ShowMeTheJustice – August 9, 2021

 

Defense Attorney Abel Izaguirre, Defense Attorney Cory Roth, Defense Attorney Doug Murphy, Defense Attorney Dustan Neyland, Defense Attorney Eddrea McKnight,  Defense Attorney Equator Turner, Defense Attorney Frank Morfin, Defense Attorney George Parnham, Public Defender Hannah Frank, Defense Attorney James Pons, Defense Attorney Joe Garcia Jr., Defense Attorney John LaGrappe, Defense Attorney Julia Bella, Defense Attorney Kevin Howard, Defense Attorney Lazaro Izaguirre, Defense Attorney Lenzi Sheible, Defense Attorney Melissa Dickson, Defense Attorney Michael Slider, Defense Attorney Mike Monks, Defense Attorney Nikki Stagg, Defense Attorney Paria Rafiee, Defense Attorney Shannon Davis, Defense Attorney Todd Ward, Defense Attorney Vik Vij

 

 

Since March 16, 2020 (Covid Protocol) the score of verdicts is:

STATE – 69

DEFENSE – 40

see below “New Cases Tried Since March 16, 2020” for results

 

 

 

TRIAL WIN LEADERS from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (February 7, 2017 – August 9, 2021). Congratulations to these fine prosecutors and defense attorneys for earning verdicts for the state and your clients over the last 4 years! Note: Trial wins consist of trial verdicts – sometimes more than 1 verdict per trial (Source: Show Me The Justice “Lawyers in Trial” Spreadsheet)

The following cases are 12 Randomly chosen felony and 12 randomly chosen misdemeanor dismissals derived from the Harris County District Clerk’s website – dockets tab – with emphasis on some new faces, variety, difficulty of cases, uncommon charges and trial setting dismissals – I only post cases when i have a lawyer photo – hard earned dismissal? let me know. lawyer submissions welcome!

 

 

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kevin Howard for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1734256 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Injury to a Child

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney George Parnham for earning trial setting felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1634807 – 1634808 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offenses of

Forgery of a Title Document and Credit Card Abuse on the Elderly

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Paria Rafiee for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1704657 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mike Monks for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1661479 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Possession of a Controlled Substance

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Hannah Frank for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1685998 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Retaliation

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Todd Ward for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1688122 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Nikki Stagg for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1698796 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Possession of a Controlled Substance

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney James Pons for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1714761 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Attempted Sexual Assault

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Dustan Neyland for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1612070 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Sexual Assault of a Child

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Julia Bella for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1699146 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of

Possession of a Controlled Substance

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Vik Vij for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1715686 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Evading Arrest with a Vehicle

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Cory Roth for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1682707 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of

Tampering with a Government Record

 

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Abel Izaguirre for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2330839 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of

Terroristic Threat

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Melissa Dickson for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2347095 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of

Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lazaro Izaguirre for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2320222 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Doug Murphy for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2347130 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of

Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney John LaGrappe for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2315974 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of

Terroristic Threat

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lenzi Sheible for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2325531 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Frank Morfin for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2302337 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of

Failure to Stop and Give Information

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Shannon Davis for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2325511 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Michael Slider for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2240717 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 11 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Joe Garcia Jr. for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2308725 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 11 for the offense of

Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Equator Turner for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2328466 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Eddrea McKnight for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2351228 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of

Theft $750 – $2500

Note: The following spreadsheets, standings, charts, graphs and compilations are NOT 100% accurate and should not be relied upon as authoritative information.

 

ALL VERDICTS by ATTORNEY last name – (OVER 1,900 TRIAL VERDICTS) starting February 1, 2017 from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (for personal use ONLY) – some verdicts are listed more than once because each co-counsel gets their own listing

 

 

 

 

Have you been charged with a crime in Harris County? Check out our list of attorneys with OVER 13,000 CRIMINAL DEFENSE SUCCESS STORIES from January 1, 2018 – April 14, 2021

A Compilation of Not Guilty Verdicts, Mid-Trial Dismissals, Trial-Setting Dismissals and *Special Felony Dismissals (exceptions apply) from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse -For personal use ONLY

2018 – 2019 FINAL STANDINGS for TRIALS

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney TY WASHINGTON for earning the MOST misdemeanor dismissals for the month of July 2021! (Please note: the results are skewed higher for some attorneys because the DA’s office summarily dismissed hundreds of non-arrest and old cases in July represented by some of the below listed attorneys)

(Source: Harris County District Clerk’s Online Services – CrimDisposMonthly spreadsheet – dismissals when convicted of another charge or case refiled is usually excluded but the District Clerk’s website is not functioning as normal. Does not include attorneys whose names do not appear as attorney of record on clerk’s spreadsheet. Attorneys above are mostly court appointed. Sorry if I miss some female attorneys who show up under different names)

 

 

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.

The following are candidates who have filed in the Democratic primary for judicial spots in Harris County for the March 2022 election. Last updated: August 4, 2021.

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Are you interested in knowing which ADA is handling your client’s case? Go to your client’s file on the District Clerk’s website and login the DA Defense Portal. On that page you can find the DA in charge of the case AND you can find the CURRENT roster of ADAs in their current courts.

 

 

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