We had 22 lawyers complete 13 trials this week at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse. The results – 10 Guilty Verdicts, 4 Not Guilty Verdicts, and 1 In-Trial Plea.
Congratulations to the trial winners and to the 27 Lawyers below who won their case with a dismissal of charges!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Dan Krieger for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client.
Murder
(judge Lori Deangelo presiding – 495th Criminal District Court – jury trial – Cause Number 1812160) co-counsel Anthony Smith
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Anthony Smith for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client.
Murder
(judge Lori Deangelo presiding – 495th Criminal District Court – jury trial – Cause Number 1812160) co-counsel Dan Krieger
Congratulations to Prosecutor Logan Boughal for earning Guilty Verdicts for the State of Texas.
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Sentence: 10 Years Probation
(judge Tami Pierce presiding – 180th Criminal District Court – jury trial – Cause #1928033-34-35)
Congratulations to Prosecutor Katie Jenson for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas.
Assault Family Member
Sentence: 4 Years in Prison
(judge Veronica Nelson presiding – 482nd Criminal District Court – jury trial – Cause #1943105)
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Danielle Broussard for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client.
Aggravated Assault Family Member
(judge Kat Thomas presiding – 184th Criminal District Court – jury trial – Cause Number 1923700) co-counsels Arienna Toh and Jasmine Perkins
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Arienna Toh for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client.
Aggravated Assault Family Member
(judge Kat Thomas presiding – 184th Criminal District Court – jury trial – Cause Number 1923700) co-counsels Danielle Broussard and Jasmine Perkins
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Jasmine Perkins for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client.
Aggravated Assault Family Member
(judge Kat Thomas presiding – 184th Criminal District Court – jury trial – Cause Number 1923700) co-counsels Arienna Toh and Danielle Broussard
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client.
Assault Family Member – Choking
(judge Beverly Armstrong presiding – 208th Criminal District Court – jury trial – Cause Number 1929525) co-counsel Chauntelle Wood White
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Chauntelle Wood White for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client.
Assault Family Member – Choking
(judge Beverly Armstrong presiding – 208th Criminal District Court – jury trial – Cause Number 1929525) co-counsel Brennen Dunn
Congratulations to Prosecutor Traemon Anderson for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas.
Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child
Sentence: 45 Years in Prison
(visiting judge Christi Kennedy presiding – 177th Criminal District Court – jury trial – Cause #1738852) co-counsel Elsa Sulejman
Congratulations to Prosecutor Elsa Sulejman for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas.
Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child
Sentence: 45 Years in Prison
(visiting judge Christi Kennedy presiding – 177th Criminal District Court – jury trial – Cause #1738852) co-counsel Traemon Anderson
Congratulations to Prosecutor Tieranee Jones for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas.
Indecency with a Child
Sentence: 14 Years in Prison
(judge Chris Morton presiding – 230th Criminal District Court – jury trial – Cause #1863254) co-counsel Marie Defretin
Congratulations to Prosecutor Marie Defretin for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas.
Indecency with a Child
Sentence: 14 Years in Prison
(judge Chris Morton presiding – 230th Criminal District Court – jury trial – Cause #1863254) co-counsel Tieranee Jones
Congratulations to the Defense Attorney Will Vaughn for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client.
Assault Family Member
( judge Sedrick Walker presiding – CCL11 – jury trial – Cause Number 2590940)
Congratulations to Prosecutor Ryan Volkmer for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas.
Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child
Sentence: Life in Prison
(judge Michele Oncken presiding – 338th Criminal District Court – jury trial – Cause #1702650) co-counsel Cristina Platter
Congratulations to Prosecutor Cristina Platter for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas.
Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child
Sentence: Life in Prison
(judge Michele Oncken presiding – 338th Criminal District Court – jury trial – Cause #1702650) co-counsel Ryan Volkmer
Congratulations to Prosecutor Taylor Carter for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas.
Murder
Sentence: 30 Years in Prison
(judge Stacy Allen Barrow presiding – 487th Criminal District Court – jury trial – Cause #1788586) co-counsel Gordon McCormack
Congratulations to Prosecutor Gordon McCormack for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas.
Murder
Sentence: 30 Years in Prison
(judge Stacy Allen Barrow presiding – 487th Criminal District Court – jury trial – Cause #1788586) co-counsel Taylor Carter
Congratulations to Prosecutor Storrey Slaughter for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas.
DWI
Sentence: 9 Days in Jail
(judge Erika Ramirez presiding – CCL8 – jury trial – Cause #2535927)
Congratulations to Prosecutor Heather Erickson for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas.
DWI
Sentence: 3 Days in Jail
(judge Paula Goodhart presiding – CCL2 – jury trial – Cause #2590185)
Congratulations to Prosecutor Keegan Childers for earning an In-Trial Plea for the State of Texas.
Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child
Sentence: 10 Years in Prison
(judge Nata Cornelio and visiting judge Vanessa Velasquez presiding – 351st Criminal District Court – jury trial – Cause Number 1862263) co-counsel Lindsey Pearson
Congratulations to Prosecutor Lindsey Pearson for earning an In-Trial Plea for the State of Texas.
Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child
Sentence: 10 Years in Prison
(judge Nata Cornelio and visiting judge Vanessa Velasquez presiding – 351st Criminal District Court – jury trial – Cause Number 1862263) co-counsel Keegan Childers
Note: This scoreboard may not be 100% accurate as I could have missed some mistrials that occurred at the early stages of the trial or a quick court trial that lasted a couple of hours….. but it is close to 100%.
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Gianpaolo Macerola for earning 8 “Not Guilty” Verdicts since 2017
Gianpaolo is tied for NUMBER 28 on the “Rosster” of TRIAL LAWYERS WITH THE MOST WINS SINCE 2017
Leading Defense Attorneys for Winning Felony and Misdemeanor Verdicts since February 2017 – OVER 2,000 PRACTICING DEFENSE ATTORNEYS at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (stats taken from above spreadsheet)
Note: The following spreadsheets, standings, charts, graphs and compilations may NOT be 100% accurate and should not be relied upon as authoritative information.
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Vanessa Botello for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2602635 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
DWI
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Stephen Goins for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2603808 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
ASSAULT Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Vanessa Botello for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2599306 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
DWI
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Doug Steinman for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2600056 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
DWI
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Greg Tsioros for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2593522 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
ASSAULT Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Will Vaughn for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2592985 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
ASSAULT Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Quinon Brooker for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2553169 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
THEFT $100 – $750
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Arturo Reyes Sandoval for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2553946 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
DWI
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Enrique Ramirez for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2593148 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
ASSAULT Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney James Elick II for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2597149 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the criminal offense of
DWI
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Hunter Hoaglund for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2487656 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of
DWI
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Danny Werlinger for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1953209 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
ASSAULT Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Je’Freshia Bell for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1942559 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
ASSAULT Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Keeyli Alfaro for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2565429 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
ASSAULT Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Coby Dubose for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2553845 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF $750 – $2500
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney David Vuong for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2577264 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of
ASSAULT Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Brian Ayson for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2587556 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
ASSAULT Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Andrew Salinas for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2611560 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
ASSAULT
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Michael Mendoza for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2617372 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
ASSAULT Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Dustan Neyland for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2597345 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
TERRORISTIC THREAT
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mark Ash for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2519780 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the criminal offense of
DWI >.15
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Cedric Davis for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1945452 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
ASSAULT Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mark Ash for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2491183 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the criminal offense of
ASSAULT
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sarah Gaucher for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2594007 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of
ASSAULT Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Teresa Lakho for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1894730 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
ASSAULT Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Neil Krugh for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1918061 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the criminal offense of
ASSAULT Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Eugene Newsom for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2613538 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of
ASSAULT Family Member
PROSECUTOR LEADER BOARD 2026
Leading Prosecutors for Winning Felony and Misdemeanor Verdicts for 2026
DEFENSE LEADER BOARD 2026
Leading Defense Attorneys for Winning Felony and Misdemeanor Verdicts for 2026
FELONY JUDGE LEADER BOARD 2026
All Elected Felony Judges and their trial totals for 2026
MISDEMEANOR JUDGE LEADER BOARD 2026
All Elected Misdemeanor Judges and their trial totals for 2026
VISITING JUDGE LEADER BOARD 2026
Visiting Judges and their trial totals for 2026
PROSECUTOR LEADER BOARD – Last 9 Years
Leading Prosecutors for Winning Felony and Misdemeanor Verdicts since February 2017 Note: Prosecutors listed may no longer be working at the District Attorney’s Office
COURT DOCKET EFFICIENCY – MISDEMEANORS
Top 10 Misdemeanor Courts (out of 16 courts) for LOWEST docket totals through May 2026 (non pretrial intervention cases) – source: Harris County Courts Active Cases Report
COURT DOCKET EFFICIENCY – FELONIES
Top 10 Felony Courts (out of 29 courts) for LOWEST docket totals through May 2026 – source: Harris County District Criminal District Courts Dashboard
WHO ARE THE JUDICIAL CANDIDATES FOR THE HARRIS COUNTY MISDEMEANOR AND FELONY JUDGE POSITIONS FOR 2026? Check out the list below!
Information found on the Harris County Democratic and Republican parties websites
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HARRIS COUNTY FELONY COURTS DASHBOARD
HARRIS COUNTY MISDEMEANOR COURTS DASHBOARD
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THEFT BY CHECK AND ISSUANCE OF A BAD CHECK TRIAL MANUAL
Great tips from the Harris County Court Reporters – click here!
I interviewed 12 experienced court reporters working the Harris County Criminal Courts and got their “inside information” on how jurors, lawyers and witnesses could improve in trial to make it easier for the court reporter to take down ALL the information required of them for a good record. THESE ARE SOME GREAT TIPS! (Interviews took place in 2019)