ShowMeTheJustice – May 17, 2022

Show Me The Justice congratulates: Defense Attorney Akilah Bacy, Defense Attorney Andreea Ionescu, Defense Attorney Augustin Pink, Defense Attorney Connie Wiliams, Defense Attorney Deborah Gottlieb, Defense Attorney Doug Murphy, Defense Attorney Edward Okwueze, Defense Attorney Equator Turner, Public Defender Hannah Frank (Verdict), Defense Attorney Hugh Brasher, Defense Attorney Jerome Godinich, Defense Attorney Joe Wells, Defense Attorney Kate Welch, Defense Attorney Lara Autrey, Defense Attorney Lourdes Rodriguez, Defense Attorney Mario Santos, Defense Attorney Michael Pham, Defense Attorney Michael Renfro, Public Defender Mona Kermani, Public Defender Monica Gonzales, Defense Attorney Murray Newman, Defense Attorney Sanam Mirfattah, Public Defender Sherlene Cruz, Defense Attorney Tillet Mills II, Public Defender Vafa Jasemi Zergani, Defense Attorney William McLellan

TRIALS

 

Hannah Frank

 

 

 

May 17, 2022Show Me The Justice      Congratulations to Public Defender Hannah Frank for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1713382 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member – Choking

(presiding judge – Nata Cornelio – jury trial – court reporter Lindsay Arredondo)

Steve Walsh

 

 

 

May 13, 2022Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Steve Walsh for earning Guilty Verdicts for the State of Texas in Cause Numbers 1653183 – 1653184 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offenses of

Aggravated Robbery and Aggravated Assault on a Public Servant: 45 Years in Prison

(presiding judge – Hilary Unger – jury trial)

Amanda Brown

 

 

 

May 12, 2022Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Amanda Brown for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 2336426 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of

Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense – Sentence: 59 Days in Jail

(presiding judge – Genesis Draper – jury trial)

Todd Dupont

 

 

 

May 12, 2022Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney Todd Dupont for earning an In Trial Dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1602678 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child

( 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!

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 1762422 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Retaliation

Joe Wells

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Joe Wells for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1770554 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

Mona Kermani

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Mona Kermani for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1750187 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Injury to the Elderly

William McLellan

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney William McLellan for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1716159 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Theft $2500 – $30K

Michael Pham

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Michael Pham for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1698362 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Augustin Pink

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Augustin Pink for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1710317 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Possession of Marijuana 4oz – 5lbs

Deborah Gottlieb

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Deborah Gottlieb for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1743793 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

Kate Welch

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kate Welch for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1725970 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

Jerome Godinich

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jerome Godinich for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1702796 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Fraudulent Use of IDs

Andreea Ionescu

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Andreea Ionescu for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1706288 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Theft $2500 – $30K

Lara Autrey

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Lara Autrey for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1738795 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Continuous Violence Against the Family

Vafa Jasemi-Zergani

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Vafa Jasemi Zergani for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1656371 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Sexual Assault

Monica Gonzales

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Monica Gonzales for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1704848 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Tampering with a Government Record

Michael Renfro

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Michael Renfro for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1727088 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Burglary of a Habitation

Doug Murphy

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Doug Murphy for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1727985 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault on a Public Servant

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mario Santos for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1713652 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Fraudulent Use of IDs

Murray Newman

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Murray Newman for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1673818 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Failure to Stop and Render Aid – Involving Death

Tillet Mills

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Tillet Mills II for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1739460 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Credit Card Abuse

Equator Turner

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Equator Turner for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1738214 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Felon in Possession of a Weapon

Edward Okwueze

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Edward Okwueze for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1741336 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Sherlene Cruz

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Sherlene Cruz for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1616198 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Sexual Assault

Lourdes Rodriguez

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Lourdes Rodriguez for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1616199 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Sexual Assault

Connie Williams

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Connie Williams for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1590562 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sanam Mirfattah (Edward Law Group) for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2362442 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of

Burglary of a Motor Vehicle

Hugh Brasher

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Hugh Brasher for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2361641 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of

Driving While Intoxicated

 

 

 

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)

Fel Judges 2022

 

Misd Judges 2022

 

 

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 – COVID 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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