FEATURING: Defense Attorney Andy Taylor, Public Defender Bukky Oyewuwo, Defense Attorney Charles Banker, Defense Attorney Ed Chernoff, Defense Attorney Equator Turner, Defense Attorney James Reed, Defense Attorney Kimberly McTorry, Defense Attorney Lori Deangelo, Prosecutor Lynn Nguyen, Defense Attorney Marcos Adrogue, Defense Attorney Mario Madrid, Defense Attorney Mary Conn, Defense Attorney Mike Trent, Public Defender Monica Gonzales, Defense Attorney Ray Vazquez, Defense Attorney Riddhi Desai, Prosecutor Ryan Trask and Court Reporter Ramona Sonnier
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
AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD – 1555326 – 176th – Prosecutor Michael Simons; Defense Attorney Clyde Williams (18th floor CJC) judge Nikita Harmon 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 Prosecutor Lynn Nguyen for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1557764 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of Capital Murder – Sentence: Life in Prison Without Parole (presiding judge Leslie Yates) co-counsel Ryan Trask
Good job Lynn!
Congratulations to Prosecutor Ryan Trask for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1557764 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of Capital Murder – Sentence: Life in Prison Without Parole (presiding judge Leslie Yates) co-counsel Lynn Nguyen
Good job Ryan!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Mary Conn for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1537792 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of Sexual Assault (presiding judge Herb Ritchie) co-counsel Andy Taylor
Good job Mary!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Andrew Taylor for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1537792 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of Sexual Assault (presiding judge Herb Ritchie) co-counsel Mary Conn
Good job Andrew!
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 Charles Banker for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1608308 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of Aggravated Robbery
Nice work Charles!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Kimberly McTorry for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1617403 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of Assault Family Member
Nice work Kimberly!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Mario Madrid and your client for earning a felony PTI dismissal in Cause Number 1572573 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of Assault on a Public Servant
Nice work Mario!
Congratulations to Public Defender Bukky Oyewuwo for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1618862 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of Aggravated Assault
Nice work Bukky!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Mike Trent for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1596894 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of Sexual Assault
Nice work Mike!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney James Reed for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1598656 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of Aggravated Assault
Nice work James!
Congratulations to Public Defender Monica Gonzales for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1641364 out of the Reintegration Criminal District Court for the offense of Possession of a Controlled Substance
Nice work Monica!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Marcos Adrogue for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1624943 out of the Reintegration Criminal District Court for the offense of Possession of a Controlled Substance
Nice work Marcos!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Riddhi Desai for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1641255 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of Assault on a Public Servant
Nice work Riddhi!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Equator Turner for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1598774 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of Burglary of a Habitation
Nice work Equator!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Ray Vazquez for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1642096 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of Injury to the Elderly
Nice work Ray!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Ed Chernoff for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1636774 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of Burglary of a Building
Nice work Ed!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Lori Deangelo for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1629329 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of Deadly Conduct
Nice work Lori!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Lori Deangelo for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1639361 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of Theft <$2500 with at least 2 Prior Theft Convictions
Nice work Lori!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Lori Deangelo for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1640093 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of Burglary of a Habitation
Nice work Lori!
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
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The number of FAVORABLE VERDICTS by the Prosecutors and Defense Attorneys for 2019
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ALL VERDICTS from February 1, 2017 – September 13, 2019 (for personal use ONLY)
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January 1, 2018 – September 12, 2019
A Compilation of Not Guilty Verdicts, Mid-Trial Dismissals, Trial-Setting Dismissals and *Special Felony Dismissals (exceptions apply) -For personal use ONLY
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(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 11, 2019 – Does not include dismissals “convicted of another charge” or “case refiled”
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LAWYERS WHO EARNED FELONY DISMISSALS
Source: District Clerk’s Online Public Data Sets – CrimDisposDaily
Felony dismissals from January 1, 2019 – September 11, 2019 Does not include dismissals “convicted of another charge” or “case refiled”
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A PELTON POINTER –
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
Note: All spreadsheets, standings, charts, graphs, compilations are NOT 100% accurate and should not be relied upon as authoritative information.