Show Me The Justice congratulates: Defense Attorney Angela Reese, Defense Attorney Bayoji Akingbola, Prosecutor Billy Fair Jr. (Verdict), Defense Attorney Carlos Rodriguez, Prosecutor Casey Smith (Verdict), Defense Attorney Cheryl Brown, Defense Attorney Chris Denuna, Public Defender Christina Hoang, Public Defender Christopher Self, Defense Attorney Drew Darnell, Defense Attorney Ericon Garza, Public Defender Ike Okorafor, Defense Attorney Jeanie Ortiz, Defense Attorney Jesse Rios, Prosecutor Jim McKenney (Verdict), Defense Attorney Jimmy Ortiz, Defense Attorney Joseph Gagliardi, Prosecutor Josh Raygor (Verdict), Prosecutor Katlin Robinson (Verdict), Defense Attorney Kevin Stryker, Defense Attorney Kurt Agomuo, Defense Attorney Lesie Legrand III, Prosecutor Megan Long (Verdict), Defense Attorney Melissa Morris, Defense Attorney Monique Sparks, Defense Attorney Nathaniel Munier, Prosecutor Nicole DeFee (Verdict), Defense Attorney Parker Caruthers, Defense Attorney Romy Kaplan, Defense Attorney Tom Abbate, Defense Attorney Windi Akins, Defense Attorney Yoshawnda Parker
July 6, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Jim McKenney for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1602641 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Online Solicitation of a Minor – Sentence: 6 Years Probation
(presiding judge – Jim Anderson – jury trial) co-counsel Nicole Defee
July 6, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Nicole DeFee for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1602641 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Online Solicitation of a Minor – Sentence: 6 Years Probation
(presiding judge – Jim Anderson – jury trial) co-counsel Jim McKenney
July 5, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Casey Smith for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1706950 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Murder – Sentence: 60 Years in Prison
(presiding judge – Terry Flenniken – jury trial) co-counsel Katlin Robinson
July 5, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Katlin Robinson for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1706950 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Murder – Sentence: 60 Years in Prison
(presiding judge – Terry Flenniken – jury trial) co-counsel Casey Smith
July 5, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Josh Raygor for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1622557 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Capital Murder – Sentence: Life in Prison
(presiding judge – Chris Morton – jury trial) co-counsel Megan Long
July 5, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Megan Long for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1622557 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Capital Murder – Sentence: Life in Prison
(presiding judge – Chris Morton – jury trial) co-counsel Josh Raygor
June 30, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Billy Fair Jr. for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1776340 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member – Sentence: 7 Years in Prison
(presiding judge – Lori Chambers Gray – jury trial)
June 30, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney Brent Mayr for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1660968 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Criminal Negligent Homicide
(presiding judge – Hazel Jones – jury trial)
June 30, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Ryan Trask for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1538401 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Murder – Sentence: 45 Years in Prison
(presiding judge – Te’iva Bell – jury trial) co-counsel Chris Condon
June 30, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Chris Condon for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1538401 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Murder – Sentence: 45 Years in Prison
(presiding judge – Te’iva Bell – jury trial) co-counsel Ryan Trask
June 30, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Shanice Newton for earning an In Trial Plea for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1633934 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Indecency with a Child – Sentence: 5 Years Deferred Probation
(presiding judge – Amy Martin – jury trial)
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!
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Tom Abbate for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1773551 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Romy Kaplan for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1756525 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Christopher Self for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1748950 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kevin Stryker for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1745554 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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 1665177 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Indecency with a Child
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jimmy Ortiz for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1742776 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Windi Akins for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1711820 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kurt Agomuo for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1692127 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Public Servant
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Monique Sparks for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1643144 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Sexual Assault
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Bayoji Akingbola for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1712402 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Parker Caruthers for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1709294 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Chris Denuna for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1736674 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
DWI with Child <15 years old
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Christina Hoang for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1749078 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Security Officer
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Angela Reese for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1571857 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jesse Rios for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1715499 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Cheryl Brown for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1687627 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Drew Darnell for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1731946 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Ike Okorafor for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1699286 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Violence Against the Family
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Joseph Gagliardi for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1695413 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Ericon Garza for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2353181 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
Solicitation of Prostitution
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Melissa Morris for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2372984 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of
DWI
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Yoshawnda Parker for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2335635 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
DWI
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jeanie Ortiz for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2355988 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of
DWI
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Leslie Legrand III for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2366809 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Boating While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Nathaniel Munier for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2366905 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of
Criminal Mischief $100 – $750
Note: The following spreadsheets, standings, charts, graphs and compilations are NOT 100% accurate and should not be relied upon as authoritative information.
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
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)
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)
2018 – 2019 – COVID FINAL STANDINGS for TRIALS
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 the Democratic and Republican primary. On to the November elections!
Harris County Felony Courts Dashboard
Learn about BAIL trends in Harris County Criminal Courts
HARRIS COUNTY BAIL BOND DASHBOARD
Catch all the newest updates, trial tips, important defense information, office tidbits and much more in the Harris County Public Defenders newsletter headed by Chief Public Defender Alex Bunin.
Check out my 30 CELEBRITY JURY PANELS!
Show Me The Justice assumes no liability for damages incurred directly or indirectly as a result of errors, omissions or discrepancies. Moreover, Show Me The Justice does not endorse any particular lawyer for hire nor endorses any site which has a link from these pages. For more information see The Making of This Blog