Antonio Benavides earns Not Guilty Verdict

Show Me The Justice congratulates: Defense Attorney Antonio Benavides (Verdict), Defense Attorney Bill Exley, Defense Attorney Casey Keirnan, Defense Attorney Emily Shelton, Defense Attorney Enrique Ramirez, Public Defender Eugene Hong, Defense Attorney Gerald Francis, Defense Attorney Herman Martinez, Defense Attorney James Elick, Defense Attorney James Reed III, Defense Attorney Jed Silverman, Prosecutor Jessica Jefferson (Verdict), Defense Attorney Joaquin Jimenez, Public Defender Kandice Horsey, Defense Attorney Kate Welch, Defense Attorney Kevin Howard, Public Defender Larry Williams, Defense Attorney Markay Stroud, Defense Attorney Michael Mercer, Defense Attorney Michelle Beck, Defense Attorney Paria Rafiee, Defense Attorney Pat Kelley, Defense Attorney Renee Thomason, Defense Attorney Sally Ring, Public Defender Sara Smitherman, Defense Attorney Stephanie Martin, Defense Attorney Terrance Jewett

TRIALS

 

Antonio Benavides

 

 

 

June 8, 2022Show Me The Justice        Congratulations to Defense Attorney Antonio Benavides for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2358005 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of

Assault

(presiding judge – Genesis Draper – jury trial – court reporter Laurie Buchanon)

Jessica Jefferson

 

 

 

June 8, 2022Show Me The Justice        Congratulations to Prosecutor Jessica Jefferson for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 2353846 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of

Driving While Intoxicated – Sentence:  1 Year Probation

(presiding judge – Toria Finch – jury trial – court reporter Diana Ramos)

Jim Butler

 

 

 

June 6, 2022Show Me The Justice       Congratulations to Defense Attorney Jim Butler for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2341644 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of

Driving While Intoxicated

(presiding judge – David Singer – jury trial – court reporter Connie Cole)

UA Lewis

 

 

 

June 6, 2022Show Me The Justice        Congratulations to Defense Attorney UA Lewis for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1661329 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

(presiding judge – Chuck Silverman – 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!

Larry Williams

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Larry Williams for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1734931 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Robbery

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 1750441 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Robbery

Joaquin Jimenez

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Joaquin Jimenez for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1736067 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Failure to Stop and Render Aid

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 1665152 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Possession of Controlled Substance

James Reed

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney James Reed III for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1736297 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Possession of a Controlled Substance

Terrance Jewett

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Terrance Jewett for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1739237 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Sara Smitherman

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Sara Smitherman for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1699732 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Injury to a Child

Stephanie Martin

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Stephanie Martin for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1718100 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Emily Shelton

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Emily Shelton for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1633344 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Robbery >65 year old Person

Pat Kelley

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Pat Kelley for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1641470 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Delivery of a Controlled Substance

Kevin Howard

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kevin Howard for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1662641 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Credit Card Abuse

James Elick

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney James Elick for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1731876 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Deadly Conduct

Gerald Francis

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Gerald Francis for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1727184 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Theft $2500 – $20K

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 1757671 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Felon in Possession of a Weapon

Michael Mercer

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Michael Mercer for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1729160 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Arson

Eugene Hong

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Eugene Hong for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1715959 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Renee Thomason

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Renee Thomason for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1727930 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Criminal Mischief $2500 – $30K

Paria Rafiee

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Paria Rafiee for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1750359 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Michelle Beck

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Michelle Beck for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1741988 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Continuous Violence Against the Family

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Bill Exley for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1762096 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault on a Pregnant Person

Markay Stroud

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Markay Stroud for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1696364 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Harassment of a Public Servant

Casey Keirnan

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Casey Keirnan for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1678980 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Arson

Herman Martinez

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Herman Martinez for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2321083 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of

Driving While Intoxicated

Enrique Ramirez

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Enrique Ramirez for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2349728 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 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 2321764 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 13 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

 

 

 

Visiting 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

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