FEATURED COURTROOM WINNERS: Defense Attorney Allen Isbell, Public Defender Amalia Beckner, Public Defender Bukky Oyewuwo, Defense Attorney Chris Gore, Defense Attorney David Cunningham (3 Verdicts), Defense Attorney Dionne Press, Defense Attorney Eduardo Sillas, Public Defender Eric Davis, Defense Attorney James Reed, Defense Attorney Joe Vinas, Defense Attorney Justin Harris, Defense Attorney Kenneth Hardin, Defense Attorney Leslie Legrand, Defense Attorney Mark Hochglaube, Defense Attorney Martina Longoria, Defense Attorney Michael Nassif, Defense Attorney Mike Trent, Defense Attorney Monique Sparks, Defense Attorney Shreya Gulamali, Defense Attorney Steven Greenlee, Defense Attorney Susan Bishop, Defense Attorney Todd Ward, Defense Attorney Troy Wilson, Defense Attorney Tucker Graves, Defense Attorney Windi Pastorini
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) – TO RESUME MARCH 16, 2020 – 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)
SOLICITATION OF CAPITAL MURDER – 1587875 – 185th – Prosecutors Dave Brucker and Sherin Daniel; Defense Attorney David Bires and Javier Martinez (16th floor CJC) judge Jason Luong presiding HOUSTON CHRONICLE
BURGLARY OF A BUILDING – 1617869 – 209th – Prosecutor Savana Hooper; Defense Attorney Lisa Shapiro Strauss (16th floor CJC) judge Leslie Yates presiding
BURGLARY OF A HABITATION – 1543378 – 339th – Prosecutor Barbara Mousset; Defense Attorney Lisa Andrews Alpe and Natalie Still (16th floor CJC) judge Denise Collins presiding
INDECENCY WITH A CHILD – 1482343 – 209th – Special Prosecutor Adam Brown; Defense Attorney Earl Musick (15th floor CJC) judge Brian Warren presiding
SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD – 1595795 – 184th – Prosecutor Robert Buss; Defense Attorney Diana Sims (10th floor Civil) judge Abigail Anastasio presiding
TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS – 1648222 – 339th – Prosecutor Steve Walsh; Defense Attorney Billy Skinner (16th floor CJC) judge Reagan Clark presiding
Congratulations to Defense Attorney David Cunningham for earning Not Guilty Verdicts for your client in Cause Numbers 1577926 – 1647753 – 1647754 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offenses of Aggravated Assault and Aggravated Kidnapping (presiding judge Greg Glass)
Good job David!
(on a side note: Defense Attorney Feroz Merchant told me he watched your closing argument and said it was “amazing – totally impressed – he sold me on not guilty! He should be teaching other lawyers this technique in CLE classes!”
Show Me The Justice presents a daily update of the 2020 score between Prosecutors and Defenders at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse.
D Cunningham FNG, FNG, 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 Public Defender Kenneth Hardin for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1635390 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Steven Greenlee for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1659378 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft from Person
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Joe Vinas for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1663197 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Criminal Mischief $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Troy Wilson for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1537083 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Tucker Graves for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1544562 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Windi Pastorini for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1657265 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Windi Pastorini for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1583241 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of Marijuana 4oz – 5lbs
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mike Trent for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1544563 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Michael Nassif for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1647045 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Fraudulent Use of IDs
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Todd Ward for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1611187 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Criminal Mischief $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Amalia Beckner for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1477706 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Susan Bishop for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1619635 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Chris Gore for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2235032 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Shreya Gulamali for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2254690 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Justin Harris for earning trial setting dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 2210050 – 2202962 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offenses of
Trespass and Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Monique Sparks for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2294483 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Leslie Legrand for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2155603 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mark Hochglaube for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1646765 – 1646766 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Aggravated Assault and Tampering with Evidence
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Eduardo Sillas for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1648510 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Deadly Conduct
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Allen Isbell for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1643766 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Deadly Conduct
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Dionne Press for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1636732 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defenders Eric Davis (left) and Bukky Oyewuwo for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client (following a hung-jury trial in 2019 )in Cause Number 1417359 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Murder
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Martina Longoria for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1644421 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Habitation
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney James Reed for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1611932 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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 10, 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 10, 2020 (1 verdict may have 2 or more attorneys attached as co-counsel, 2 or more favorable verdicts per defendant is 1 trial win)
FINAL TRIAL STANDINGS – 2019 – 2018
ALL VERDICTS (OVER 1,800 LAWYER VERDICTS) from February 1, 2017 – March 10, 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 10, 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)
