FEATURING: Public Defender Amanda Koons, Public Defender Ben Friedman, Public Defender Bukky Oyewuwo, Prosecutor Carlos Aguayo, Defense Attorney Cheryl Brown, Public Defender Gemayel Haynes, Defense Attorney Justin Harris, Defense Attorney Kate Welch, Defense Attorney Korinthia Miller, Defense Attorney Mark Thiessen, Defense Attorney Michael Mercer, Defense Attorney Mike Stone, Defense Attorney Rick Detoto, Prosecutor Will Orr
CAPITAL MURDER – (Resume October 16th) 1494344 – 338th – Prosecutors Keaton Forcht and Will Cowardin; Defense Attorneys Cary Higginbotham and Alvin Nunnery (20th Floor CJC) judge Ramona Franklin presiding ABC13NOW
AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD – (Resumes October 17th) 1401254 – 339th – Prosecutor Maegan Williams; Defense Attorney Mike Driver and Crystal Henderon (12th floor Civil) judge Belinda Hill presiding
SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD – 1443617 – 209th – Prosecutors Jay Gordon and Ashley Harkness; Defense Attorney Nathan Hennigan and John Kovach (12th floor Civil) judge Brian Warren presiding
FAILURE TO STOP AND RENDER AID INVOLVING DEATH – 1566111 – 208th – Prosecutors Tara Parker and Chandler Raine; Defense Attorney Carlos Rodriguez and Monica Ishak (16th floor CJC) judge Leslie Yates presiding
BURGLARY WITH INTENT TO COMMIT A FELONY – 1600688 – 248th – Prosecutor Danielle Oxford; Defense Attorney Hans Nielsen (13th floor Civil) judge Hilary Unger presiding
MURDER – 1511435 – 208th – Prosecutors Amanda Benavides and Michael Abner; Defense Attorney Michael Edwards (10th floor Civil) judge Greg Glass presiding HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Congratulations to Prosecutor Carlos Aguayo for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1529288 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of Assault Family Member – Choking – Sentence: 15 Days in Jail and 5 Years Probation (presiding judge Kelli Johnson) co-counsel Will Orr
Good job Carlos!
Congratulations to Prosecutor Will Orr for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1529288 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of Assault Family Member – Choking – Sentence: 15 Days in Jail and 5 Years Probation (presiding judge Kelli Johnson) co-counsel Carlos Aguayo
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.
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Mark Thiessen for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2204670 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of DWI 2nd
Nice work Mark!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Mark Thiessen for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2242801 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of Violate a Protective Order
Nice work Mark!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Justin Harris for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2230479 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of Assault Family Member
Nice work Justin!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Cheryl Brown for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2260829 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of Assault Family Member
Nice work Cheryl!
Congratulations to Public Defender Bukky Oyewuwo for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1634875 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of Aggravated Assault Family Member
Nice work Bukky!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Michael Mercer for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1617219 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of Assault Family Member
Nice work Michael!
Congratulations to Public Defender Ben Friedman for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1611442 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of Failure to Comply as a Sex Offender
Nice work Ben!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Mike Stone for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1625815 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of Possession of a Controlled Substance
Nice work Mike!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Korinthia Miller for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1615782 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of Possession of Marijuana 4oz – 5lbs
Nice work Korinthia!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Kate Welch for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1589660 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of Prohibited Substance in a Correctional Facility
Nice work Kate!
Congratulations to Public Defender Amanda Koons for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1621296 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of Aggravated Assault
Nice work Amanda!
Congratulations to Public Defender Gemayel Haynes for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1598557 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of Aggravated Assault Family Member
Nice work Gemayel!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Rick Detoto for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1621425 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle
Nice work Rick!
Number of trials performed by each judge from January 1, 2019 – October 15, 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 15, 2019
ALL VERDICTS from February 1, 2017 – October 15, 2019 (for personal use ONLY)
January 1, 2018 – October 14, 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)
A client has hired you to represent him on a criminal DWI charge, his first offense. He is willing to pay a $5,000 non-refundable retainer to cover your work, and a bonus of $5,000 if you get him probation and $10,000 if you get him off completely. You think you can probably get him probation, and there is somewhat less of a chance that you can get him acquitted. Can you sign an agreement to that effect?
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
Katelyn Harrelson has been a court reporter since 2013. She substituted as a court reporter in all the courts until 2015 when she landed a permanent job in County Criminal Court at Law Number 6. After judge Standley retired she was retained by newly elected judge Kelley Andrews.
COURT REPORTER TIP –
“My day would go a lot smoother if…..”
Lawyers would remember that the “RECORD” – unlike jurors – cannot “SEE” – it can only “HEAR”. Act like you are on the radio talking to an audience. The audience cannot see so you must explain in words what is happening. So when you hand over a piece of paper to a witness – say what it is for the record! When a witness points to a part of their face that got it or to something on a blackboard – say where they got hit or what they pointed to for the record! When a witness is demonstrating something for the jury your radio audience can’t see it so say – in words – what the witness is doing, action-by-action for the record.
Whoever reads your record later was NOT in the courtroom. Painting a clearer picture of what was happening makes it much easier for your reader (most likely appellate court) to understand what was going on in the courtroom. It also helps me when editing the transcript. Thank you in advance!
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