ShowMeTheJustice – May 23, 2022

Show Me The Justice congratulates: Defense Attorney Andreea Ionescu, Defense Attorney David Runcie, Public Defender Brandon Ball, Prosecutor Brittney Symons (Verdict), Defense Attorney Casey Garrett, Defense Attorney Crystal Beverly, Defense Attorney Dan Cogdell, Defense Attorney Doug Murphy, Defense Attorney Hadee Khan, Defense Attorney Hans Nielsen, Defense Attorney Jerome Godinich, Defense Attorney Joe Varela, Defense Attorney Jon Stephenson, Defense Attorney Juanita Jackson, Defense Attorney Justin Keiter, Defense Attorney Keith Harris, Defense Attorney Kelly Benavides, Defense Attorney Mark Thering, Prosecutor Maroun Koutani (Verdict), Defense Attorney Mike Trent, Defense Attorney Monique Sparks, Defense Attorney Murray Newman, Defense Attorney Omar Saman, Defense Attorney Paul Morgan, Defense Attorney Paul St. John, Defense Attorney Tanya Broholm, Defense Attorney Todd Ward

TRIALS

 

Maroun Koutani

 

 

 

May 20,  2022Show Me The Justice      Congratulations to Prosecutor Maroun Koutani for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1544381 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Burglary of a Habitation  – Sentence: 35 Years in Prison

(presiding judge – Ramona Franklin – jury trial)

Brittney Symons

 

 

 

May 20,  2022Show Me The Justice      Congratulations to Prosecutor Brittney Symons for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1598659 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Sexual Assault  – Sentence:  37 Years in Prison

(presiding judge – Leslie Yates – jury trial)

Sean Darvishi

 

 

 

May 19, 2022Show Me The Justice       Congratulations to Defense Attorney Sean Darvishi for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2369753 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of

Driving While Intoxicated

(presiding judge – Alex Salgado – jury trial) co-counsel Manny Guerra

 

Manny Guerra

 

 

 

May 19, 2022Show Me The Justice       Congratulations to Defense Attorney Manny Guerra for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2369753 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of

Driving While Intoxicated

(presiding judge – Alex Salgado – jury trial) co-counsel Sean Darvishi

 

Erandy Marquez

 

 

 

May 19, 2022Show Me The Justice       Congratulations to Prosecutor Erandy Marquez for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1615246 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Intoxicated Manslaughter with a Vehicle – Sentence:  10 Years Probation

(presiding judge – Brian Warren – jury trial) co-counsel Cody Kelemen

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Cody Kelemen

 

 

 

May 19, 2022Show Me The Justice      Congratulations to Prosecutor Cody Kelemen for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1615246 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Intoxicated Manslaughter with a Vehicle – Sentence:  10 Years Probation

(presiding judge – Brian Warren – jury trial) co-counsel Erandy Marquez

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James Murphy

 

 

 

May 19, 2022Show Me The Justice       Congratulations to Prosecutor James Murphy for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1664259 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Murder – Sentence: 40 Years in Prison

(presiding judge – Denise Collins – jury trial)

HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT

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!

Dan Cogdell

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Dan Cogdell for an excellent job earning trial setting felony dismissals for your client in Cause Number 1587724 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault on a Public Servant

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David Runcie

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney David Runcie (Edward Law Group) for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1665462 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Forgery

Hans Nielsen

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Hans Nielsen for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1770370 out of the  262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Solicitation of Prostitution

Mike Trent

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mike Trent for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1661799 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child

Brandon Ball

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Brandon Ball for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1668867 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Felon in Possession of a Weapon

Omar Saman

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Omar Saman for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1665178 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

Andreea Ionescu

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Andreea Ionescu for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1656334 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Forgery

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 1728098 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Driving While Intoxicated with Child <15 years old

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mark Thering for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1746398 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

Monique Sparks

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Monique Sparks for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1698747 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Robbery

Joe Varela

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Joe Varela for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1718443 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

Kelly Benavides

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kelly Benavides for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1721688 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Burglary of a Habitation

Todd Ward

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Todd Ward for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1750921 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Felon in Possession of a Weapon

Justin Keiter

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Justin Keiter for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1662776 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

Crystal Beverly Harrell

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Crystal Beverly for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1646733 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Injury to a Child

Juanita Jackson

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Juanita Jackson for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1625328 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity

Tanya Broholm

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Tanya Broholm for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1721015 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Deadly Conduct

Paul Morgan

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Paul Morgan for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1705746 out of the 337th 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 felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1699754 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Casey Garrett

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Casey Garrett for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1745784 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of

Injury to a Child

Jon Stephenson

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jon Stephenson for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1610947 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Sexual Assault

Keith Harris

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Keith Harris for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1664928 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Failure to Comply as a Sex Offender

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 1657693 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Murder

Paul St. John

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Paul St. John for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1710327 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Burglary of a Habitation

Hadee Khan

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Hadee Khan for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2308070 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of

Assault

 

 

 

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 2,500 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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