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 Criminal Courtroom Winners – Week Ending May 3, 2024

We had 23 LAWYERS complete 15 TRIALS this week at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse.  The results were 7 GUILTY VERDICTS, 5 NOT GUILTY VERDICTS, 1 IN-TRIAL DISMISSAL, 1 IN-TRIAL PLEA and 1 HUNG JURY.   4 TRIALS are currently in progress.

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

Continue reading “The “Rosster” of Criminal Courtroom Winners – Week Ending May 3, 2024″

The “Rosster” of Courtroom Winners – Week Ending December 15, 2023

 

 

 

 

We had 27 LAWYERS complete 16 TRIALS this week at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse.  The results were 10 GUILTY VERDICTS, 6 NOT GUILTY VERDICTS and 5 MISTRIALS

Congratulations to the trial winners and to the 31 Lawyers below who won their case with a dismissal of charges!

Continue reading “The “Rosster” of Courtroom Winners – Week Ending December 15, 2023″

ShowMeTheJustice – July 7, 2022

Show Me The Justice congratulates: Defense Attorney Angela Reese, Defense Attorney Bayoji Akingbola, Prosecutor Billy Fair Jr. (Verdict), Defense Attorney Carlos Rodriguez, Prosecutor Casey Smith (Verdict), Defense Attorney Cheryl Brown, Defense Attorney Chris Denuna, Public Defender Christina Hoang, Public Defender Christopher Self, Defense Attorney Drew Darnell, Defense Attorney Ericon Garza, Public Defender Ike Okorafor, Defense Attorney Jeanie Ortiz, Defense Attorney Jesse Rios, Prosecutor Jim McKenney (Verdict), Defense Attorney Jimmy Ortiz, Defense Attorney Joseph Gagliardi, Prosecutor Josh Raygor (Verdict), Prosecutor Katlin Robinson (Verdict), Defense Attorney Kevin Stryker, Defense Attorney Kurt Agomuo, Defense Attorney Lesie Legrand III, Prosecutor Megan Long (Verdict), Defense Attorney Melissa Morris, Defense Attorney Monique Sparks, Defense Attorney Nathaniel Munier, Prosecutor Nicole DeFee (Verdict), Defense Attorney Parker Caruthers, Defense Attorney Romy Kaplan, Defense Attorney Tom Abbate, Defense Attorney Windi Akins, Defense Attorney Yoshawnda Parker

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ShowMeTheJustice – June 13, 2022

Show Me The Justice congratulates: Defense Attorney Adam Muldrow, Defense Attorney Asha Reddi, Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn, Defense Attorney Brock White, Defense Attorney Cary Higginbotham, Defense Attorney Charles Brown, Defense Attorney Cheryl Brown, Defense Attorney David Breston, Defense Attorney David Rushing, Defense Attorney David Ryan, Defense Attorney Drew Prisner, Defense Attorney Gerald Yoakum, Defense Attorney Herman Martinez, Defense Attorney Jacob Vela, Defense Attorney Jim Mount, Defense Attorney Julio Vela, Defense Attorney Keith Harris, Defense Attorney Kelly Benavides, Defense Attorney Kevin Stryker, Defense Attorney Lott Brooks, Defense Attorney Nelson Jaramillo, Defense Attorney Philip Scardino, Defense Attorney Sean Darvishi, Prosecutor Sean Kozar King (Verdict), Defense Attorney Steven Greenlee, Defense Attorney Terrance Jewett

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ShowMeTheJustice – May 11, 2022

