FEATURED COURTROOM WINNERS: Public Defender Allison Mathis, Defense Attorney Brad Walters, Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn (Verdict), Defense Attorney Cary Higginbotham, Defense Attorney Charles Pelowski, Defense Attorney Dan Simons, Defense Attorney Diana Sims, Defense Attorney Doug Murphy, Defense Attorney Ed Chernoff, Defense Attorney Edward Okwueze, Public Defender Gemayel Haynes, Prosecutor Gilbert Sawtelle (Verdict), Defense Attorney Israel Santana, Defense Attorney Jason Yancey, Defense Attorney Jill Hawkins, Defense Attorney Jose Ceja, Defense Attorney Kenneth Cager, Prosecutor Lacy Johnson (Verdict), Defense Attorney Lennon Prince, Defense Attorney Lisa Andrews Alpe, Defense Attorney Luci Davidson, Defense Attorney Paula Kemp, Defense Attorney Tyler Flood, Defense Attorney William McLellan
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
INDECENCY WITH A CHILD – 1552836 – 184th – Prosecutor Bethany Belisle; Public Defenders Tolu Nelms and Eric Davis (20th floor CJC) judge Abigail Anastasio presiding (HUNG JURY)
POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY – 1545543 – 351st – Prosecutors Johna Stallings and Micala Clark; Defense Attorney Todd Dupont (16th floor CJC) judge Leslie Yates 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 Brennen Dunn for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1645831 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of Aggravated Assault (presiding judge DaSean Jones)
Good job Brennen!
Congratulations to Prosecutor Gilbert Sawtelle for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1508646 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of Reckless Injury to a Child – Sentence: 2 Years in State Jail (presiding judge Hazel Jones) co-counsel Lacy Johnson
Good job Gilbert!
Congratulations to Prosecutor Lacy Johnson for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1508646 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of Reckless Injury to a Child – Sentence: 2 Years in State Jail (presiding judge Hazel Jones) co-counsel Gilbert Sawtelle
Good job Lacy!
Show Me The Justice presents a daily update of the 2020 score between Prosecutors and Defenders at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse.
B Dunn FNG, G Sawtelle/L Johnson FG
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 Lisa Andrews Alpe for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1623357 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Doug Murphy for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1633916 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 3rd Offense
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Dan Simons for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1651719 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jose Ceja for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1627969 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Cary Higginbotham for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1615475 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brad Walters for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2231202 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kenneth Cager for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2228670 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney William McLellan for earning trial setting dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 2232499 – 2208187 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offenses of
Assault and Driving While License Suspended
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jill Hawkins for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2262849 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of
Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Edward Okwueze for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2255807 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of
Theft $750 – $2500K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Ed Chernoff for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1636080 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Gemayel Haynes for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1563100 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 3rd Offense
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn for earning trial setting felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1643777 – 1643778 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Charles Pelowski for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1642804 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Trademark Counterfeiting >$300K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Paula Kemp for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1613234 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $30K – $150K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Israel Santana for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1630297 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Child Abandonment
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Allison Mathis for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1634274 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jason Yancey for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1600320 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Diana Sims for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1629696 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Luci Davidson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1660450 out of the Reintegration Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lennon Prince for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1637500 out of the Reintegration Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Tyler Flood for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1640121 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 3rd Offense
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 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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 23, 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)
