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Mother says teen's wrongful arrest had him in jail for 48 hours

  • Aug 21
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Hearn's attorneys want Reflecting Pool case permanently dismissed

  • Aug 5

Man accused of terrorizing people after violent charge dismissed: Docs

  • Jul 24

Charges dropped against Houston mortuary owner in corpse abuse case

  • May 28

Multiple charges dropped in mortuary corpse abuse case: docs

  • May 5

Mortuary owner accused of abusing corpses has charges dropped: Records

  • May 2

ONLY ON 13: Charges dropped in daycare owner's child endangerment case

  • Apr 23

Former NASA engineer sues sex assault accusers after charges dismissed

  • Feb 26

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How to make sure dismissed cases are erased from your criminal record

  • Aug 22
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'It's unfair': Mother says teen's wrongful arrest had him in jail for 48 hours

  • Aug 21
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Family demands answers after suspect in 4 brutal attacks had prior violent charge dismissed

  • Jul 24
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Charges dropped against Houston mortuary owner in corpse abuse case

  • May 28
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Multiple charges dropped in connection with mortuary corpse abuse case: court records

  • May 5
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ONLY ON 13: Charges dropped against daycare owner accused of endangering children

  • Apr 23
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Former NASA engineer sues City of Houston, sex assault accusers after charges dismissed

  • Feb 26
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Charges dismissed against former Klein ISD teacher who was accused of child trafficking: docs

  • Jan 28

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Charges dismissed against former Klein ISD teacher who was accused of child trafficking: docs

Charges have been dismissed against a former Klein ISD teacher who was accused of running a teen prostitution ring with her son, online records state.

  • Jan 28

Charges dropped against Houston neurosurgeon after statute of limitations runs out: Documents

The charges against Dr. Samer ElFallal were filed initially in December 2024, after allegations that he had over-injected a patient with lidocaine, according to records. Recently, documents state they were dropped.

  • Dec 18, 2025

Charges dismissed against man accused of assaulting 11-year-old girl at bus stop in 2022, docs show

Charges have been dropped against the man accused of kidnapping and assaulting an 11-year-old girl in 2022, according to court documents.

  • Oct 24, 2025

Harris Co. DA dismisses charges against Houston attorney accused of giving drugs to client

ABC13 has now confirmed all charges against attorney Jason Johnson have been dropped, just two weeks before the trial against him was scheduled to start.

  • Sep 3, 2025

Charges dismissed against man allegedly seen on video attacking multiple women in Montrose

Charges have been dropped against Troy Johnson in the Montrose attacks as he enters mental health court, with his attorney saying he "didn't understand why he was doing" the acts.

  • Aug 8, 2025