Show Me The Justice congratulates: Defense Attorney Aaron Bryant, Defense Attorney Andreea Ionescu, Defense Attorney Arthur White III, Public Defender Bukky Oyewuwo, Public Defender Christina Hoang, Defense Attorney Dan Simons, Defense Attorney David Ryan, Defense Attorney Donlee Smith, Defense Attorney Frederick Wilson, Defense Attorney James Reed III, Prosecutor Jamie Burro (Verdict), Prosecutor Jennifer Lawrence (Verdict), Defense Attorney Kevin Stryker, Defense Attorney Kurt Agomuo, Prosecutor Kyle Tucker (Verdict), Defense Attorney Lara Autrey, Prosecutor Marcus Wilson (Verdict), Defense Attorney Max Rabinovich, Defense Attorney Megan Bove, Defense Attorney Monique Sparks, Defense Attorney Neal Davis III, Defense Attorney Nireasha Murray, Defense Attorney Patty Segura, Defense Attorney Ron Johnson, Defense Attorney Russell Neumann, Defense Attorney Sara Davis, Defense Attorney Sina Zadeh, Defense Attorney Stephanie Martin, Defense Attorney Wade Smith

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ShowMeTheJustice – March 28, 2022

Show Me The Justice congratulates: Prosecutor Andrew Figliuzzi (Verdict), Defense Attorney Brian Coyne, Defense Attorney Byron Watson, Defense Attorney Chris Denuna, Defense Attorney Christopher Downey, Defense Attorney David Rushing, Defense Attorney Frank Morfin, Defense Attorney Hadee Khan, Defense Attorney Joseph DeFazio, Defense Attorney Juan Aguirre, Defense Attorney Judy Mingledorff (Verdict), Defense Attorney Justin Keiter, Defense Attorney Kelly Benavides, Defense Attorney Kevin Stryker, Defense Attorney Larry Douglas, Defense Attorney Lisa Lazarte, Defense Attorney Louis Latimer, Defense Attorney Lourdes Rodriguez, Defense Attorney Mark Lipkin, Defense Attorney Myrecia Donaldson, Defense Attorney Natalie Schultz, Defense Attorney Nathaniel Munier, Defense Attorney Riddhi Desai, Defense Attorney Shannon Drehner, Public Defender Sherlene Cruz, Defense Attorney Shreya Gulamali, Defense Attorney Thuy Le

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ShowMeTheJustice – March 22, 2022

Show Me The Justice congratulates: Defense Attorney Brandon Bibby, Defense Attorney Catherine Evans, Defense Attorney Chadrick Henderson, Defense Attorney Charles Johnson, Defense Attorney Christian Capitaine, Defense Attorney Christopher Warren, Defense Attorney Cory Roth, Defense Attorney Danny Easterling, Defense Attorney Israel Santana, Defense Attorney Juan Aguirre, Defense Attorney Julio Vela, Defense Attorney Kenneth Cager, Defense Attorney Kevin Stryker, Defense Attorney Lara Autrey, Defense Attorney Lonnie Knowles, Defense Attorney Mark Lipkin, Defense Attorney Sean Darvishi, Defense Attorney Sean Payne, Public Defender Simone Bray, Defense Attorney Tate Williams, Defense Attorney Thuy Le, Defense Attorney Travis Bryan, Defense Attorney Val Zuniga, Defense Attorney Wilvin Carter, Defense Attorney Woodrow Dixon

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ShowMeTheJustice – March 4, 2022

Show Me The Justice congratulates: Defense Attorney Ali Korfin, Defense Attorney Andre Ligon, Prosecutor Carina Batista (Verdict), Prosecutor Clarissa Escobedo (Verdict), Defense Attorney Charles Brodsky, Defense Attorney Craig Hughes, Defense Attorney Fabio Amador, Defense Attorney Grant Scheiner, Defense Attorney James Elick II, Defense Attorney Jim Butler, Defense Attorney Joaquina Rodriguez, Prosecutor Johna Stallings (Verdict), Defense Attorney John Paul Cedillo (Verdict), Defense Attorney Jon Stephenson, Prosecutor Jonathan Ortiz (Verdict), Defense Attorney Julia Bella, Defense Attorney Justin Harris (Verdict), Defense Attorney Kevin Stryker, Defense Attorney Kimberly McTorry, Defense Attorney Marjorie Muniz, Defense Attorney Martina Longoria, Defense Attorney Maverick Ray, Defense Attorney Meredith Morse, Defense Attorney Michelle Beck, Public Defender Mona Kermani, Defense Attorney Monique Sparks, Defense Attorney Neal Davis III, Prosecutor Sara Siegel (Verdict), Prosecutor Tiera Johnson Williams (Verdict), Defense Attorney Tiffany Hill, Defense Attorney Trevor Sharon, Public Defender Vafa Jasemi Zergani, Defense Attorney William McLellan

