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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The “Rosster” of Courtroom Winners – Week Ending January 26, 2024

 

 

 

 

We had 23 LAWYERS complete 15 TRIALS this week at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse.  The results were 10 GUILTY VERDICTS, 4 NOT GUILTY VERDICTS, 1 IN TRIAL PLEA  and 1 IN TRIAL DISMISSAL.   3 TRIALS are currently in progress.

Congratulations to the trial winners and to the 43 Lawyers below who won their case with a dismissal of charges!

Continue reading “The “Rosster” of Courtroom Winners – Week Ending January 26, 2024″

The “Rosster” of Courtroom Winners – Week of December 12, 2022 – FINAL WEEK OF THE YEAR

We had 8 SUCCESSFUL LAWYERS who participated in 5 TRIALS that resulted in 8 VERDICTS this week at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse – 6 Guilty Verdicts and 2 Not Guilty Verdicts + (1 Hung Jury)

Congratulations to the Lawyers who won their trials and the 33 Lawyers below who won their case with a dismissal of charges!

Continue reading “The “Rosster” of Courtroom Winners – Week of December 12, 2022 – FINAL WEEK OF THE YEAR”

The “Rosster”of Courtroom Winners – Week of September 12, 2022

We had 10 SUCCESSFUL LAWYERS who participated in 7 TRIALS that resulted in 9 VERDICTS this week at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse – 6 Guilty and 3 Not Guilty Verdicts.

Congratulations to the Lawyers who won their trials and the 50 Lawyers below who won their case with a dismissal of charges!

Continue reading “The “Rosster”of Courtroom Winners – Week of September 12, 2022″

ShowMeTheJustice – Week of July 18, 2022

We had 4 trials that resulted in 5 verdicts this week at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse – a Murder, Manslaughter, 2 Aggravated Robberies and a DWI  resulting in  3 Guilty and 2 Not Guilty Verdicts.

We had some impressive Dismissals by our Defense Attorneys including Capital Murder, Murder, and Super Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child.

Congratulations to the 6 Lawyers who won their trials and the 75 Lawyers who won their case with a dismissal of charges!

Continue reading “ShowMeTheJustice – Week of July 18, 2022”

ShowMeTheJustice – Week of July 11, 2022

Congratulation to Trial Winners:

Prosecutor Jacob Salinas, Prosecutor Barbara Mousset,  Prosecutor Natalia Leon, Public Defender Brandon Ball, Defense Attorney Kyle Sampson, Prosecutor Will Orr, Prosecutor Ivonne Escobar

Excellent Work Earning Trial Setting Dismissals:

Defense Attorney Reginaldo Villalon, Defense Attorney Wilvin Carter, Public Defender Brandon Ball, Defense Attorney Don Hecker, Public Defender Ana Funes Baker, Defense Attorney Christopher Downey, Defense Attorney Rahan Atia, Defense Attorney Daniel Krause, Defense Attorney Hadee Khan, Defense Attorney Joshua Willoughby, Public Defender Larry Williams, Defense Attorney Maverick Ray, Defense Attorney Kingsley Okpara, Defense Attorney David Breston, Defense Attorney Brandy Gum, Defense Attorney Kate Ferrell, Defense Attorney Gary Miller, Defense Attorney Justin Keiter, Defense Attorney Joe Hernandez, Public Defender Andres Fernandez, Defense Attorney John Duong, Defense Atforney Chabli Hall, Public Defender Luis Garcia Cruz, Defense Attorney Michael Edwards, Defense Attorney Jonas Hunter, Defense Attorney Juan Aguirre, Defense Attorney Charles Medlin, Defense Attorney Mark Lipkin, Defense Attorney Andreea Ionescu, Defense Attorney Chris Denuna, Defense Attorney Eric Benavides

Remainder of 75 Defense Attorneys and their Dismissals below:

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ShowMeTheJustice – May 26, 2022

