ShowMeTheJustice – September 27, 2019

FEATURING: Public Defender Allison Mathis, Defense Attorney Arthur Washington, Defense Attorney Brent Mayr, Defense Attorney Charles Brown, Prosecutor Helen Le, Defense Attorney Janet Kleban, Defense Attorney Kirby Taylor, Defense Attorney Lott Brooks, Defense Attorney Perry Bass, Defense Attorney Bret Kisluk, Defense Attorney Peter Justin, Defense Attorney Silvia Pubchara, Public Defender Tolu Nelms

 

 

 

 

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 – DEFENDANT FOUND GUILTY – PUNISHMENT of LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE OR DEATH BEGINS SEPTEMBER 30th –  ABC13NEWS

THEFT OVER $300K – 1635758 – 180th – Prosecutor Robert Buss;  Defense Attorneys Russell Neumann and Mikhal Abou-Sayed (19th floor CJC) judge DaSean Jones presiding

 

 

Congratulations to Prosecutor Helen Le for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1611880 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of Theft – Sentence: 2 Years Probation (presiding judge Herb Ritchie)

Good job Helen!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Peter Justin for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2246928 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of Assault (presiding judge Andrew Wright)

Good job Pete!

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 Arthur Washington for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1570853 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of Fraudulent Use of IDs

Nice work Arthur!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Kirby Taylor for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1628096 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of Failure to Stop and Render Aid

Nice work Kirby!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Silvia Pubchara for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1607761 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of Aggravated Assault Family Member

Nice work Silvia!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Brent Mayr for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1624726 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of DWI 3rd

Nice work Brent!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Lott Brooks for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1597875 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of Endangering a Child

Nice work Lott!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Charles Brown for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1611577 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of Assault Family Member

Nice work Charles!

 

Congratulations to Public Defender Allison Mathis for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1617212 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of Assault Family Member

Nice work Allison!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Janet Kleban for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1606351 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of Aggravated Assault Family Member

Nice work Janet!

 

Congratulations to Public Defender Tolu Nelms for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1630393 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of Assault on a Peace Officer

Nice work Tolu!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Perry Bass for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1610790 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of Evading Arrest with a Vehicle

Nice work Perry!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Bret Kisluk for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1604986 out of the Reintegration Criminal District Court for the offense of Possession of a Controlled Substance

Nice work Bret!

Number of trials performed by each judge from January 1, 2019 – September 27, 2019 (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 through September 27, 2019

 

 

 

ALL VERDICTS from February 1, 2017 – September 27, 2019 (for personal use ONLY)

 

January 1, 2018 – September 26, 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)

 

 

 

 

 

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

Karen Hendricks has been a court reporter since 2011. She spent 4 years doing freelance then became the court reporter for County Criminal Court at Law Number 11 for 4 years. Since January 2019 she has been the court reporter for the 228th Criminal District Court – judge Frank Aguilar presiding.

COURT REPORTER TIP –

“My day would go a lot smoother if…..”

We could educate JURORS BEFORE they enter the courtroom on “how to be a good juror during voir dire.” Perhaps give them handouts in the hall while they wait to come into the courtroom. Tips – speak up, say your juror number before speaking, don’t talk at same time as lawyer, 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.

*Special Felonies – Excludes certain felony dismissals – see “The Making of this Blog – What Goes into It” for the exceptions

“Maria T. Jackson, the longest-serving felony court judge in Harris County, said Friday she would resign from the bench.

Jackson made her announcement at a meeting of the Houston Bar Association. She confirmed her resignation, which she said will be effective Sept. 30, in a brief interview with the Houston Chronicle.”  By Zach Despart

HOUSTON CHRONICLE