FEATURED COURTROOM WINNERS: Public Defender Amanda Koons, Public Defender Ana Funes Baker, Defense Attorney Anthony Osso Sr, Prosecutor Bayoji Akingbola (Verdict), Prosecutor Becky Marshall (Verdict), Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn, Defense Attorney Edward Okwueze, Public Defender Ian Loyd, Defense Attorney Inger Chandler. Defense Attorney Joe Wells, Defense Attorney Julio Vela (Verdict), Defense Attorney Kevin Stryker, Defense Attorney Lennon Prince, Defense Attorney Luci Davidson, Defense Attorney Lucio Montes, Defense Attorney Markay Stroud, Defense Attorney Mary Conn, Defense Attorney Mike Monks, Prosecutor Natalia Leon, Defense Attorney Patrick Ruzzo, Defense Attorney Renee Thomason, Defense Attorney Ricardo Gonzalez, Defense Attorney Scott Ramsey, Prosecutor Steve Walsh, Defense Attorney Whitney Kubik
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
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
MURDER – 1543746 – 178th – Prosecutor Heather Axline; Defense Attorneys Ed Chernoff and Feroz Merchant (9th floor Civil) judge Kelli Johnson presiding
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)
SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD – 1524469 – 228th – Prosecutors Whitney Rasberry and Yasmeen Belal; Defense Attorney Brent Wasserstein (15th floor CJC) judge Frank Aguilar presiding
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT – 1577926 – 208th – Prosecutors Will Orr and Brett Batchelor; Defense Attorney David Cunningham (10th floor Civil) judge Greg Glass presiding
INDECENCY WITH A CHILD – 1527856 – 339th – Prosecutor Luke Baty; Public Defender Jackie Carpenter (16th floor CJC) judge Reagan Clark presiding
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Julio Vela for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1631767 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of Felony Assault Family Member – Choking (presiding judge Denise Bradley)
Good job Julio!
Congratulations to Prosecutor Becky Marshall for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1527803 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of Murder – Sentence: 50 Years in Prison (presiding judge Jim Anderson) co-counsel Bayoji Akingbola
Good job Becky!
Congratulations to Prosecutor Bayoji Akingbola for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1527803 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of Murder – Sentence: 50 Years in Prison (presiding judge Jim Anderson) co-counsel Becky Marshall
Good job Bayoji!
Congratulations to Prosecutor Steve Walsh for earning In Trial Pleas for the State of Texas in Cause Numbers 1551742 – 1551743 – 1551744 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of Possession of Child Pornography – Sentence: 8 Years in Prison (presiding judge Danny Lacayo)
Good job Steve!
Show Me The Justice presents a daily update of the 2020 score between Prosecutors and Defenders at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse.
B Marshall/B Akingbola FG, J Vela 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 Markay Stroud for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1652780 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mary Conn for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1650745 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mike Monks for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2221768 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Joe Wells for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1632558 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Luci Davidson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1659247 out of the Reintegration Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Inger Chandler for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1661178 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lucio Montes for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1661330 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Ricardo Gonzalez for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1608142 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Anthony Osso for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1623809 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Delivery of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defenders Ana Funes Baker (left) and Ian Loyd for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1558394 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Kidnapping
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2261674 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offense of
Interfering with the Duties of a Public Servant
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Patrick Ruzzo for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1629068 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Edward Okwueze for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1641923 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Edward Okwueze for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1637033 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft from Person
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Renee Thomason for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1628657 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Credit Card Abuse
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Amanda Koons for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1628656 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Credit Card Abuse
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Scott Ramsey for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1650213 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Fraudulent Use of IDs
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kevin Stryker for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1635730 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Whitney Kubik for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1613947 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Credit Card Abuse
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lennon Prince for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1638541 – 1638542 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 – March 5, 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 March 5, 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 – March 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 – March 4, 2020 – OVER 9,000 LAWYER SUCCESS STORIES
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)