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

TRIALS

 

Chandler Raine

 

 

 

May 4, 2022Show Me The Justice          Congratulations to Prosecutor Chandler Raine for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1599898 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Murder – Sentence:  Life in Prison

(presiding judge Josh Hill – jury trial) co-counsel Phillip White

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Phillip White

 

 

 

May 4, 2022Show Me The Justice          Congratulations to Prosecutor Phillip White for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1599898 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Murder – Sentence:  Life in Prison

(presiding judge Josh Hill – jury trial) co-counsel Chandler Raine

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Helen Le

 

 

 

May 4, 2022Show Me The Justice          Congratulations to Prosecutor Helen Le for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1666302 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child – Sentence:  22 Years in Prison

(presiding judge Maritza Antu – jury trial) co-counsel Brett Batchelor

Brett Batchelor

 

 

 

May 4, 2022Show Me The Justice          Congratulations to Prosecutor Brett Batchelor for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1666302 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child – Sentence:  22 Years in Prison

(presiding judge Maritza Antu – jury trial) co-counsel Helen Le

Arturo Reyes

 

 

 

May 4, 2022Show Me The Justice        Congratulations to Prosecutor Arturo Reyes for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1607949 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member – Sentence:  1 Year in Jail

(presiding judge Ana Martinez – jury trial)

James Fallon

 

 

 

May 4, 2022Show Me The Justice         Congratulations to Defense Attorney James Fallon for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1570358 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Indecency with a Child

(presiding judge Hilary Unger – jury trial) co-counsel Bryan Garris

Bryan Garris

 

 

 

May 4, 2022Show Me The Justice         Congratulations to Defense Attorney Bryan Garris for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1570358 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Indecency with a Child

(presiding judge Hilary Unger – jury trial) co-counsel James Fallon

Charles Johnson

 

 

 

May 4, 2022Show Me The Justice         Congratulations to Defense Attorney Charles Johnson for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2261279 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

(presiding judge James Shoemake – jury trial – court reporter Leah Leal) co-counsel Eddy Tecle

Eddy Tecle

 

 

 

May 4, 2022Show Me The Justice         Congratulations to Defense Attorney Eddy Tecle for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2261279 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

(presiding judge James Shoemake – jury trial – court reporter Leah Leal) co-counsel Charles Johnson

 

 

 

May 3, 2022Show Me The Justice        Congratulations to Prosecutor Rachel Guffy for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1765558 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Murder – Sentence: 55 Years in Prison

(presiding judge Mike Wilkinson – jury trial) co-counsel Sarah Moss

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Sarah Moss

 

 

 

May 3, 2022Show Me The Justice         Congratulations to Prosecutor Sarah Moss for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1765558 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Murder – Sentence: 55 Years in Prison

(presiding judge Mike Wilkinson – jury trial) co-counsel Rachel Guffy

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Tyler Flood

 

 

 

May 3, 2022Show Me The Justice         Congratulations to Defense Attorney Tyler Flood for earning an In Trial Dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2277734 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 11 for the offense of

Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense

(presiding judge Sedrick Walker – jury trial)

SCOREBOARD

DISMISSALS
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!

Owen Campbell

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Owen Campbell for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1685562 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Burglary of a Habitation

Jen Gaut

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Jen Gaut for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1730099 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

Bayoji Akingbola

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Bayoji Akingbola for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1723088 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Akilah Bacy

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Akilah Bacy for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1713192 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Possession of a Controlled Substance

Todd Dupont

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Todd Dupont for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1661853 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Theft $2500 – $30K

Octavio Rivera Bujosa

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Octavio Rivera Bujosa for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1708984 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

Kandice Horsey

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Kandice Horsey for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1752004 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney David Wyborny for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1764887 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Austen Hobbs

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Austen Hobbs for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1729526 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Possession of Marijuana 4oz – 5lbs

Le'Paul Jack

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Le’Paul Jack for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1694910 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Sally Ring

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sally Ring for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1660983 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Theft $2500 – $30K

Stephen Ligon

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Stephen Ligon for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1738392 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

Reginaldo Villalon

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Reginaldo Villalon for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1674069 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Katie Wilson

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Katie Wilson for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1643096 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Robbery

BreAnna Schwartz

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney BreAnna Schwartz for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1756192 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Fraudulent Use of IDs

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jamika Wester for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1711081 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Kristina Daily

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kristina Daily for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1740426 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Theft $2500 – $30K

Carlos Rodriguez

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Carlos Rodriguez for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1688414 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Evading Arrest with a Vehicle

Jimmy Ortiz

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jimmy Ortiz Jr. for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1738947 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

Martin Flores

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Martin Flores for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1755465 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Jerome Godinich

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jerome Godinich for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1681535 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle

Jill Lansden

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jill Lansden for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2379966 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

 

 

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 2369228 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Shreya Gulamali Shukla

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Shreya Gulamali for an excellent job earning a trial setting  misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2383132 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Jed Silverman

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jed Silverman for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2361219 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of

Violation of a Protective Order

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

STATISTICS

 

ALL VERDICTS by ATTORNEY last name – (OVER 2,400 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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Trials consist of a jury selected or a court trial initiated. (Trials by visiting judges are not included – see above “Judges in Trial” for that information)

Felony Judges

 

Misdemeanor Judges

 

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 5+ 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)

Prosecutor Verdicts

 

Defense Verdicts

 

 

 

2018 – 2019 FINAL STANDINGS for TRIALS

FEATURES

 

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 won (or are in a run-off) for the Democratic and Republican March primary.

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ABC13NEWS PRIMARY WINNERS

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Learn about BAIL trends in Harris County Criminal Courts

 

HARRIS COUNTY BAIL BOND DASHBOARD

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