The “Rosster” of Criminal Courtroom Winners – Week Ending November 1, 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!

 

 

 

Jed Silverman
Houston Criminal Defense Attorney Jed Silverman

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

Neal Davis
Houston Criminal Defense Attorney Neal Davis

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

Steven Denman
Harris County Prosecutor Steven Denman

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

Steve Belt
Harris County Prosecutor Steven Belt

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

Michele Oncken
Harris County Prosecutor Michele Oncken

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

Neha Mehtaji
Harris County Prosecutor Neha Mehtaji

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

Peter Basilious
Harris County Prosecutor Peter Basilious

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

Truitt Rosane
Harris County Prosecutor Truitt Rosane

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

Georgina Stephenson
Harris County Prosecutor Georgina Stephenson

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

Edward Gomez
Harris County Prosecutor Eddie Gomez

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

Xavier Stafford
Harris County Prosecutor Xavier Stafford

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

Alyssa Patterson
Harris County Prosecutor Alyssa Patterson

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

Kelsey Siegler
Harris County Prosecutor Kelsey Siegler

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

Cheryl Brown
Houston Criminal Defense Attorney Cheryl Brown

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

Andre Wheeler
Houston Criminal Defense Attorney Andre Wheeler

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.

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

 

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

 

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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 September 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 October 2024

 

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Mark Lipkin

 

 

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

Alan Cervenka

 

 

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

Frederick Wilson

 

 

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

Jen Gaut

 

 

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

Chris Henderson

 

 

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

Samuel Gardner

 

 

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

Kevin Stryker

 

 

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

Ann Johnson

 

 

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

Juan Guerra, Jr.

 

 

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

Guy Williams

 

 

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

Michael Slider

 

 

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

Marc Metze

 

 

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

Marcos Adrogue

 

 

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

John Paul Cedillo

 

 

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

JaPaula Kemp

 

 

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

Will Vaughn

 

 

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

Kate Ferrell

 

 

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

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

Criminal Mischief $100 – $750

Reason for Dismissal:  Missing Witness

Patrick Ngwolo

 

 

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

DeLa Spears

 

 

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

Megan Bove

 

 

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

John Paul Cedillo

 

 

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

John Paul Cedillo

 

 

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

Craig Stephen Stewart

 

 

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

Terry Peden

 

 

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

Jules Johnson

 

 

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

Jesse Rios

 

 

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

Samuel Milledge II

 

 

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

John Paul Cedillo

 

 

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

Eddie Tecle

 

 

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

Eric Benavides

 

 

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

LaKayla Fridie

 

 

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

Jill Hawkins

 

 

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

 

 

 

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

HOUSTON CHRONICLE ARTICLE

 

 

THEFT BY CHECK TRIAL MANUAL

Have a theft by check trial?  As the Former Chief Prosecutor of the Harris County District Attorney’s Office Check Fraud Division and a defender of over 15,000 clients who were charged with writing bad checks, I wrote a TRIAL GUIDE for prosecuting and defending bad check charges.  Feel free to use my trial manual for guidance.  Hit the upper right hand corner to download

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ShowMeTheJustice – June 15, 2022

Show Me The Justice congratulates: Defense Attorney Alain Jayoma, Defense Attorney Ann Johnson, Defense Attorney BreAnna Schwartz, Prosecutor Carlos Aguayo (Verdict), Defense Attorney Cheryl Brown, Defense Attorney Cory Roth, Defense Attorney David Yoon Lee, Defense Attorney Jerome Godinich, Defense Attorney Jill Lansden, Defense Attorney Joe Garcia Jr, Defense Attorney Joe Vinas, Defense Attorney Joe Wells, Defense Attorney John Parkey, Defense Attorney Jonathan Goins, Defense Attorney Johnny Aldape Jr, Defense Attorney Kimberly McTorry, Defense Attorney Matt Horak, Defense Attorney Meredith Morse, Public Defender Monica Gonzalez, Defense Attorney Natalie Schultz, Defense Attorney Philip Gommels, Defense Attorney Rusty Hardin, Defense Attorney Silvia Pubchara, Defense Attorney Stephanie Alfonso, Defense Attorney Tyler Flood (In Trial Dismissal), Public Defender Victoria Erfesoglou, Defense Attorney Vik Vij

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ShowMeTheJustice – April 4, 2022

