ShowMeTheJustice – October 2, 2019

 

FEATURING: Defense Attorney Andreea Ionescu, Defense Attorney Ann Johnson, Defense Attorney Bret Kisluk, Defense Attorney Catherine Evans, Defense Attorney Chris Denuna, Defense Attorney Erik Nelson, Defense Attorney Grant Scheiner, Defense Attorney Hattie Shannon, Prosecutor Jonathan Ortiz, Prosecutor Julian Ramirez, Defense Attorney Kim Abbey, Defense Attorney Kimberly McTorry, Defense Attorney Lisa Shapiro Strauss, Defense Attorney Maverick Ray, Defense Attorney Nathan Hennigan, Prosecutor Robert Buss, Defense Attorney Shannon Davis, Defense Attorney Skip Cornelius, Public Defender Stephen Touchstone, Defense Attorney Troy Locklear, Defense Attorney Vik Vij, Prosecutor Vonnie Dones, Defense Attorney Will Vaughn

 

 

 

 

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

INTOXICATION MANSLAUGHTER – 1544687 – 176th – Prosecutor Brittney Symons and Cameron Mears, Defense Attorney Erik Smith and Sean Evans (9th floor Civil) judge Nikita Harmon presiding

SEXUAL ASSAULT – 1513664 – 208th – Prosecutor Michael Abner; Defense Attorney Samuel Cammack III (10th floor Civil) judge Greg Glass presiding

CAPITAL MURDER – 1494344 – 338th – Prosecutors Keaton Forcht and Will Cowardin; Defense Attorneys Cary Higginbotham and Alvin Nunnery (17th floor CJC) judge Ramona Franklin presiding ABC13NOW

RETALIATION AND HARASSMENT OF PUBLIC SERVANT – 1622414 – 1592761 – 179th – Prosecutor Elizabeth Sakai; Defense Attorney Mike Monks (16th floor CJC) judge Belinda Hill presiding

ONLINE SOLICITATION OF A MINOR – 1562199 – 177th – Prosecutor Mario Cicconetti; Defense Attorney Kyle Sampson (13th floor Civil) judge Robert Johnson presiding

MURDER – 1503254 – 179th – Prosecutors Allen Otto and Brett Batchelor; Public Defenders Gemayel Haynes and Betsy Stukes Martinez (11th floor Civil) judge Randy Roll presiding CLICK2HOUSTON

 

 

Congratulations to Prosecutor Julian Ramirez for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1505214 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of Aggravated Assault – Sentence:  18 Years in Prison  (presiding judge Mike Wilkinson)

Good job Julian!

 

Congratulations to Prosecutor Robert Buss for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1635758 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of Theft >$300K – Sentence:  10 Years Probation plus 90 Days in Jail  (presiding judge DaSean Jones)

Good job Robert!

 

Congratulations to Prosecutor Jonathan Ortiz for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 2224269 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of DWI – 4 Days in Jail (presiding judge Tonya Jones)

Good job Jonathan!

 

Congratulations to Prosecutor Vonnie Dones for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 2242758 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of DWI – Sentence:  3 Days in Jail (presiding judge Toria Finch)

Good job Vonnie!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Chris Denuna for earning an In Trial Dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2148939 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of DWI 2nd (presiding judge Shannon Baldwin) second chair Chris Marshall (bottom left), third chair Davis Somoye (bottom right)

Good job Gentlemen!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Andreea Ionescu for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2211815 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offense of DWI (presiding judge Lee Wilson)

Good job Andreea!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Grant Scheiner for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2208302 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of Assault (presiding judge Franklin Bynum) co-counsel Will Vaughn

Good job Grant!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Will Vaughn for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2208302 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of Assault (presiding judge Franklin Bynum) co-counsel Grant Scheiner

Good job Will!

 

 

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 Shannon Davis for earning trial setting dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 2180852 – 2253087 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of Assault Family Member

Nice work Shannon!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Hattie Shannon for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1633763 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of Aggravated Assault

Nice work Hattie!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Kimberly McTorry for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1618213 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of Criminal Mischief $2500 – $30K

Nice work Kimberly!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Catherine Evans for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1621684 – 1621685 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offenses of Fraudulent Use of IDs and Possession of a Controlled Substance

Nice work Catherine!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Skip Cornelius for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1625707 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of Assault Family Member

Nice work Skip!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Ann Johnson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1599844 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of Reckless Injury to a Child

Nice work Ann!

 

Congratulations to Public Defender Stephen Touchstone for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1625800 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of Aggravated Assault

Nice work Stephen!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Nathan Hennigan for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1608794 – 1608796 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offenses of Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance and Felon in Possession of a Weapon

Nice work Nathan!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Lisa Shapiro Strauss for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1605185 – 1605186 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offenses of Assault Family Member and Violating a Protective Order

Nice work Lisa!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Maverick Ray for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1606731 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of Fraudulent Use of IDs

Nice work Maverick!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Erik Nelson for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1619960 – 1619961 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of Tampering with a Government Record

Nice work Erik!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Vik Vij for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1615008 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of Assault Family Member

Nice work  Vik!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Troy Locklear for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1598953 – 1598954 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offenses of Criminal Mischief $2500 – $30K and Assault Family Member

Nice work Troy!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Kim Abbey for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1627397 out of the Reintegration Criminal District Court for the offense of Possession of a Controlled Substance

Nice work Kim!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Bret Kisluk for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1638338 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 – October 2, 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 October 2, 2019

 

 

 

ALL VERDICTS from February 1, 2017 – October 2, 2019 (for personal use ONLY)

 

January 1, 2018 – October 1, 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)

 

 

 

 

 

Prosecutor Simone Colson had a difficult time cracking the defendant on the stand as to whether or not she committed the offense of Breaking the Bobble Head. After a grueling cross-examination the defendant was steadfast in her denial, cunningly evasive with her answers, offered an alternate means of destruction and opined that there were no eyewitnesses. After a stern denial the evidence was insufficient to prove she broke the bobble head. The precious little defendant is Logan – Simone’s daughter – and FUTURE lawyer. (Turn on the sound in the video – Courtesy of Simone Colson’s Facebook posting)

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

Rachel Cochran has been a court reporter since 2013. She spent 5 years as the court reporter for the 313th juvenile court before becoming the court reporter in January for County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 – judge Shannon Baldwin presiding.

COURT REPORTER TIP –

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

Lawyers would remember that we have a microphone attached at the bench in order to hear your bench conversations. Please be careful when passing papers or other items to the judge! If those papers or items HITS the microphone the amplified sound hurts our ears. Thank you!

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