FEATURING: Defense Attorney Alejandro Macias, Public Defender Ben Friedman, Defense Attorney Bret Kisluk, Defense Attorney Celenne Beck, Defense Attorney Patrick Ngwolo, Defense Attorney Cory Roth, Prosecutor Cristina Platter, Defense Attorney Cynthia Henley, Defense Attorney David Breston, Defense Attorney Elihu Dodier, Defense Attorney Frederick Wilson, Prosecutor Helen Le, Defense Attorney Israel Santana, Defense Attorney Jim Butler, Defense Attorney Jose Cantu, Jr., Defense Attorney Julio Vela, Defense Attorney Mark Rubal, Public Defender Nicholas Smith, Defense Attorney Pat Kelley, Defense Attorney Sally Ring, Defense Attorney Sara Davis, Defense Attorney Shreya Gulamali
MURDER – 1511435 – 208th – Prosecutors Amanda Benavides and Michael Abner; Defense Attorney Michael Edwards (10th floor Civil) judge Greg Glass presiding HOUSTON CHRONICLE
AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT – 1558383 – 184th – Prosecutors Jay Gordon and Jamie Burro; Public Defenders Jane Vara and Amalia Beckner (16th floor CJC) judge Leslie Yates presiding
Congratulations to Prosecutor Cristina Platter for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1570999 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of Aggravated Robbery – Sentence: 18 Years in Prison (presiding judge Vanessa Velasquez)
Good job Cristina!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Mark Rubal for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2235940 out of County Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of DWI 2nd (presiding judge Toria Finch)
Good job Mark!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Cory Roth for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1571982 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of Aggravated Robbery (presiding judge Vanessa Velasquez) co-counsel Cynthia Henley
Good job Cory!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Cynthia Henley for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1571982 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of Aggravated Robbery (presiding judge Vanessa Velasquez) co-counsel Cory Roth
Good job Cynthia!
Congratulations to Prosecutor Helen Le for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1566055 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of Aggravated Assault – Sentence: 5 Years in Prison (presiding judge Herb Ritchie)
Good job Helen!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Jim Butler for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2128586 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offense of DWI (presiding judge Lee Wilson)
Good job Jim!
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 Public Defender Nicholas Smith for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2259261 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Terroristic Threat
Congratulations to Defense Attorney David Breston for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1635488 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 3rd Offense
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Frederick Wilson for earning felony dismissals for your clients in Cause Numbers 1613835 – 1613836 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Congratulations to Public Defender Ben Friedman for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1606928 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to the Elderly
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Shreya Gulamali for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2251554 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Patrick Ngwolo for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2213249 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Elihu Dodier for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1621578 – 1621579 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance and Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Sally Ring for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1639042 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Alejandro Macias for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1612342 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to the Elderly
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Celenne Beck for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1629874 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Criminal Mischief $2500 – $30K
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Julio Vela for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1197988 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Pat Kelley for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1621371 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Israel Santana for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1589851 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Hindering Apprehension
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Jose Cantu, Jr. for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Numbers 1618492 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Bret Kisluk for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1642857 out of the Reintegration Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Sara Davis for earning trial setting dismissals for your clients in Cause Numbers 2245654 – 2245655 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Game Room Violations
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
Number of trials performed by each judge from January 1, 2019 – October 25, 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
2018 FINAL “JUDGES TRIAL STATISTICS”
The number of FAVORABLE VERDICTS by the Prosecutors and Defense Attorneys through October 25, 2019
ALL VERDICTS from February 1, 2017 – October 25, 2019 (for personal use ONLY)
January 1, 2018 – October 24, 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)