Show Me The Justice congratulates: Defense Attorney Adam Brown, Defense Attorney Allena Wright, Defense Attorney Ann Johnson, Public Defender Annie Marion, Defense Attorney Austen Hobbs, Defense Attorney Brett Podolsky, Defense Attorney Brian Ayson, Defense Attorney Carl Moore, Defense Attorney Casey Garrett, Defense Attorney Danny Easterling, Defense Attorney Danny Werlinger, Defense Attorney Elan Levy, Prosecutor Georgina Stephenson (Verdict), Defense Attorney Herman Martinez, Defense Attorney Jill Hawkins, Defense Attorney Juanita Jackson, Defense Attorney Justin Harris, Prosecutor Kasie Herring (Verdict), Prosecutor Katlin Robinson (Verdict), Prosecutor Keaton Forcht (Verdict), Prosecutor Lynn Nguyen (Verdict), Defense Attorney Mike Trent, Defense Attorney Natalie Schultz, Defense Attorney Nathaniel Munier, Defense Attorney Pat Kelley, Prosecutor Rene Serrato (Verdict), Defense Attorney Sally Ring, Defense Attorney Shreya Gulamali, Defense Attorney Steven Lieberman, Prosecutor Tiera Johnson Williams (Verdict), Defense Attorney Travis Bryan, Defense Attorney Wendle Smith

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ShowMeTheJustice – March 8, 2022

Show Me The Justice congratulates: Defense Attorney Ann Johnson, Prosecutor Bailee Pender (Verdict), Defense Attorney Bill Exley, Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn, Defense Attorney Brent Mayr,  Defense Attorney Brock White, Prosecutor Cameron Calligan (Verdict), Defense Attorney Celenne Beck, Public Defender Colin Amann, Defense Attorney David Vuong, Defense Attorney Don Hecker, Defense Attorney Donale Evans, Prosecutor Garrett Moore (Verdict), Defense Attorney Hadee Khan, Defense Attorney Jeanie Ortiz, Defense Attorney Jed Silverman, Defense Attorney Joaquina Rodriguez, Defense Attorney Joe Vinas, Defense Attorney John McDermott, Defense Attorney Jon Stephenson, Defense Attorney Kate Ferrell, Defense Attorney Matt Perez, Public Defender Saif Kazim, Defense Attorney Sean Darvishi, Defense Attorney Sean McLaughlin, Defense Attorney Stephanie Morales, Defense Attorney Vik Vij, Defense Attorney William Van Buren

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ShowMeTheJustice – February 10, 2022

Show Me The Justice congratulates: Defense Attorney Abel Izaguirre (In Trial Dismissal), Defense Attorney Ann Johnson, Defense Attorney Brandon Strauss, Defense Attorney Brian Coyne, Defense Attorney Cheryl Chapell, Prosecutor Cody Kelemen (Verdict), Defense Attorney Crystal Wiley, Defense Attorney David Paz, Defense Attorney David Vuong, Defense Attorney Emily Shelton, Defense Attorney Equator Turner, Defense Attorney Jeanie Ortiz, Public Defender Jedrick Burgos Amador, Defense Attorney Jimmy Ortiz Jr, Defense Attorney Kimberly McTorry, Defense Attorney Lauren Byrne, Defense Attorney Maegen Bradley, Defense Attorney Michael Pham, Defense Attorney Patty Segura, Defense Attorney Robert Jones II, Defense Attorney Sally Ring, Defense Attorney Sara Roque, Defense Attorney Sintia Solis, Defense Attorney Stacey Morgan, Defense Attorney Thomas Martin, Defense Attorney Troy Locklear, Defense Attorney Whitney Moore

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ShowMeTheJustice – November 16, 2021

Defense Attorney Amanda Skillern, Defense Attorney Ann Johnson, Defense Attorney Catherine Samaan, Defense Attorney Charles Brodsky, Defense Attorney Christopher Henderson, Defense Attorney Diana Sims, Defense Attorney Emily Shelton, Public Defender Hannah Herzog, Defense Attorney Harris Wood Jr, Defense Attorney Israel Santana, Defense Attorney Jacques Leeds, Defense Attorney Jason Johnson, Defense Attorney Jon Stephenson, Defense Attorney Kimberly McTorry, Defense Attorney Lewis Thomas, Defense Attorney Mark Thiessen, Defense Attorney Natalie Schultz, Defense Attorney Nathaniel Munier, Defense Attorney Paria Rafiee, Defense Attorney Paula Miller, Defense Attorney Quinon Brooker, Public Defender Saif Kazim, Defense Attorney Stephanie Morales, Defense Attorney Thalia Dubose, Defense Attorney William McLellan

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ShowMeTheJustice – November 2, 2021

Defense Attorney Aaron Saldana, Defense Attorney Abbie Russell, Defense Attorney Ann Johnson, Defense Attorney Asha Reddi, Defense Attorney Austen Hobbs, Defense Attorney David Vuong, Defense Attorney Emily Shelton, Defense Attorney Jed Silverman, Defense Attorney Jill Lansden, Defense Attorney Joe Magliolo, Defense Attorney John Petruzzi, Public Defender Kim Cleary, Defense Attorney Mark Thiessen, Defense Attorney Matt Horak, Defense Attorney Matt Mahoney, Defense Attorney Megan Bove, Defense Attorney Patty Segura, Prosecutor Peter Basilious (Verdict), Defense Attorney Peter De Leef, Defense Attorney Robyn Brown, Defense Attorney Russell Henderson, Public Defender Simone Bray, Defense Attorney Tiffany Hill, Defense Attorney Ty Washington, Prosecutor Tyler White (Verdict), Defense Attorney Val Zuniga, Defense Attorney William McLellan

