FEATURED COURTROOM WINNERS: Defense Attorney Adam Muldrow, Defense Attorney Ann Johnson, Defense Attorney Antuan Johnson, Public Defender Ben Friedman, Defense Attorney Bill Exley, Defense Attorney Brandy Gum, Defense Attorney Bryan Savoy, Defense Attorney Dorian Cotlar, Defense Attorney Edward Okwueze, Defense Attorney Greg Tsioros, Defense Attorney Jeanie Ortiz, Defense Attorney Joe Wells, Defense Attorney Kelly Benavides, Defense Attorney Marcos Adrogue, Prosecutor Matt Magill (Verdict), Defense Attorney Maverick Ray, Defense Attorney Mike Trent, Defense Attorney Monique Sparks, Defense Attorney Owen Campbell, Defense Attorney Paria Rafiee, Defense Attorney Paul Morgan, Defense Attorney Philip Gommels, Defense Attorney Reginaldo Villalon, Defense Attorney Sally Ring, Defense Attorney Sean Payne, 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 (17th floor CJC ) judge Denise Bradley/Chuck Silverman presiding HOUSTON CHRONICLE
CAPITAL MURDER – 1519214 – 184th – Prosecutors Ryan Trask and Erika Ramirez; Defense Attorneys Anthony Osso and Cary Higginbotham (16th floor CJC) judge Marc Brown presiding HOUSTON CHRONICLE
POLLUTION (ARKEMA) – 1600310 – 1600311 – 1600312 – 1627625 – 1627626 – 339th – Prosecutor Alex Forrest, etc.; Defense Attorneys Rusty Hardin, Paul Nugent, Chris Downey, Dan Cogdell, Cordt Akers, etc. (20th floor CJC) judge Belinda Hill presiding HOUSTON CHRONICLE
INDECENCY WITH A CHILD – 1553765-6 – 339th – Prosecutor Maegan Williams; Defense Attorney John Petruzzi (15th floor CJC) judge Jesse McClure III presiding HUNG JURY
MURDER – 1573130 – 262nd – Prosecutors Hunter Brown and Garrett Moore; Defense Attorney Brad Loper (12th floor Civil) judge Lori Chamber Gray presiding ABC13NOW
POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY – 1551743 – 182nd – Prosecutor Steve Walsh; Defense Attorney Philip Scardino (17th floor CJC) judge Danny Lacayo presiding
BURGLARY OF A BUILDING – 1601088 – 179th – Prosecutor Ian Justice; Defense Attorneys Carlos Rodriguez and Matt Perez (11th floor Civil) judge Randy Roll presiding
CONTINUOUS SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD – 1505705 – 228th – Prosecutor Lindsey Hovland; Defense Attorney Alvin Nunnery (15th floor CJC) judge Frank Aguilar presiding
Congratulations to Prosecutor Matt Magill for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 2234835 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of DWI 2nd Offense – Sentence: 18 Months Probation/5 Days in Jail (presiding judge Toria Finch)
Good job Matt!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Antuan Johnson for earning In Trial Dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1590442 – 1590443 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of Aggravated Robbery (presiding judge Kelli Johnson)
Good job Antuan!
Show Me The Justice presents a daily update of the 2020 score between Prosecutors and Defenders at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse.
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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 Bryan Savoy for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1637499 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to a Child
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jeanie Ortiz for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1660056 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Ann Johnson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1649433 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Arson
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Dorian Cotlar for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1632994 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Marcos Adrogue for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1610684 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Adam Muldrow for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1642230 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Sean Payne for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1635098 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mike Trent for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1626242 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Paul Morgan for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1651405 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Edward Okwueze for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1653127 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Violence Against a Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Sally Ring for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1631216 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Monique Sparks for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1655207 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Tampering with a Government Record
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Ben Friedman for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1655740 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Joe Wells for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2264182 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Operating a Massage Parlor without a License
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Joe Wells for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1655540 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Forgery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Tyler Flood for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2247924 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Owen Campbell for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2251021 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Prostitution
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Greg Tsioros for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2072524 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offense of
Cruelty to Animals
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brandy Gum for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2292604 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney William McLellan for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2219772 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Paria Rafiee for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1105330 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Reckless Injury to a Child
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Philip Gommels for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1640092 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Criminal Mischief $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Bill Exley for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1653956 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Maverick Ray for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1625585 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Reginaldo Villalon for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1620355 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kelly Benavides for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1659030 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
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 18, 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 18, 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 18, 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 17, 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)