FEATURED COURTROOM WINNERS:   Public Defender Betsy Martinez, Defense Attorney Charles Brodsky, Defense Attorney Cheryl Brown, Defense Attorney Danny Easterling, Defense Attorney Dionne Press, Defense Attorney Eddie Cortes, Defense Attorney Erik Smith, Defense Attorney Grant Scheiner, Defense Attorney John Dixon, Prosecutor Keaton Forcht (Verdict), Defense Attorney Kevin Stryker, Prosecutor Lynn Nguyen (Verdict), Defense Attorney Rodgrick Manor, Defense Attorney Sean Buckley, Defense Attorney Sean McAlister, Defense Attorney Stephanie Martin, Defense Attorney Will Vaughn

 

 

 

CAPITAL MURDER – 1297205 – 183rd – Prosecutors Cameron Calligan, Keri Fuller and Colleen Barnett; Defense Attorneys Allen Isbell, Jimmy Ortiz and Mandy Miller (15th floor CJC ) judge Denise Bradley/Chuck Silverman presiding HOUSTON CHRONICLE

POLLUTION (ARKEMA) – 1600310 – 1600311 – 1600312 – 1627625 – 1627626 – 339th – Prosecutor Alex Forrest, etc.; Defense Attorneys Rusty Hardin, Paul Nugent, Chris Downey, Cordt Akers, Dan Cogdell, etc. (20th floor CJC) judge Belinda Hill presiding  HOUSTON CHRONICLE

CAPITAL MURDER – 1522186 – 179th – Prosecutors Samantha Knecht and Lauren Bard; Defense Attorney Jerald Graber and Gerald Bourque (16th floor CJC) judge Vanessa Velasquez presiding HOUSTON CHRONICLE

MURDER – 1594115 – 263rd – Prosecutors Tara Parker and Dave Brucker; Defense Attorney Jerome Godinich (14th floor CJC) judge Amy Martin presiding HOUSTON CHRONICLE

MURDER – 1527803 – 177th – Prosecutor Becky Marshall and Bayoji Akingbola; Defense Attorney Terrance Jewett and Simone Bray (16th floor CJC) RE-TRIAL – judge Jim Anderson presiding CLICK2HOUSTON

POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY – 1551743 – 182nd – Prosecutor Steve Walsh; Defense Attorney Philip Scardino (1st floor Juv) judge Danny Lacayo presiding (Trial to resume 02/28/20 – bench trial)

CONTINUOUS SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD – 1505705 – 228th – Prosecutor Lindsey Hovland; Defense Attorney Alvin Nunnery – judge Frank Aguilar presiding (Reset to March 16, 2020 for testimony)

AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD – 1526363 – 338th – Prosecutors Preston Burns and Jennifer Jordan; Defense Attorney Patty Segura (12th floor Civil) judge Ramona Franklin presiding

 

 

Congratulations to Prosecutor Lynn Nguyen for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1577901 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of Capital Murder – Sentence: Life in Prison Without Parole (presiding judge Mike Wilkinson) co-counsel Keaton Forcht

HOUSTON CHRONICLE

Good job Lynn!

Congratulations to Prosecutor Keaton Forcht for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1577901 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of Capital Murder – Sentence: Life in Prison Without Parole (presiding judge Mike Wilkinson) co-counsel Lynn Nguyen

HOUSTON CHRONICLE

Good job Keaton!

Show Me The Justice presents a daily update of the 2020 score between Prosecutors and Defenders at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse.

K Forcht/L Nguyen 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 Eddie Cortes for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2230546 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of

Driving While Intoxicated

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorneys Will Vaughn (left) and Grant Scheiner for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2270922 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of

Driving While Intoxicated

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Cheryl Brown for earning trial setting dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 2161673 – 2183505 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of

Theft by Check

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Sean Buckley for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1627943 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Sean McAlister for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1653237 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Burglary of a Habitation

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Rodgrick Manor for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1653975 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault on a Security Officer

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Charles Brodsky for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1636161 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney John Dixon for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1597668 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of

Theft by Check

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Erik Smith for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1650103 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Betsy Martinez for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1639300 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kevin Stryker for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1644522 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault on a Security Officer

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Dionne Press for earning trial setting felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1631861 – 1631862 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offenses of

Aggravated Assault Family Member and Burglary of a Habitation

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Stephanie Martin for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1632900 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Robbery

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Danny Easterling for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1640817 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Felon in Possession of a Weapon

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 27, 2020 (Includes verdicts, in-trial pleas, in-trial dismissals and hung juries. Trial = Jury Selected – note: sometimes same case number for 2 judges because one judge picks the jury and another judge tries the case) 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 26, 2020 (1 verdict may have 2 or more attorneys attached as co-counsel)

 

 

FINAL TRIAL STANDINGS – 2019 – 2018

 

ALL VERDICTS (OVER 1,800 LAWYER VERDICTS) from February 1, 2017 – February 27, 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 26, 2020 – OVER 8,800 LAWYER ENTRIES

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)

 

 

 

 

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