Prosecutor Abraham Chopin (Verdict), Public Defender Amanda Koons, Defense Attorney Beatrice Gonzales (In Trial Dismissal), Defense Attorney Beth Exley, Public Defender Bukky Oyewuwo, Defense Attorney Charles Thompson, Defense Attorney Chris Denuna (In Trial Dismissal), Defense Attorney Clyde Williams, Defense Attorney Craig Hughes, Defense Attorney Danny Werlinger, Defense Attorney David Lee (In Trial Dismissal), Defense Attorney Eduardo Sillas, Prosecutor Erica Winsor (Civil Commitment), Defense Attorney Gilbert Villarreal, Defense Attorney Jeffrey Brashear, Defense Attorney Jolanda Jones, Defense Attorney Kenneth McCoy, Public Defender Kim Cleary, Prosecutor Kristen Jacobsen (Verdict), Defense Attorney Kyle Sampson, Defense Attorney Lisa Shapiro Strauss, Defense Attorney Lucio Montes, Defense Attorney Mark Thering (In Trial Dismissal), Defense Attorney Martina Longoria, Defense Attorney Megan Bove, Defense Attorney Mekisha Walker, Defense Attorney Meredith Morse, Defense Attorney Michael Russo, Defense Attorney Michael Turner, Defense Attorney Paul Morgan, Defense Attorney Sara Roque, Defense Attorney Sylvia Escobedo, Defense Attorney Todd Dupont, Defense Attorney Wendy Baker (In Trial Dismissal)
Show Me The Justice congratulates Prosecutor Kristen Jacobsen for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 2381187 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense – Sentence: 15 months Probation and 5 days in Jail
(presiding judge Mark Ellis – jury trial)
Show Me The Justice congratulates Prosecutor Abraham Chopin for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 2337017 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Assault Family Member – Sentence: 2 Days in Jail
(presiding judge Franklin Bynum – jury trial)
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mark Thering for earning an In Trial Dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1629093 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Sexual Assault
(presiding judge Te’iva Bell – jury trial) co-counsel Wendy Baker
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Wendy Baker for earning an In Trial Dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1629093 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Sexual Assault
(presiding judge Te’iva Bell – jury trial) co-counsel Mark Thering
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney David Lee for earning an In Trial Dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2346286 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of
Terroristic Threat
(presiding judge Darrell Jordan – jury trial)
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Chris Denuna for earning an In Trial Dismissal (after a successful Motion to Suppress Blood Results) for your client in Cause Number 2220780 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense
(presiding judge Genesis Draper – jury trial) second chair Beatrice Gonzales
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Beatrice Gonzales for earning an In Trial Dismissal (after a successful Motion to Suppress Blood Results) for your client in Cause Number 2220780 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense
(presiding judge Genesis Draper – jury trial) first chair Chris Denuna
Congratulations to Prosecutors Erica Winsor (pictured) and Maureen Whittmore for earning a jury finding of “Civil Commitment” for the State of Texas in Cause Number 0492764-Z out of the 176th Criminal District Court. (Defendant was previously convicted for the offense of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child – Sentence: 40 Years in Prison in 1988)
Defendant found to be Sexual Predator – Civil Commitment
(Presiding judge Nikita Harmon – jury trial)
TRIAL WIN LEADERS from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (February 7, 2017 – November 17, 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 – 10 wins minimum for Prosecutors and 4 wins minimum for Defense Attorneys (Source: Show Me The Justice “Lawyers in Trial” Spreadsheet)
* indicates Prosecutor is now a Defense Attorney
The following cases are some carefully chosen felony and misdemeanor dismissals derived from the Harris County District Clerk’s website – dockets tab – with emphasis on some new faces, variety, difficulty of cases, uncommon charges and trial setting dismissals – I select 25 out of around 250 dismissals posted each day – i only post cases when i have a lawyer photo – hard earned dismissal? let me know. lawyer submissions welcome!
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jeffrey Brashear for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1682950 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Eduardo Sillas for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1709995 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to a Child
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Paul Morgan for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1638861 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Gilbert Villarreal for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1719691 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Retaliation
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jolanda Jones for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1738956 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to the Elderly
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Lucio Montes for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1729273 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to the Disabled
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Craig Hughes for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1694848 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to a Child
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Kim Cleary for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1732467 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary with Intent to Commit a Felony
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Michael Turner for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1711797 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Habitation
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Michael Russo for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1711798 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Habitation
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kyle Sampson for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1702768 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Bukky Oyewuwo for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1691856 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Charles Thompson for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1665374 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Clyde Williams for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1661730 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorneys Sara Roque (left) and Meredith Morse (of the Edward Law Group) for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1665143 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Robbery
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Martina Longoria for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1740532 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Peace Officer
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Beth Exley for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1736029 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Robbery
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Danny Werlinger for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1721892 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Terroristic Threat
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sylvia Escobedo for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1654293 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kenneth McCoy for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1665739 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to the Disabled
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Todd Dupont for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1569419 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Arson
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mekisha Walker for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2267427 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 11 for the offense of
Assault
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Lisa Shapiro Strauss for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2317626 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Megan Bove for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2375248 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
Terroristic Threat
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Amanda Koons for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2357748 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Assault
October 2021
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Open in new tab (Source: Harris County District Clerk’s Online Services – CrimDisposMonthly spreadsheet- only attached attorneys are on the clerk’s list. The clerk does not list many of the Public Defenders who did a fine job of earning dismissals for their clients.
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney SHREYA GULAMALI for earning the MOST misdemeanor dismissals for the month of October 2021! (Sorry if I missed some female attorneys whose name is not consolidated by the clerk due to a name change)
(Source: Harris County District Clerk’s Online Services – CrimDisposMonthly spreadsheet – dismissals when convicted of another charge or case refiled is usually excluded but the District Clerk’s website is not functioning as normal. Does not include attorneys whose names do not appear as attorney of record on clerk’s spreadsheet. Attorneys above are mostly court appointed. Sorry if I miss some female attorneys who show up under different names)
Note: The following spreadsheets, standings, charts, graphs and compilations are NOT 100% accurate and should not be relied upon as authoritative information.
ALL VERDICTS by ATTORNEY last name – (OVER 2,200 TRIAL VERDICTS) starting February 1, 2017 from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (for personal use ONLY) – some verdicts are listed more than once because each co-counsel gets their own listing
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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
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