Show Me The Justice congratulates: Defense Attorney Brett Podolsky, Defense Attorney Charles Brown (Verdict), Defense Attorney Cheryl Brown, Prosecutor Connor Lasater (Verdict), Defense Attorney Donale Evans, Defense Attorney Ericon Garza, Defense Attorney James Reed, Public Defender Jen Gaut, Defense Attorney Jim Medley, Defense Attorney Joseph Guevara, Defense Attorney Kim Abbey, Defense Attorney Kirk Oncken, Defense Attorney Manny Guerra (Verdict), Defense Attorney Mark Thiessen, Defense Attorney Matt Leeper, Defense Attorney Mike Monks, Defense Attorney Morris Overstreet, Defense Attorney Murray Newman, Defense Attorney Paula Miller, Defense Attorney Philip Gommels, Defense Attorney Renee Thomason, Defense Attorney Robert Eutsler, Defense Attorney Samuel Milledge II, Defense Attorney Sean Darvishi (Verdict), Defense Attorney Sean McAlister, Defense Attorney Stacy Sederis, Defense Attorney Stephanie Martin, Defense Attorney Sylvia Escobedo, Public Defender Vafa Jasemi Zergani

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ShowMeTheJustice – May 5, 2022

Show Me The Justice congratulates: Defense Attorney Akilah Bacy, Prosecutor Arturo Reyes (Verdict), Defense Attorney Austen Hobbs, Defense Attorney Bayoji Akingbola, Defense Attorney BreAnna Schwartz, Prosecutor Brett Batchelor (Verdict), Defense Attorney Bryan Garris (Verdict), Defense Attorney Carlos Rodriguez, Prosecutor Chandler Raine (Verdict), Defense Attorney David Wyborny, Prosecutor Helen Le (Verdict), Defense Attorney James Fallon (Verdict), Defense Attorney Jamika Wester, Defense Attorney Jed Silverman, Public Defender Jen Gaut, Defense Attorney Jerome Godinich, Defense Attorney Jill Lansden, Defense Attorney Jimmy Ortiz Jr, Public Defender Kandice Horsey, Public Defender Katie Wilson, Defense Attorney Kristina Daily, Defense Attorney Le’Paul Jack, Public Defender Martin Flores, Defense Attorney Octavio Rivera Bujosa, Defense Attorney Owen Campbell, Defense Attorney Patrick Ngwolo, Prosecutor Phillip White (Verdict), Defense Attorney Reginaldo Villalon, Defense Attorney Sally Ring, Defense Attorney Shreya Gulamali, Defense Attorney Stephen Ligon, Defense Attorney Todd Dupont

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ShowMeTheJustice – April 25, 2022

Show Me The Justice congratulates: Defense Attorney Andreea Ionescu, Defense Attorney Austen Hobbs, Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn, Defense Attorney Bret Kisluk, Defense Attorney ChiQuia Roberson, Defense Attorney Connie Williams, Defense Attorney Daniel Krause, Defense Attorney David Rushing, Defense Attorney Diana Sims, Defense Attorney Dionne Press, Defense Attorney Doug Murphy, Public Defender Jen Gaut, Defense Attorney John Duong, Defense Attorney Jonas Hunter, Defense Attorney Letitia Quinones, Defense Attorney Lisa Shapiro Strauss, Defense Attorney Mac Miller, Defense Attorney Meredith Morse, Defense Attorney Michael Renfro, Defense Attorney Mike Monks, Defense Attorney Mike Trent, Defense Attorney Nathaniel Munier, Defense Attorney Sanam Mirfattah, Prosecutor Sara Siegel (Verdict), Defense Attorney Tiffany Hill, Prosecutor Tim Goodwin (Verdict), Defense Attorney Tom Abbate

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ShowMeTheJustice – April 18, 2022

Show Me The Justice congratulates: Defense Attorney Ali Korfin, Defense Attorney Amanda Skillern, Public Defender Andres Fernandez, Defense Attorney Chabli Hall, Defense Attorney Cheryl Chapell, Defense Attorney Cheryl Irvin, Public Defender Dulce Toledo, Defense Attorney Ed Chernoff, Defense Attorney Eddrea McKnight, Defense Attorney Equator Turner, Defense Attorney Feroz Merchant, Defense Attorney Frederick Wilson, Defense Attorney Harris Wood Jr, Defense Attorney Jed Silverman, Public Defender Jen Gaut, Defense Attorney Jim Medley, Public Defender Katie Wilson, Defense Attorney Kelly Benavides, Defense Attorney Kevin Howard, Defense Attorney Natalie Schultz, Defense Attorney Philip Gommels, Defense Attorney Renee Thomason, Defense Attorney Samuel Gardner, Defense Attorney Shannon Drehner, Prosecutor Traci Gibson (Verdicts), Defense Attorney Val Zuniga

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ShowMeTheJustice – April 12, 2022

