FEATURED COURTROOM WINNERS: Defense Attorney Brian Benken, Defense Attorney Carl Moore, Defense Attorney Casey Garrett, Defense Attorney Chris Denuna, Defense Attorney Chris Marshall, Defense Attorney Drew Prisner, Defense Attorney Feroz Merchant, Defense Attorney Hans Nielsen, Prosecutor Jason Sanchez (Verdict), Prosecutor Jim O’Donnell (Verdict), Defense Attorney Mary Conn, Defense Attorney Omar Saman, Defense Attorney Sally Ring, Defense Attorney Shannon Drehner, Defense Attorney Thalia Dubose, Defense Attorney Tucker Graves, Defense Attorney Tyler Flood, Defense Attorney Val Zuniga, Defense Attorney Whitney Moore
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
AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT – 1542854 – 337th – Prosecutors Maegan Williams and Twyanette Wallace; Defense Attorneys Brennen Dunn, 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
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT – 1628940 – 182nd – Prosecutor Veronica Alvarado; Defense Attorney Nathan Hennigan (16th floor CJC) judge Carolyn Marks Johnson presiding
Congratulations to Prosecutor Jim O’Donnell for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1492073 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of Capital Murder – Sentence: Life in Prison (presiding judge Vanessa Velasquez) co-counsel Jason Sanchez
Good job Jim!
Congratulations to Prosecutor Jason Sanchez for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1492073 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of Capital Murder – Sentence: Life in Prison (presiding judge Vanessa Velasquez) co-counsel Jim O’Donnell
Good job Jason!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Chris Denuna for earning an In-Trial Dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2215226 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of Driving While Intoxicated (presiding judge Darrell Jordan) second chair Chris Marshall
Good job Chris!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Chris Marshall for earning an In-Trial Dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2215226 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of Driving While Intoxicated (presiding judge Darrell Jordan) lead counsel Chris Denuna
Good job Chris!
Show Me The Justice presents a daily update of the 2020 score between Prosecutors and Defenders at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse.
J O’Donnell/J Sanchez 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 Shannon Drehner for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1651472 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Tyler Flood for earning trial setting dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 2203450 – 2203451 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offenses of
Driving While Intoxicated and Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Whitney Moore for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1647803 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brian Benken for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1613344 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mary Conn for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1645825 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Thalia Dubose for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2238730 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Drew Prisner for earning trial setting dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 2235995 – 2200459 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offenses of
Assault Family Member and Indecent Exposure
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Carl Moore for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1614881 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Violence Against the Family
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Sally Ring for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1639330 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Endangering a Child
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Tucker Graves for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1598738 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Casey Garrett for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1646784 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Hans Nielsen for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1658883 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Omar Saman for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1631485 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Val Zuniga for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1619658 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of Marijuana in a Drug-Free Zone
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Feroz Merchant for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1588571 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to a Child
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 6, 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 6, 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 6, 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 5, 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)