The “Rosster” of Courtroom Winners – Week of September 19, 2022

We had 18 SUCCESSFUL LAWYERS who participated in 8 TRIALS that resulted in 8 VERDICTS this week at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse – 5 Guilty and 3 Not Guilty Verdicts.

Congratulations to the Lawyers who won their trials and the 50 Lawyers below who won their case with a dismissal of charges!

TRIAL VERDICTS

Sarah Seeley

 

 

 

September 23, 2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Prosecutor Sarah Seeley for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1628261 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Murder – Sentence:   55 years in Prison

(presiding judge –  Te’iva Bell – jury trial) co-counsel Stephany Abner

HOUSTON CHRONICLE  “New trial date set in Houston murder case after mistrial declared over ‘jury appreciation week”

HOUSTON CHRONICLE -Houston man who staged wife’s Chinatown murder as a salon robbery sentenced months after mistrial

Stephany Abner

 

 

 

September 23, 2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Prosecutor Stephany Abner for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1628261 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Murder – Sentence:   55 years in Prison

(presiding judge –  Te’iva Bell – jury trial) co-counsel Sarah Seeley

HOUSTON CHRONICLE  “New trial date set in Houston murder case after mistrial declared over ‘jury appreciation week”

HOUSTON CHRONICLE -Houston man who staged wife’s Chinatown murder as a salon robbery sentenced months after mistrial

Abraham Chopin

 

 

 

September 22, 2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Prosecutor Abraham Chopin for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1697155 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Robbery – Sentence:   5 years in Prison

(presiding judge –  Colleen Gaido – jury trial) co-counsel Truitt Rosane

Truitt Rosane

 

 

 

September 22, 2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Prosecutor Truitt Rosane for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1697155 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Robbery – Sentence:   5 years in Prison

(presiding judge –  Colleen Gaido – jury trial) co-counsel Abraham Chopin

Danielle Oxford

 

 

 

September 21, 2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Prosecutor Danielle Oxford for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1681498 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child – Sentence:   35 years in Prison

(presiding judge –  Frank Aguilar – jury trial) co-counsel Ashlea Sheridan

 

 

 

September 21, 2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Prosecutor Ashlea Sheridan for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1681498 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child – Sentence:   35 years in Prison

(presiding judge –  Frank Aguilar – jury trial) co-counsel Danielle Oxford

Catherine Johnson

 

 

 

September 21, 2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Prosecutor Catherine Johnson for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1672403 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Sexual Assault – Sentence:   15 years in Prison

(presiding judge –  Abigail Anastasio – jury trial) co-counsel Matt Bergeron

Matt Bergeron

 

 

 

September 21, 2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Prosecutor Matt Bergeron for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1672403 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Sexual Assault – Sentence:   15 years in Prison

(presiding judge –  Abigail Anastasio – jury trial) co-counsel Catherine Johnson

Julio Vela

 

 

 

September 21, 2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Defense Attorney Julio Vela for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1671278 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child

(presiding judge – Robert Johnson – jury trial) co-counsels Jacob Vela, Jonathan Vela, Gianpaolo Macerola, Adam Corral, Ana Funes Baker

 

 

 

September 21, 2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Defense Attorney Jacob Vela for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1671278 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child

(presiding judge – Robert Johnson – jury trial) co-counsels Julio Vela, Jonathan Vela, Gianpaolo Macerola, Adam Corral, Ana Funes Baker

Jonathan Vela

 

 

 

September 21, 2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Defense Attorney Jonathan Vela for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1671278 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child

(presiding judge – Robert Johnson – jury trial) co-counsels Julio Vela, Jacob Vela, Gianpaolo Macerola, Adam Corral, Ana Funes Baker

Adam Corral

 

 

 

September 21, 2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Defense Attorney Adam Corral for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1671278 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child

(presiding judge – Robert Johnson – jury trial) co-counsels Julio Vela, Jacob Vela, Gianpaolo Macerola, Jonathan Vela, Ana Funes Baker

Gianpaulo Macerola

 

 

 

September 21, 2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Defense Attorney Gianpaolo Macerola for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1671278 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child

(presiding judge – Robert Johnson – jury trial) co-counsels Julio Vela, Jacob Vela, Adam Corral, Jonathan Vela, Ana Funes Baker

Ana Funes-Baker

 

 

 

September 21, 2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Defense Attorney Ana Funes Baker for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1671278 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child

(presiding judge – Robert Johnson – jury trial) co-counsels Julio Vela, Jacob Vela, Adam Corral, Jonathan Vela, Gianpaolo Macerola

Joe Wells

 

 

 

September 20, 2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Defense Attorney Joe Wells for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1628553 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Murder

(presiding judge – Belinda Hill – jury trial)

ABC13NOW   “Houston widow found not guilty of murdering husband by stabbing him 89 times 4 years ago”

Johna Stallings

 

 

 

September 20, 2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Prosecutor Johna Stallings for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1622330 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Online Solicitation of a Minor – Sentence:   7 years in Prison

(presiding judge –  Terry Flenniken – jury trial) co-counsel Jim McKenney

Jim McKenney

 