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ShowMeTheJustice – September 17, 2021

 

Today’s ROSSTER of HIGHLIGHTED courtroom WINNERS are:

Defense Attorney Ann Johnson, Defense Attorney Chris Denuna, Public Defender Christina Hoang, Defense Attorney Coby Dubose, Defense Attorney Danny Easterling, Defense Attorney David Bires, Defense Attorney Dionne Press, Defense Attorney Doug Murphy, Defense Attorney Jason Yancey, Defense Attorney Jerome Godinich (Verdict), Defense Attorney Joel Salazar, Defense Attorney Jolanda Jones, Defense Attorney Keith Harris, Defense Attorney Leslie Legrand III, Defense Attorney Mac Miller, Defense Attorney Mark Thiessen, Defense Attorney Matt Mahoney, Defense Attorney Nathan Hennigan, Defense Attorney Nathaniel Munier, Defense Attorney Rhonda McLeod Chargois, Defense Attorney Romy Kaplan, Defense Attorney Samuel Cammack III, Defense Attorney Steven Lieberman, Defense Attorney Thuy  Le, Defense Attorney Todd Overstreet

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ShowMeTheJustice – July 12, 2021

 

Today’s ROSSTER of courtroom WINNERS are:

Defense Attorney Alvin Nunnery, Defense Attorney Andres Fernandez, Defense Attorney Ann Johnson, Defense Attorney Ben Pearce, Defense Attorney Chabli Hall, Defense Attorney Cristobal Galindo, Defense Attorney Ernesto Arredondo, Defense Attorney Jack Carroll, Defense Attorney James Elick, Defense Attorney James Pons, Defense Attorney Juan Aguirre, Defense Attorney Kyle Sampson, Defense Attorney Le’Paul Jack, Defense Attorney Mark Ash, Defense Attorney Matt Horak, Defense Attorney Maverick Ray, Defense Attorney Michael Mercer, Defense Attorney Michelle Beck, Defense Attorney Neil Krugh, Defense Attorney Shannon Davis, Defense Attorney Shreya Gulamali, Defense Attorney Staci Biggar, Defense Attorney Sylvia Escobedo, Defense Attorney Tim Rose

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ShowMeTheJustice -June 8, 2021

 

Defense Attorney Ann Johnson, Defense Attorney Charles Medlin, Defense Attorney Connie Williams, Defense Attorney Dan Richardson, Defense Attorney David Breston, Defense Attorney Erik Smith, Public Defender Ike Okorafor, Public Defender Jasmine Yancey, Defense Attorney Jerome Godinich, Defense Attorney Jessica Padilla, Defense Attorney Jim Butler, Defense Attorney Jorge Cantu, Defense Attorney Joseph Ruiz, Defense Attorney Josh Stephens, Defense Attorney Julia Bella, Public Defender Mauricio Vazquez, Defense Attorney Mekisha Walker, Defense Attorney Rand Mintzer, Defense Attorney Romy Kaplan, Defense Attorney Samuel Gardner, Defense Attorney Skip Cornelius, Defense Attorney Stacey Morgan, Defense Attorney Staci Biggar, Defense Attorney Treshaun Meredith

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ShowMeTheJustice – April 6, 2021

Defense Attorney Aaron Bryant, Defense Attorney Ann Johnson, Defense Attorney Beth Exley, Public Defender Betsy Stukes Martinez, Defense Attorney Cary Higginbotham, Public Defender Eugene Hong, Defense Attorney George Napier, Public Defender Jackie Carpenter, Defense Attorney Lori Botello Christensen, Defense Attorney Maritza Antu, Defense Attorney Nathaniel Munier, Defense Attorney Rick Oliver, Defense Attorney Robert Eutsler, Defense Attorney Shannon Drehner, Defense Attorney Stacy Sederis, Defense Attorney Sylvia Escobedo, Defense Attorney Val Zuniga

along with: Defense Attorney Joseph Gagliardi, Defense Attorney Joe Garcia, Defense Attorney Erica Porter,  Defense Attorney Steve Shellist, Defense Attorney Daniel Krause, Defense Attorney James Magown

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ShowMeTheJustice – February 7, 2021