Show Me The Justice congratulates: Defense Attorney Brian Benken, Prosecutor Conner Tichota (Verdict), Prosecutor Dana Nazarova (Verdict), Defense Attorney Denise Crawford, Defense Attorney Diana Sims, Defense Attorney Ed Milian, Defense Attorney Eric Clay, Defense Attorney Eugenia Mendez, Defense Attorney Fred Dahr (Verdict), Public Defender Jen Gaut, Public Defender Jisha Jaganathan, Defense Attorney Joe Garcia Jr, Public Defender Jorge Garcia, Defense Attorney Julio Vela, Public Defender Kevin Keating, Defense Attorney Marcos Adrogue, Defense Attorney Mark Hochglaube, Defense Attorney Michael Turner, Defense Attorney Nancy Botts, Defense Attorney Peter Justin, Defense Attorney Romy Kaplan, Defense Attorney Sanam Mirfattah, Defense Attorney Steve Shellist, Defense Attorney Steven Greenlee, Defense Attorney Sylvia Escobedo, Defense Attorney Tim Ballengee, Defense Attorney Todd Dupont, Defense Attorney Trinidad Zamora III

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ShowMeTheJustice – March 25, 2022

Show Me The Justice congratulates: Defense Attorney Adolfo Vasquez, Public Defender Andres Fernandez, Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn, Defense Attorney Brent Mayr, Defense Attorney Chanae Davis, Defense Attorney Clyde Williams, Defense Attorney Danny Easterling, Defense Attorney David Cunningham (In Trial Dismissal), Defense Attorney Dustan Neyland, Defense Attorney Earl Musick, Defense Attorney Hans Nielsen, Defense Attorney James Pons, Public Defender Jen Gaut, Defense Attorney Justin Keiter (Verdict), Defense Attorney Kim Abbey, Defense Attorney Kyle Sampson, Public Defender Luis Garza, Defense Attorney Murray Newman, Defense Attorney Neal Davis, Public Defender Patrick Lara, Prosecutor Rebekah Wrobleske (Verdict), Defense Attorney Ruben Restrepo Jr, Defense Attorney Russell  Neumann, Defense Attorney Ryan Fremuth, Defense Attorney Sadiyah Evangelista, Defense Attorney Stanley Schneider, Defense Attorney Tanya Broholm, Defense Attorney Yalila Guerrero

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ShowMeTheJustice – March 23, 2022

Show Me The Justice congratulates: Public Defender Alex Tijerina, Defense Attorney Alexis Bruegger, Defense Attorney Allena Wright, Defense Attorney Brian Roberts, Public Defender Brianna Argueta, Defense Attorney Bryan Savoy, Defense Attorney Cindy Marshall, Public Defender Damaris Betancourt, Defense Attorney Dejean Cleggett, Defense Attorney Diana Sims, Defense Attorney Dwight Jefferson, Defense Attorney Hadee Khan, Prosecutor Heather Axline (Verdict), Defense Attorney James Hernandez, Public Defender Jen Gaut, Defense Attorney Jon Stephenson, Defense Attorney Juanita Jackson, Prosecutor Kimberly Smith (Verdict), Defense Attorney Marcos Adrogue, Defense Attorney Marcus Fleming, Defense Attorney Martina Longoria, Defense Attorney Maverick Ray, Defense Attorney Morgan Bourque, Defense Attorney Natalie Schultz, Defense Attorney Nathaniel Munier, Defense Attorney Peter Justin, Defense Attorney Tyler Flood (In Trial Dismissal), Defense Attorney Vik Vij

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ShowMeTheJustice – July 29, 2021

 

Today’s ROSSTER of courtroom WINNERS are:

Defense Attorney Aaron Saldana, Defense Attorney Brian Ayson, Defense Attorney Charles Pelowski,  Defense Attorney Charles Thompson, Defense Attorney Chaunte Sterling, Defense Attorney Cory Roth, Defense Attorney D’Angelo Lowe, Defense Attorney Edward Casanova, Defense Attorney Hadee Khan, Defense Attorney Harris Wood Jr, Public Defender Jen Gaut, Defense Attorney Jill Hawkins, Defense Attorney Jonas Hunter, Defense Attorney Kyle Sampson, Defense Attorney Le’Paul Jack, Defense Attorney Mac Miller, Defense Attorney Mark Thering, Defense Attorney Michael Mercer, Defense Attorney Michelle Beck, Defense Attorney Michelle Leitner, Defense Attorney Paul Doyle,  Defense Attorney Thalia Dubose, Public Defender Tolu Nelms, Defense Attorney Wilbur Suggs 

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