 

 

September 20, 2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Prosecutor Jim McKenney for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1622330 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Online Solicitation of a Minor – Sentence:   7 years in Prison

(presiding judge –  Terry Flenniken – jury trial) co-counsel Johna Stallings

Steven Greenlee

 

 

 

September 20, 2022Show Me The Justice  Congratulations to Defense Attorney Steven Greenlee for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1704044 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

(presiding judge – Nata Cornelio – jury trial)

SCOREBOARD

Note: The following spreadsheets, standings, charts, graphs and compilations are NOT 100% accurate and should not be relied upon as authoritative 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)

Prosecutor Verdicts
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LAWYERS AND THEIR VERDICTS SINCE 2017
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ALL VERDICTS by ATTORNEY last name – (OVER 2,600 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

JUDGES AND THEIR TRIALS SINCE 2019

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All judges and their trials since 2019 – including visiting judges.  Includes case number, verdict, sentence and offense. Trial counts if jury selected.

TRIAL SETTING DISMISSALS and others
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 a small percentage out of around 1200 dismissals posted each week – i only post cases when i have a lawyer photo – hard earned dismissal? let me know. lawyer submissions welcome!

Steven Lieberman

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Steven Lieberman for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1666259 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sean Payne for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony  dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1565817 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Sexual Assault

Kyle Sampson

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kyle Sampson for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1696519 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Timothy Donahue

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Timothy Donahue for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1722591 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Christian Capitaine

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Christian Capitaine for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1666205 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Theft $2500 – $30K

Paul Nugent

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Paul Nugent for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1647463 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Sexual Assault

Jay Cohen

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jay Cohen for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1727819 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Sexual Assault

Joseph Gagliardi

 

 

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 1709451 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Erik Smith

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Erik Smith for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1723277 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Ralph Manginello for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1738504 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Brennen Dunn

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1658858 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Burglary of a Building

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 1729729 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Cheryl Brown

 

 

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 1721903 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Burglary of a Habitation

Jedrick Burgos Amador

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Jedrick Burgos Amador for an excellent job earning a  felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1764355 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Felon in Possession of a Weapon

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Yalila Guerrero for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1729958 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

Stephanie Martin

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Stephanie Martin for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1764997 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Injury to the Elderly

Sanam Mirfattah

 

 

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 1754087 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

Sina Zadeh

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sina Zadeh for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1783096 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Endangering a Child

Morris Overstreet

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Morris Overstreet for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1717221 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Kate Welch

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kate Welch for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1682838 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Retaliation

Frederick Wilson

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Frederick Wilson for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1705796 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Arthur Washington

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Arthur Washington for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1533532 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Capital Murder

Craig Hughes

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Craig Hughes for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1738003 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of

DWI – 3rd Offense

Patrick Ruzzo

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Patrick Ruzzo for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1605380 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Neil Krugh for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1664333 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Possession of a Controlled Substance

Irene Wilson

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Irene Wilson for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1723162 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Continuous Violence Against the Family

Jesse Rios

 

 

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 1712824 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Stephanie Alfonso

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Stephanie Alfonso for an excellent job earning a  misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2252670 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of

DWI

Drew Darnell

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Drew Darnell for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2358307 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of

Terroristic Threat

Darla McBride

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Darla McBride for an excellent job earning a  misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2392134 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of

DWI – 2nd Offense

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Melissa Dickson for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2361554 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of

Terroristic Threat

Francisco Fernandez

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Francisco Fernandez for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2344494 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of

Assault

Hannah Herzog

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Hannah Herzog for an excellent job earning a trial setting  misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2406799 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of

Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon

Stephanie Morales

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Stephanie Morales for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2383112 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of

DWI

Renee Thomason

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Renee Thomason for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2385004 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Shannon Davis

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Shannon Davis for an excellent job earning a trial setting  misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2378080 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of

DWI – 2nd Offense

 

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mark Thiessen for an excellent job earning a  misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2364639 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of

DWI – 2nd Offense

Chabli Hall

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Chabli Hall for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2390652 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of

Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon

Russell Neumann

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Russell Neumann for an excellent job earning a  trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2262622 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of

DWI

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jill Hawkins for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2362924 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of

DWI

Don Hecker

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Don  Hecker for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2349460 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of

DWI

Jon Jaworski

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jon Jaworski for an excellent job earning a trial setting  misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2348360 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of

DWI

Ali Korfin

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Ali Korfin for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2381956 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of

Violation of a Protective Order

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Patrick Ngwolo for an excellent job earning a  trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2366766 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of

DWI

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Michael Pham for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2365093 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of

DWI

Derick Smith

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Derick Smith for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2345691 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of

Assault

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kate Ferrell for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2352407 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

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 2328721 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of

DWI

Gianpaulo Macerola

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Gianpaolo Macerola for an excellent job earning a trial setting  misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2390019 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of

Terroristic Threat

Ben Pearce

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Ben Pearce for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2381297 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of

DWI

Craig Stephen Stewart

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Stephen Stewart for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2366939 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of

DWI

ALL DISMISSALS FOR LAST WEEK

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