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ShowMeTheJustice – February 18, 2022

Show Me The Justice congratulates: Defense Attorney Blanca Lopez, Defense Attorney Brian Roberts, Public Defender Brooke Cluse, Defense Attorney Carl Moore, Defense Attorney Debbie Hernandez, Defense Attorney Eduardo Franco, Defense Attorney Eileen Guerinot, Defense Attorney Ericon Garza, Defense Attorney Feroz Merchant, Defense Attorney Jacob Vela (Verdict), Defense Attorney Jennifer Carpenter, Public Defender Jennifer Gaut, Defense Attorney Jonathan Vela (Verdict), Defense Attorney Juan Guerra, Defense Attorney Julio Vela (Verdict), Defense Attorney Kevin Stryker, Defense Attorney Marc Metze, Defense Attorney Mark Diaz, Defense Attorney Matt  Perez, Defense Attorney Meredith Morse, Defense Attorney Owen Campbell, Defense Attorney Renee Thomason, Defense Attorney Sean Darvishi, Defense Attorney Sina Zadeh, Defense Attorney Steven Greenlee, Prosecutor Taylor Thames (Verdict), Defense Attorney Terrance Jewett (Verdict), Defense Attorney Travis Bryan, Defense Attorney Wilford Anderson

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ShowMeTheJustice – December 13, 2021

Show Me The Justice congratulates: Defense Attorney Austen Hobbs, Defense Attorney Carlos Rodriguez, Defense Attorney Chaunte Sterling, Defense Attorney Clint Davidson, Defense Attorney Clyde Williams, Defense Attorney Craig Hughes, Defense Attorney David Breston, Prosecutor Eddy Tecle (Civil Commitment), Defense Attorney Gladys Daniels, Defense Attorney Hadee Khan, Defense Attorney Herman Martinez (In Trial Dismissal) Defense Attorney Joe Garcia Jr., Defense Attorney Kevin Stryker, Defense Attorney Kirk Oncken, Defense Attorney Lennon Prince, Defense Attorney Marjorie Muniz, Defense Attorney Maverick Ray, Defense Attorney Max Rabinovich, Defense Attorney Paula Goodhart, Defense Attorney Perry Bass, Defense Attorney Riddhi Desai, Defense Attorney Sanam Mirfattah, Defense Attorney Stacey Morgan, Defense Attorney Steven Greenlee, Defense Attorney Thomas Martin, Defense Attorney Thuy Le, Defense Attorney Timothy Donahue

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ShowMeTheJustice – December 9, 2021

Show Me The Justice congratulates: Defense Attorney Andre Ligon, Defense Attorney Anthony Osso Sr, Defense Attorney Armen Merjanian, Defense Attorney Beth Exley (In Trial Dismissal), Defense Attorney Breona Pace, Defense Attorney Charles Brown, Defense Attorney Chris Denuna, Defense Attorney Ernesto Arredondo, Defense Attorney Federico Reynal, Defense Attorney Gregory Hardmon, Defense Attorney Jamika Wester, Defense Attorney John Petruzzi, Defense Attorney Julio Vela, Defense Attorney Keith Allen, Prosecutor Kenisha Day (Verdict), Defense Attorney Kevin Stryker, Defense Attorney Kimberly McTorry, Defense Attorney Lara Autrey, Defense Attorney Lauren Byrne, Defense Attorney Lisa Shapiro Strauss, Defense Attorney Manny Guerra, Defense Attorney Matt Horak, Defense Attorney Nathaniel Tarlow, Defense Attorney Sean McAlister, Defense Attorney Shreya Gulamali, Defense Attorney Sylvia Escobedo, Defense Attorney Troy Locklear, Prosecutor Veronica Alvarado (Verdict), Public Defender Victoria Erfesoglou

