FEATURED COURTROOM WINNERS: Defense Attorney Andreea Ionescu, Defense Attorney Antonio Benavides, Prosecutor Barbara Mousset, Prosecutor Cameron Calligan (Verdict), Defense Attorney Carlos Rodriguez, Prosecutor Colleen Barnett (Verdict), Defense Attorney Daniel Chism, Defense Attorney David Ryan, Defense Attorney Dionne Press, Public Defender Douglas Evans, Defense Attorney Edward Okwueze, Defense Attorney Eileen Guerinot, Defense Attorney Hans Nielsen, Prosecutor Keri Fuller (Verdict), Defense Attorney Lisa Andrews Alpe, Defense Attorney Maritza Antu, Defense Attorney Mark Lipkin, Defense Attorney Matthew Brown, Defense Attorney Paria Rafiee, Prosecutor Savana Hooper (Verdict), Defense Attorney Susan Bishop, Defense Attorney Tyler Flood, Public Defender Victoria Erfesoglou
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
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
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT – 1581723 – 230th – Prosecutors Amber Joachim and Kiera Welch; Defense Attorney Mike Driver (13th floor Civil) judge Chris Morton presiding
Congratulations to Prosecutor Colleen Barnett for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1297205 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of Capital Murder – Sentence: DEATH (presiding judges Denise Bradley and Chuck Silverman) co-counsels Keri Fuller and Cameron Calligan
Good job Colleen!
Congratulations to Prosecutor Keri Fuller for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1297205 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of Capital Murder – Sentence: DEATH (presiding judges Denise Bradley and Chuck Silverman) co-counsels Colleen Barnett and Cameron Calligan
Good job Keri!
Congratulations to Prosecutor Cameron Calligan for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1297205 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of Capital Murder – Sentence: DEATH (presiding judges Denise Bradley and Chuck Silverman) co-counsels Colleen Barnett and Keri Fuller
Good job Cameron!
Congratulations to Prosecutor Savana Hooper for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1617869 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of Burglary of a Building – Sentence: 20 Years in Prison / $10,000 Fine (presiding judge Leslie Yates)
Good job Savana!
Congratulations to Prosecutor Barbara Mousset for earning In Trial Pleas for the State of Texas in Cause Numbers 1599921 – 1600067 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of Burglary of a Habitation – Sentence: 18 Years in Prison (presiding judge Denise Collins)
Good job Barbara!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Andreea Ionescu for earning an In Trial Dismissal (after a successful Motion to Suppress Evidence Hearing) for your client in Cause Number 2240402 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of DWI (presiding judge Franklin Bynum)
Good job Andreea!
Show Me The Justice presents a daily update of the 2020 score between Prosecutors and Defenders at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse.
C Barnett/K Fuller/C Calligan FG, S Hooper 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 Public Defender Victoria Erfesoglou for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1646246 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Hans Nielsen for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1643879 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Susan Bishop for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1646311 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Daniel Chism for earning trial setting felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1608512 – 1608513 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance and Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Maritza Antu for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1667156 out of the Reintegration Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Douglas Evans for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1642457 out of the Reintegration Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Tyler Flood for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2220322 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Antonio Benavides for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2242668 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of
Assault Family Memberr
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mark Lipkin for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1667045 out of the 184th 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 1638412 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Robbery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Eileen Guerinot for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1660566 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $30K – $150K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Eileen Guerinot for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1636001 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Failure to Comply as a Sex Offender
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lisa Andrews Alpe for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1645695 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lisa Andrews Alpe for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1648727 – 1648759 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Aggravated Assault and Continuous Violence Against the Family
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Paria Rafiee for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1619195 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Carlos Rodriguez for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1623068 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney David Ryan for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1611447 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Dionne Press for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1638837 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Matthew Brown for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1646012 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 11, 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 11, 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 11, 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 11, 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)
