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Every case is different. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. The results on this page serve general informational purposes only. Each depended on the specific facts, evidence, jurisdiction, and legal issues involved. No result here predicts or guarantees the outcome of any other case, including yours.

Independent Recognition

Show Me The Justice, a courtroom-outcome tracker that veteran Harris County prosecutor-turned-defense-lawyer Jeff Ross compiles from Harris County District Clerk docket records, has featured Ngwolo's courtroom wins repeatedly since 2018. Its "Rosster of Criminal Courtroom Winners" has recognized his jury not-guilty verdicts, felony dismissals, and in-trial dismissals across more than a dozen separate postings.

People lie. Numbers don't. ReferU.AI, a Houston legal-technology company, ranks criminal defense attorneys by running machine analysis across millions of Harris County court records, weighing verdicts, dismissals, charge reductions, offense severity, and the strength of opposing counsel. The company does not accept attorney advertising, and no panel or peer vote decides the outcome. The numbers do. When ReferU.AI published “The Top 10 Criminal Defense Attorneys Near You in Houston, 2025,” the record placed Ngwolo in Harris County’s top ten. The same analysis also ranked him among Houston’s top ten defense attorneys for assaultive offenses and for evading arrest and detention.

Third-party recognitions reflect independent tracking of public court records. They are not endorsements and do not predict outcomes.

Grand-Jury No-Bill: Felony Hindering Apprehension

Jurisdiction: Harris County, Texas

Procedural posture: Felony charge under review following arrest; matter proceeded to Harris County grand jury

Circumstances: The client, a Houston business co-owner, faced a felony hindering-apprehension allegation connected to the search for a separate aggravated-kidnapping suspect. Ngwolo represented the client at an October 2025 court appearance and stated publicly that he expected her to be cleared.

Result: On April 10, 2026, a Harris County grand jury returned a no-bill, declining to indict. A no-bill means the grand jury found insufficient basis to move the case forward to formal charges. It is a distinct outcome from a dismissal or an acquittal.

Ngwolo's role: Defense counsel representing the client at the reported court appearance preceding the grand jury's decision.

Sources: KHOU, Oct. 17, 2025; Click2Houston/KPRC2, Apr. 10, 2026; Yahoo News, Oct. 17, 2025

Not Guilty Verdict: Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Jurisdiction: 338th District Court, Harris County, Texas (Cause No. 1878549)

Procedural posture: Jury trial

Result: The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty on September 17, 2025.

Ngwolo's role: Defense counsel, with co-counsel Jessica Anderson and Neal Whetstone.

Source: Show Me The Justice, Sept. 19, 2025

Not Guilty Verdict: Aggravated Assault, Family Member

Jurisdiction: 183rd District Court, Harris County, Texas (Cause No. 1723081)

Procedural posture: Jury trial

Circumstances: The case had been pending for approximately two years and nine months before reaching trial. The client remained on bond throughout.

Result: The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty on February 27, 2024.

Ngwolo's role: Defense counsel, with co-counsel Carolyn Okorafor.

Source: Show Me The Justice, Mar. 2, 2024

Additional Jury Verdicts of Not Guilty

Show Me The Justice's master verdict data, compiled from Harris County District Clerk records, also credits Ngwolo with jury verdicts of Not Guilty in the following matters:

• Aggravated Robbery (Cause No. 1842212), July 2, 2024
• Indecency with a Child (Cause No. 1641892), September 22, 2023
• Aggravated Assault (Cause No. 1571312), November 14, 2018

Source: Show Me The Justice master verdict spreadsheet (site data; pending verification against District Clerk records)

Trial-Setting Dismissal: DWI (Third)

Jurisdiction: 482nd District Court, Harris County, Texas (Cause No. 1800897)

Procedural posture: Trial setting

Result: Dismissed, reported September 2025.

Ngwolo's role: Defense counsel.

Source: Show Me The Justice, Sept. 19, 2025

In-Trial Dismissal: Racing on Highway

Jurisdiction: County Criminal Court at Law No. 7, Harris County, Texas (Cause No. 2491401)

Procedural posture: Jury trial; case approximately seven months old at trial; client on bond

Result: Dismissed during trial on July 31, 2024.

Ngwolo's role: Defense counsel.

Source: Show Me The Justice, Aug. 3, 2024

Felony Trial-Setting Dismissal: Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Jurisdiction: 185th District Court, Harris County, Texas (Cause No. 1768657)

Procedural posture: Trial setting

Circumstances: The reported basis for dismissal was insufficient evidence.

Result: Dismissed, reported March 2024.

Ngwolo's role: Defense counsel.

Source: Show Me The Justice, Mar. 2, 2024

Felony Trial-Setting Dismissal: Continuous Violence Against the Family

Jurisdiction: 185th District Court, Harris County, Texas (Cause No. 1774693)

Procedural posture: Trial setting

Circumstances: The reported basis for dismissal was a missing witness.

Result: Dismissed, reported March 2024.

Ngwolo's role: Defense counsel.

Source: Show Me The Justice, Mar. 2, 2024

Misdemeanor Trial-Setting Dismissal: Assault, Family Member

Jurisdiction: County Criminal Court at Law No. 2, Harris County, Texas (Cause No. 2339860)

Procedural posture: Trial setting

Circumstances: The reported basis was use in punishment on another charge.

Result: Dismissed, reported September 2023.

Ngwolo's role: Defense counsel.

Source: Show Me The Justice, Sept. 16, 2023

Felony Dismissal: Assault, Family Member

Jurisdiction: 177th District Court, Harris County, Texas (Cause No. 1670221)

Procedural posture: Felony proceeding

Result: Dismissed, reported October 2020.

Ngwolo's role: Defense counsel.

Source: Show Me The Justice, Oct. 26, 2020

Trial-Setting Dismissal: DWI

Jurisdiction: County Criminal Court at Law No. 8, Harris County, Texas (Cause No. 2241057)

Procedural posture: Trial setting

Result: Dismissed, reported January 2020.

Ngwolo's role: Defense counsel.

Source: Show Me The Justice, Jan. 27, 2020

Felony Dismissal: Aggravated Assault, Family Member

Jurisdiction: 230th District Court, Harris County, Texas (Cause No. 1581073)

Procedural posture: Felony proceeding

Result: Dismissed, reported May 2018.

Ngwolo's role: Defense counsel.

Source: Show Me The Justice, May 31, 2018

Every case is different. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. No outcome on this page promises or predicts any other matter. Prior results depend on factors unique to each case.

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