FEATURED COURTROOM WINNERS: Public Defender Ana Funes Baker, Defense Attorney Andreea Ionescu, Defense Attorney Andrew McGee, Defense Attorney Brent Wasserstein, Defense Attorney Bryan Acklin (Verdict), Defense Attorney Chris Downey, Defense Attorney Dane Johnson, Prosecutor Danielle Oxford, Defense Attorney Eddrea McKnight, Defense Attorney Ike Okorafor, Defense Attorney Joel Balderas, Defense Attorney Kate Ferrell, Defense Attorney Lisa Andrews Alpe, Defense Attorney Lonnie Knowles, Prosecutor Mary Grace Bullard, Defense Attorney Mike Trent (Verdict), Defense Attorney Rigoberto Rodriguez, Defense Attorney Tiffany Hill
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 – 1492073 – 230th – Prosecutors Jim O’Donnell and Jason Sanchez; Defense Attorney James Stafford (16th floor CJC) judge Vanessa Velasquez presiding ABC13NOW
AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT – 1542854 – 337th – Prosecutors Maegan Williams and Twyanette Wallace; Defense Attorney JaPaula Kemp and Juanita Jackson (16th floor CJC) judge Denise Collins presiding
INTOXICATION MANSLAUGHTER WITH A VEHICLE – 1561229 – 178th – Prosecutors Cameron Mears and Brittney Symons; Defense Attorneys D’Angelo Lowe and Jason Johnson (17th floor CJC) judge Kelli Johnson presiding
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS – 1566705 – 262nd – Prosecutor Jessica Milligan; Defense Attorney Chad Dick (12th floor Civil) judge Lori Chambers Gray presiding
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Bryan Acklin for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1614822 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of Delivery of a Controlled Substance (presiding judge Brian Warren)
Good job Bryan!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Mike Trent for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2135356 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of Assault (presiding judge Kelley Andrews)
Good job Mike!
Congratulations to Prosecutor Danielle Oxford for earning In Trial Pleas for the State of Texas in Cause Numbers 1649928 – 1648963 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of Burglary with the Intent to Commit a Felony – Sentence: 30 Years in Prison (presiding judge Carolyn Marks Johnson) co-counsel Mary Grace Bullard
Good job Danielle!
Congratulations to Prosecutor Mary Grace Bullard for earning In Trial Pleas for the State of Texas in Cause Numbers 1649928 – 1648963 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of Burglary with the Intent to Commit a Felony – Sentence: 30 Years in Prison (presiding judge Carolyn Marks Johnson) co-counsel Danielle Oxford
Good job Mary Grace!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Andrea Ionescu for earning an In-Trial Dismissal (after a successful Motion to Suppress Hearing) for your client in Cause Number 2240294 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of Driving While Intoxicated (presiding judge Franklin Bynum)
Good job Andreea!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Kate Ferrell for earning an In-Trial Dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2266116 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of Assault (presiding judge Darrell Jordan)
Good job Kate!
Show Me The Justice presents a daily update of the 2020 score between Prosecutors and Defenders at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse.
B Acklin FNG, M Trent MNG
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 Andrew McGee for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1637818 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Joel Balderas for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1641710 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lonnie Knowles for earning trial setting dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 2245882 – 2245883 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offenses of
Assault Family Member and Interference with an Emergency Call
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Tiffany Hill for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2238322 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Chris Downey for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2215830 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 11 for the offense of
Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Rigoberto Rodriguez for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2289463 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 11 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Ike Okorafor for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2263496 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Eddrea McKnight for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2220862 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lisa Andrews Alpe for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1646019 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Bryan Acklin for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1625039 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Dane Johnson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1631998 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Ana Funes Baker for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1655342 out of the Reintegration Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brent Wasserstein for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1659323 out of the Reintegration 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 – February 5, 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 February 5, 2020 (1 verdict may have 2 or more attorneys attached as co-counsel)
FINAL TRIAL STANDINGS – 2019 – 2018
ALL VERDICTS from February 1, 2017 – February 5, 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 – February 4, 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)