FEATURING: Defense Attorney Andrew Martin, Defense Attorney Ann Johnson, Defense Attorney Bernardo Aldape, Public Defender Bukky Oyewuwo, Defense Attorney Casey Keirnan, Defense Attorney Dustan Neyland, Public Defender Jackie Carpenter, Prosecutor James Murphy, Defense Attorney Jeanie Ortiz, Defense Attorney Jim Butler, Defense Attorney Jimmy Ortiz, Defense Attorney Mark Thiessen, Defense Attorney Matt Alford, Defense Attorney Mekisha Walker, Defense Attorney Nicole Hochglaube, Defense Attorney Ray Vazquez, Defense Attorney Renee Thomason
CAPITAL MURDER – 1434395 – 351st – Prosecutors Samantha Knecht, Lauren Bard and Kaylynn Williford; Defense Attorneys Doug Durham, Ed Chernoff and Neal Davis III – (17th floor CJC) judge George Powell presiding – man kills a mom, dad and 3 kids looking for ex-wife – HOUSTON CHRONICLE
SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD – 1448340 – 182nd – Prosecutors Erika Ramirez and Michael Harrison; Defense Attorney Jed Silverman (1st floor Juvenile) judge Danny Lacayo presiding
CONTINUOUS SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD – 1564986 – 351st – Prosecutor Lindsey Hovland; Defense Attorney Anthony Simmons (16th floor CJC) judge Jim Wallace presiding
CAPITAL MURDER – 1557764 – 208th – Prosecutors Lynn Nguyen and Ryan Trask; Defense Attorneys Catherine Evans and Charles Brown (16th floor CJC) judge Leslie Yates presiding HOUSTON CHRONICLE
AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD – 1555326 – 176th – Prosecutor Michael Simons; Defense Attorney Clyde Williams (18th floor CJC) judge Nikita Harmon presiding
AGGRAVATED ROBBERY – 1590681 – 230th – Prosecutors Dave Brucker and Grace Murphy; Defense Attorney Terrance Jewett (13th floor Civil) judge Chris Morton presiding
SEXUAL ASSAULT – 1537792 – 337th – Prosecutor Mary Grace Bullard; Defense Attorneys Mary Conn and Andy Taylor (11th floor Civil) judge Herb Ritchie presiding
SEXUAL ASSAULT – 1472314 – 228th – Prosecutors Matt Gilliam and Cristina Platter; Defense Attorneys David Kiatta and Brian Benken (11th floor Civil) judge Frank Aguilar presiding
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Mark Thiessen for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2187915 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offense of DWI >.15 (presiding judge Raul Rodriguez)
Good job Mark!
Congratulations to Prosecutor James Murphy for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1568846 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child – Sentence: 10 Years + 1 Day in Prison (presiding judge Randy Roll)
Good job James!
The following cases are felony – including RIC (links and PC issues) – and all trial setting dismissals derived from the Harris County District Clerk’s website – dockets tab. I examine each dismissal form before posting, post only those defendants who are free of charges (exceptions apply) and for which I have an attorney photo. These and non-photo cases are entered into the Defense Attorney spreadsheet published on Saturdays. Felony and misdemeanor dismissals are published in the spreadsheets below
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Jim Butler for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2182203 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of DWI
Nice work Jim!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Ray Vazquez for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2259083 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of Assault Family Member
Nice work Ray!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Ann Johnson for earning a felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1617533 – 1617534 – 1617535 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offenses of Felon in Possession of a Weapon and Possession of Controlled Substances
Nice work Ann!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Dustan Neyland for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1609322 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of Possession of Marijuana 4oz – 5lbs
Nice work Dustan!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Mekisha Walker for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1633071 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Nice work Mekisha!
Congratulations to Public Defender Bukky Oyewuwo for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1592068 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of Theft <$2500 with at Least 2 Prior Theft Convictions
Nice work Bukky!
Congratulations to Public Defender Jackie Carpenter for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1613565 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of Aggravated Robbery
Nice work Jackie!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Matt Alford for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1631435 out of the Reintegration Criminal District Court for the offense of Possession of a Controlled Substance
Nice work Matt!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Renee Thomason for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1597634 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of Delivery of a Controlled Substance
Nice work Renee!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Andrew Martin for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1582551 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of Forgery
Nice work Andrew!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Jeanie Ortiz for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1617524 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Nice work Jeanie!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Jimmy Ortiz for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1400313 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child
Nice work Jimmy!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Bernardo Aldape for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1633879 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of Aggravated Assault Family Member
Nice work Bernardo!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Casey Keirnan for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1633356 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of Continuous Violence Against the Family
Nice work Casey!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Nicole Deborde Hochglaube for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1628132 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of Assault Family Member
Nice work Nicole!
Number of trials performed by each judge from January 1, 2019 – Present (Includes verdicts, in-trial pleas, in-trial dismissals and hung juries. Trial = jury picked) Source: My personal observations of trials in the courthouse and use of the District Clerk’s website online services
The number of FAVORABLE VERDICTS by the Prosecutors and Defense Attorneys for 2019
ALL VERDICTS from February 1, 2017 – September 10, 2019 (for personal use ONLY)
January 1, 2018 – September 9, 2019
A Compilation of Not Guilty Verdicts, Mid-Trial Dismissals, Trial-Setting Dismissals and *Special Felony Dismissals (exceptions apply) -For personal use ONLY
(Source: Harris County District Clerk’s Online Services – CrimDisposMonthly spreadsheet – eliminated dismissals when convicted of another charge or case refiled. Does not include attorneys whose names do not appear as attorney of record on clerk’s spreadsheet)
LAWYERS WHO EARNED MISDEMEANOR DISMISSALS
Source: District Clerk’s Online Public Data Sets – CrimDisposDaily
Misdemeanor dismissals from January 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019 – Does not include dismissals “convicted of another charge” or “case refiled”
LAWYERS WHO EARNED FELONY DISMISSALS
Source: District Clerk’s Online Public Data Sets – CrimDisposDaily
Felony dismissals from January 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019 Does not include dismissals “convicted of another charge” or “case refiled”
The Court Reporter has one of the most difficult jobs in the courthouse. Imagine having to listen to EVERY single word in a trial and transcribing it! My hats-off to you! I will try to feature a court reporter each week and offer their tips on how we can make their job a little easier
Ramona Sonnier has been a court reporter since 1999. She worked freelance for 4 years in all types of Harris County courts – including criminal, civil, juvenile, and family. In 2003 she got a permanent position with County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 under judge Margaret Harris and is now in the same court with judge David Fleischer presiding – which began January of this year.
COURT REPORTER TIP –
“My day would go a lot smoother if…..”
The witnesses were coached better before taking the stand. Let’s give ALL witnesses before they testify a “Witness Stand Tips” pamphlet that explains basic things such as: 1) speak loudly, slowly and clearly, 2) don’t speak until the lawyer has stopped speaking, 3) only answer the question posed to you – don’t elaborate 4) the court reporter can only take down what one person says at a time, so don’t interrupt, 5) Don’t talk when a lawyer makes an objection until the judge tells you, etc.
PRIOR FEATURED COURT REPORTERS AND THEIR TIPS – CLICK HERE