ShowMeTheJustice – May 25, 2022

Show Me The Justice congratulates: Defense Attorney Billy Skinner (Verdict), Defense Attorney Cheryl Brown, Defense Attorney Christopher Downey, Defense Attorney Coby Dubose, Defense Attorney Crystal Wiley, Defense Attorney David Runcie, Defense Attorney Gary Polland, Defense Attorney Herman Martinez, Public Defender Jasmine Yancey, Defense Attorney Jill Lansden, Defense Attorney Mario Santos, Defense Attorney Mark Rubal, Defense Attorney Martina Longoria, Defense Attorney Melissa Dickson, Defense Attorney Michael Edwards, Public Defender Michael Roman, Defense Attorney Nelson Jaramillo, Defense Attorney Nick Poehl, Defense Attorney Penny Wymyczak White, Defense Attorney Riddhi Desai, Defense Attorney Sanam Mirfattah, Defense Attorney Shannon Drehner, Defense Attorney Terence Estes, Defense Attorney Todd Dupont, Public Defender Tolu Nelms, Defense Attorney Wendle Smith

TRIALS

 

 

 

 

May 25, 2022Show Me The Justice     Congratulations to Defense Attorney Billy Skinner for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2255401 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

(presiding judge – Tonya Jones – 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!

Jill Lansden

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jill Lansden for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1723547 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Theft from the Elderly

Penny Wymyczak White

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Penny Wymyczak White for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1679635 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Possession of a Controlled Substance

Michael Edwards

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Michael Edwards for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1734486 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Evading Arrest with a Vehicle

Shannon Drehner

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Shannon Drehner for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1653385 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Indecency with a Child

Michael Roman

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Michael Roman for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1759710 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Possession of a Controlled Substance

Tolu Nelms

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Tolu Nelms for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1725688 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Injury to the Elderly

Terence Estes

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Terence Estes for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1718523 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Chris Downey

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Christopher Downey for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1725565 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Failure to Stop and Render Aid

Herman Martinez

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Herman Martinez for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1725992 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Crystal Wiley

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Crystal Wiley for an excellent job earning trial setting  felony dismissals for your client in Cause Number 1627537 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Compelling Prostitution

Wendle Smith

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Wendle Smith for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1573670 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child

Riddhi Desai

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Riddhi Desai for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1755019 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Jasmine Yancey

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Jasmine Yancey for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1730087 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mario Santos for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1745788 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Injury to a Child

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 1678615 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Theft $2500 – $30K

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 1729407 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sanam Mirfattah (Edward Law Group) for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1738862 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Gary Polland

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Gary Polland for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1735677 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Injury to the Elderly

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Melissa Dickson for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1674499 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Coby Dubose for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1676667 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Theft $30K – $150K

Martina Longoria

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Martina Longoria for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1696342 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Injury to a Child

Cheryl Brown

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Cheryl Brown for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2357521 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of

Driving While Intoxicated

Nelson Jaramillo

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Nelson Jaramillo for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2324628 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Mark Rubal

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mark Rubal for an excellent job earning a trial setting  misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2338212 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of

Terroristic Threat

Nick Poehl

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Nick Poehl for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2360217 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

 

 

 

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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