FEATURED COURTROOM WINNERS:   Defense Attorney Aaron White, Public Defender Amalia Beckner, Public Defender Ana Funes Baker, Defense Attorney Andreea Ionescu, Defense Attorney Andrew Payne, Defense Attorney Angela Weltin, Defense Attorney Ann Johnson, Defense Attorney Augustin Pink, Defense Attorney Beth Exley, Defense Attorney Brian Coyne, Defense Attorney Cavita Sharma, Defense Attorney Chabli Hall, Defense Attorney Chip Lewis, Defense Attorney Chris Flood, Defense Attorney Christian Capitaine, Prosecutor Jonathan Christian Ortiz (Verdict), Defense Attorney Dane Johnson, Defense Attorney Danny Easterling, Defense Attorney Darla McBride, Defense Attorney David Lee, Defense Attorney Brad David Runcie, Defense Attorney Dionne Press, Defense Attorney Edward Okwueze, Defense Attorney Emily Shelton, Defense Attorney Eric Benavides, Defense Attorney Erik Smith, Defense Attorney Gus Saper, Defense Attorney Hunter Simmons, Defense Attorney Jeanie Ortiz, Defense Attorney Jerome Godinich, Defense Attorney Jill Hawkins, Defense Attorney Jim Medley, Defense Attorney Joa Sherman, Defense Attorney Joel Balderas, Defense Attorney Johnny Aldape, Defense Attorney Juan Aguirre, Defense Attorney Julio Vela, Defense Attorney Kate Ferrell, Public Defender Kim Cleary, Defense Attorney Kris Ougrah, Defense Attorney Kyle Sampson, Defense Attorney Lewis Thomas, Defense Attorney Lindsay Bauer, Defense Attorney Lisa Andrews Alpe, Defense Attorney Maegen Bradley, Defense Attorney Marcos Adrogue, Defense Attorney Mark Hochglaube, Defense Attorney Mark Rubal, Defense Attorney Markay Stroud, Defense Attorney Maverick Ray, Defense Attorney Michael Edwards, Defense Attorney Michael Moore, Defense Attorney Michael Slider, Defense Attorney Murray Newman, Defense Attorney Nathaniel Munier, Defense Attorney Paul LaValle, Defense Attorney Paula Kemp, Defense Attorney Rahan Atia, Defense Attorney Stacy Sederis, Defense Attorney Stephanie Martin, Public Defender Stephen Touchstone, Defense Attorney Thuy Le, Defense Attorney Timothy Donahue, Defense Attorney Todd Dupont, Defense Attorney Todd Overstreet, Defense Attorney Todd Ward, Defense Attorney Ty Brock, Defense Attorney William McLellan, Defense Attorney Windi Akins

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ShowMeTheJustice – October 29, 2020

FEATURED COURTROOM WINNERS:   Defense Attorney Ann Johnson, Defense Attorney Arthur White III, Defense Attorney Bill Exley, Defense Attorney Breona Pace, Defense Attorney Catherine Evans, Defense Attorney Charles Brodsky, Defense Attorney Charles Johnson, Defense Attorney Cory Roth, Defense Attorney Danny Werlinger, Defense Attorney David Rushing, Defense Attorney Eileen Guerinot, Defense Attorney Jerome Godinich, Defense Attorney Jim Medley, Defense Attorney Justin Keiter, Defense Attorney Kate Welch, Defense Attorney Lucio Montes, Defense Attorney Mack Schaffer (Verdict), Defense Attorney Marcus Fleming, Defense Attorney Mark Thiessen, Defense Attorney Mike Harkins, Defense Attorney Nathaniel Pitoniak, Prosecutor Patty Fernandez (Verdict), Prosecutor Paul Hubbell (Verdict), Defense Attorney Riddhi Desai, Defense Attorney Shreya Gulamali, Defense Attorney Staci Biggar, Defense Attorney Waverly Nolley

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ShowMeTheJustice – October 2, 2020

FEATURED COURTROOM WINNERS:   Defense Attorney Ann Johnson, Defense Attorney Fabio Amador, Defense Attorney Hugh Brasher, Defense Attorney Israel Santana, Defense Attorney Jeanie Ortiz, Defense Attorney Jennifer Brevorka (Verdict), Defense Attorney Joel Salazar, Defense Attorney Juanita Jackson, Defense Attorney Justin Keiter, Defense Attorney Lewis Thomas, Defense Attorney Lucio Montes, Defense Attorney Lydia Johnson, Defense Attorney Markay Stroud, Defense Attorney Natalie Still, Defense Attorney Nathan Mays, Defense Attorney Nathaniel Munier, Defense Attorney Neil Krugh, Defense Attorney Paria Rafiee, Public Defender Patrick Lara, Defense Attorney Paul Nugent (Verdict), Defense Attorney Sally Ring, Defense Attorney Samuel Gardner, Defense Attorney Staci Biggar, Defense Attorney Susan Bishop, Defense Attorney Taylor Armstrong, Defense Attorney Thomas Lewis, Defense Attorney Tim Johnson (Verdict)

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