FEATURED COURTROOM WINNERS: Defense Attorney Andreea Ionescu, Defense Attorney Beth Exley, Defense Attorney David Lee, Defense Attorney Dorian Cotlar (Verdict), Defense Attorney Hans Nielsen, Defense Attorney Jed Silverman, Defense Attorney Joa Sherman, Defense Attorney Johnny Tipton, Defense Attorney Lisa Shapiro Strauss, Defense Attorney Lloyd Corpening, Defense Attorney Maverick Ray, Defense Attorney Mike Driver, Defense Attorney Nathaniel Pitoniak, Defense Attorney Paul Morgan, Defense Attorney Ray Vazquez, Defense Attorney Spence Graham, Defense Attorney Stephanie Morales, Defense Attorney Sylvia Escobedo, Defense Attorney Val Zuniga
CAPITAL MURDER – 1297205 – 183rd – Prosecutors Cameron Calligan, Keri Fuller and Colleen Barnett; Defense Attorneys Allen Isbell, Jimmy Ortiz and Mandy Miller (20th floor CJC – ceremonial court) judge Denise Bradley presiding (several weeks of jury selection) HOUSTON CHRONICLE
CAPITAL MURDER – 1484074 – 179th – Prosecutors Allen Otto and Jamie Reyna; Defense Attorney Danny Easterling (11th floor Civil) judge Randy Roll presiding CLICK2HOUSTON
AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD – 1619355 – 337th – Prosecutor Lara Hogue; Defense Attorney Matt Mahoney (19th floor CJC) judge Herb Ritchie presiding (jury selection to continue)
INDECENCY WITH A CHILD – 1552836 – 184th – Prosecutor Bethany Belisle; Public Defenders Tolu Nelms and Eric Davis (20th floor CJC) judge Abigail Anastasio presiding
MURDER – 1508646 – 174th – Prosecutors Lacy Johnson and Gilbert Sawtelle; Defense Attorneys Joe Wells and Steven Greenlee (17th floor CJC) judge Hazel Jones presiding
POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY – 1545543 – 351st – Prosecutors Johna Stallings and Micala Clark; Defense Attorney Todd Dupont (16th floor CJC) judge Leslie Yates presiding
TERRORISTIC THREAT – 1644353 – 180th – Prosecutor Chadwick Scott; Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn (19th floor CJC) judge DaSean Jones presiding
ASSAULT ON A PEACE OFFICER – 1602675 – 182nd – Prosecutors Janan Sharaf and RaChell Hunt; Defense Attorney Kyle Sampson (16th floor CJC) judge Jan Krocker presiding
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Dorian Cotlar for earning Not Guilty Verdicts for your client in Cause Numbers 1649256 – 1599856 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of Indecency with a Child (presiding judge Jim Anderson)
Good job Dorian!
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D Cotlar FNG
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.
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mike Driver for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1598868 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Deadly Conduct
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Val Zuniga for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2230451 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 11 for the offense of
Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Stephanie Morales for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2287048 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Johnny Tipton for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1585311 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Violence Against Family
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Andreea Ionescu for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2277240 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Ray Vazquez for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1633928 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lloyd Corpening for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1636954 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Failure to Stop and Render Aid
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Joa Sherman for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1375904 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Nathaniel Pitoniak for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1606923 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Paul Morgan for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1619614 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Maverick Ray for earning trial setting felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1631518 – 1631519 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Tampering with a Government Record and Fraudulent Use of IDs
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Sylvia Escobedo for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1652575 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Beth Exley for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1642030 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jed Silverman for earning a felony dismissal for your client (subsequent to a hung jury) in Cause Number 1541289 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lisa Shapiro Strauss for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1606223 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Spence Graham for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1648590 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Harassment of a Public Servant
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Hans Nielsen for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1635126 – 1635127 – 1635128 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance and Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney David Lee for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1644108 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
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 – January 1, 2020 – January 23, 2020 (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
FINAL JUDGE TRIAL STATISTICS – 2019 – 2018
The number of FAVORABLE VERDICTS by the Prosecutors and Defense Attorneys at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse from January 1, 2020 through January 23, 2020 (1 verdict may have 2 or more attorneys attached as co-counsel)
FINAL TRIAL STANDINGS – 2019 – 2018
ALL VERDICTS from February 1, 2017 – January 23, 2020 from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (for personal use ONLY) – some verdicts are listed more than once because each co-counsel gets their own listing
January 1, 2018 – January 22, 2020
A Compilation of Not Guilty Verdicts, Mid-Trial Dismissals, Trial-Setting Dismissals and *Special Felony Dismissals (exceptions apply) from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse -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. Only includes attorneys who were hired)
(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. Includes mostly court appointed cases)
