FEATURED COURTROOM WINNERS: Public Defender Amalia Beckner, Defense Attorney Amanda Skillern, Public Defender Betsy Martinez, Defense Attorney Brent Wasserstein, Defense Attorney Brian Roberts, Defense Attorney Casey Garrett, Defense Attorney Chris Denuna (Verdict), Defense Attorney Christopher Godine (Verdict), Defense Attorney Cory Roth, Defense Attorney Cynthia Henley, Defense Attorney Danny Werlinger, Defense Attorney Ed Chernoff (Verdict), Prosecutor Evan Myers (Verdict), Defense Attorney Fabio Amador (Verdict), Defense Attorney Ike Okorafor, Defense Attorney Jerome Godinich (Verdict), Defense Attorney Jimmy Ortiz, Defense Attorney Kimberly McTorry, Defense Attorney Kris Ougrah, Defense Attorney Marcus Fleming, Defense Attorney Mekisha Walker, Defense Attorney Melissa Dickson, Defense Attorney Paria Rafiee, Defense Attorney Rahan Atia, Defense Attorney Samuel Gardner (Verdict), Defense Attorney Sean Darvishi, Defense Attorney Shelia Acosta, Defense Attorney Stephen Lekas (Verdict), Defense Attorney Thomas Lewis, Defense Attorney Thuy Le, Defense Attorney Val Zuniga, Defense Attorney Wilvin Carter
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 (19 floor CJC) judge Randy Roll presiding CLICK2HOUSTON
AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD – 1660617 – 208th – Prosecutors Micala Clark and Sara Siegel; Defense Attorney J.C. Castillo (16th floor CJC) judge Reagan Clark presiding
FALSE STATEMENT TO OBTAIN CREDIT >$150K – 1556196 – 174th – Prosecutor Ashley Yi; Defense Attorney John Petruzzi (13th floor Civil) judge Hazel Jones presiding
AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT – 1530146 – 179th – Prosecutors Jay Gordon and Ashley Harkness; Defense Attorney Tom Martin (16th floor CJC) judge Marc Brown presiding
CONTINUOUS SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD – 1503082 – 176th – Prosecutor Michael Simons; Defense Attorney Ralph Martinez (18th floor CJC) judge Nikita Harmon presiding
AGGRAVATED ROBBERY – 1605716 – 184th – Prosecutor Bethany Belisle; Defense Attorney Cindy Marshall (16th floor CJC) judge Jim Anderson presiding
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT – 1632261 – 182nd – Prosecutor Hunter Brown; Defense Attorney Carlos Rodriguez (1st floor Juvenile) judge Danny Lacayo presiding
Congratulations to Prosecutor Evan Myers for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1610055 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of Assault Family Member – Sentence: 5 Years Probation (presiding judge Chris Morton)
Good job Evan!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Ed Chernoff for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1577659 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of Aggravated Assault (presiding judge Amy Martin)
Good job Ed!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Samuel Gardner for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1598174 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of Burglary with Intent to Commit a Felony (presiding judge DaSean Jones)
Good job Samuel!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Jerome Godinich for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1636215 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of Assault Family Member (presiding judge Jim Anderson)
Good job Jerome!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Chris Denuna for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2220210 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of DWI (presiding judge Tonya Jones) second chair Christopher Godine
Good job Chris!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Christopher Godine for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2220210 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of DWI (presiding judge Tonya Jones) lead counsel Chris Denuna
Good job Christopher!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Stephen Lekas for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2265719 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of DWI – 2nd Offense (presiding judge David Singer)
Good job Stephen!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Fabio Amador for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2235358 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of Assault Family Member (presiding judge Franklin Bynum)
Good job Fabio!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Cory Roth for earning an In-Trial Dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1636753 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of Felon in Possession of a Weapon (presiding judge Hilary Unger) second chair Cynthia Henley
Good job Cory!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Cynthia Henley for earning an In-Trial Dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1636753 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of Felon in Possession of a Weapon (presiding judge Hilary Unger) lead counsel Cory Roth
Good job Cynthia!
Show Me The Justice presents a daily update of the 2020 score between Prosecutors and Defenders at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse.
E Myers FG, S Lekas MNG, C Denuna/C Godine MNG, J Godinich FNG, S Gardner FNG, F Amador MNG, E Chernoff 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 Kris Ougrah for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2278157 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Amalia Beckner for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1625737 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Betsy Martinez for earning trial setting felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1510921 – 1510922 – 1500176 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child and Failure to Comply as a Sex Offender
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Shelia Acosta for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2248701 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mekisha Walker for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1614149 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Tampering with a Record
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Melissa Dickson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1638241 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Thuy Le for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2230829 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Burglary of a Motor Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Wilvin Carter for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2237931 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Sean Darvishi for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2205972 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kimberly McTorry for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1647466 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Deadly Conduct
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Marcus Fleming for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1608405 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Tampering with Evidence
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Thomas Lewis for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1649993 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Val Zuniga for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1634561 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brent Wasserstein for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1623231 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to a Child
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Rahan Atia for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1635591 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Danny Werlinger for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1624755 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brian Roberts for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1633168 – 1633169 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brian Roberts for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1645636 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Ike Okorafor for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1621021 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Fraudulent Use of IDs
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Casey Garrett for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1649717 – 1638368 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Tampering with Evidence and Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Paria Rafiee for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1624056 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Amanda Skillern for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1604617 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney jimmy Ortiz for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1515101 out of the 263rd 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 29, 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 29, 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 29, 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 28, 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)
JURY DUTY – BARELY 1 IN 4 PEOPLE SHOW UP FOR DUTY LEAVING CASES UNTRIED AND PEOPLE STUCK IN JAIL – Story by Samantha Ketterer
