals posted each day – 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 Marcos Adrogue for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1732847 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Francisco Fernandez for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1650634 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Sexual Assault
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Patrick Ruzzo for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1726333 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jamika Wester for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1727757 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Chris Tritico for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1664759 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Rick Oliver for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1729826 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sally Ring for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1734622 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Brett Podolsky for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1717702 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Invasive Visual Recording
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Lori Deangelo for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1748450 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney William McLellan for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1741578 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Police Officer
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kimberly McTorry for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1717054 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kim Samman for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1742483 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to the Elderly
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney David Rushing for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1744729 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Harassment of a Public Servant
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Christian Capitaine for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1576680 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Murder
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Todd Overstreet for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1696854 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 3rd Offense
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Chanae Davis for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1682174 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Stephanie Alfonso for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2228321 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
Illegal Dumping
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Joe Magliolo for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2383761 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Shawnda Parker for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2332333 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Omar Saman for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2357633 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
Assault Contact with Elderly
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Gregory Cagle for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal (after a prior hung jury trial) for your client in Cause Number 2324822 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
Assault
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Dan Simons for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2351254 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offense of
Assault
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Michael Slider for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2355898 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Deadly Conduct
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Gary Polland for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2329635 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
Disorderly Conduct
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Eddie Cortes for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2322233 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
Discharge a Firearm in a Metro Area
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney MARCOS ADROGUE AND HIS FIRM for earning the MOST misdemeanor dismissals for the month of March 2022! (Sorry if I missed some female attorneys whose names are not consolidated by the clerk due to a name change)
(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)
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 2,200 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
Trials consist of a jury selected or a court trial initiated. (Trials by visiting judges are not included – see above “Judges in Trial” for that information)
TRIAL WIN LEADERS from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (February 7, 2017 – April 8, 2022). 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)
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
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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