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ShowMeTheJustice – November 18, 2021

Show Me The Justice congratulates:  Public Defender Ben Friedman, Prosecutor Brett Batchelor (Verdict), Defense Attorney Brandon Strauss, Defense Attorney Byron Watson, Prosecutor Danielle Oxford (Verdict), Defense Attorney Equator Turner, Defense Attorney Herman Martinez, Defense Attorney Inger Chandler, Defense Attorney Janet Kleban, Defense Attorney Jimmy Ortiz Jr, Defense Attorney Joe Wells, Defense Attorney Kevin Stryker, Defense Attorney Kimberly McTorry, Defense Attorney Maite Sample, Defense Attorney Matt DeLuca, Defense Attorney Matt Tyson, Defense Attorney Michael Slider, Defense Attorney Monique Sparks, Defense Attorney Norman Silverman, Defense Attorney Ricardo Gonzalez, Defense Attorney Sara Roque, Defense Attorney Stacey Morgan, Defense Attorney Stacy Sederis, Defense Attorney Thomas Johnson, Defense Attorney Todd Dupont, Defense Attorney Todd Overstreet, Defense Attorney Vik Vij

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ShowMeTheJustice – August 12, 2021

 

Today’s ROSSTER of courtroom WINNERS are:

Defense Attorney Andreea Ionescu, Defense Attorney Beverly Caruthers, Defense Attorney Chris Denuna, Prosecutor Chris Handley (Verdict), Public Defender Christopher Self, Defense Attorney Collin Evans, Defense Attorney Edwin Reyes, Defense Attorney Gary Miller, Defense Attorney George Napier, Defense Attorney George Tennant Jr, Prosecutor Janna Oswald (Verdict), Public Defender Jannell Robles, Defense Attorney Juanita Jackson, Defense Attorney Kelly Benavides, Defense Attorney Kevin Stryker, Prosecutor Kim Nwabeke (Verdict), Defense Attorney Kimberly McTorry, Defense Attorney Lanease Dickens-Fuller, Defense Attorney Martina Longoria, Public Defender Mauricio Vazquez, Defense Attorney Michael Antalan, Defense Attorney Mike Sardari, Defense Attorney Nathaniel Tarlow (Verdict), Defense Attorney Peyton Peebles, Defense Attorney Renee Thomason, Public Defender Shernetta Hollins, Defense Attorney Sintia Solis, Defense Attorney William Calderon

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ShowMeTheJustice – June 29, 2021

 

Public Defender Alan Macias, Defense Attorney Alexander Houthuijzen, Public Defender Amalia Beckner, Defense Attorney Anthony Osso Sr., Defense Attorney Cary Higginbotham, Defense Attorney Catherine Evans, Defense Attorney Christopher Henderson, Defense Attorney Danny Easterling, Defense Attorney Equator Turner, Defense Attorney Joseph Gagliardi, Defense Attorney Kevin Stryker, Prosecutor Kyle Tucker (Verdict), Defense Attorney Larry Douglas, Defense Attorney Lennon Prince, Defense Attorney Markay Stroud, Defense Attorney Megan Bove, Defense Attorney Michael Nassif, Defense Attorney Nathaniel Pitoniak, Defense Attorney Octavio Rivera Bujosa, Defense Attorney Renee Thomason, Defense Attorney Robert Wolfe, Defense Attorney Roy Whitaker III, Defense Attorney Stephanie Morales, Defense Attorney Syed Imam, Defense Attorney Sylvia Escobedo 

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