FEATURED COURTROOM WINNERS: Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn, Defense Attorney Brett Podolsky, Defense Attorney Casey Garrett, Defense Attorney Clive Markland, Defense Attorney Danny Werlinger, Defense Attorney Dionne Press, Defense Attorney Donale Evans, Defense Attorney Dustan Neyland, Defense Attorney Gerald Fry, Public Defender Ian Loyd, Defense Attorney Jennifer Carpenter, Defense Attorney Jimmy Ortiz, Defense Attorney Jolanda Jones, Defense Attorney Juanita Jackson, Defense Attorney Justin Keiter, Defense Attorney Kevin Stryker, Defense Attorney Krystin Collins, Defense Attorney Le’Paul Jack, Defense Attorney Lisa Andrews Alpe, Defense Attorney Lloyd Corpening, Defense Attorney Marcos Adrogue, Defense Attorney Mark Thiessen, Defense Attorney Markay Stroud, Defense Attorney Michael Renfro, Defense Attorney Nathaniel Munier, Defense Attorney Patty Segura, Defense Attorney Rusty Hardin
Show Me The Justice presents a daily update of the 2020 score between Prosecutors and Defenders at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse.
No Verdicts – Season On Hold (March 16th -May 31st)
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 Danny Werlinger (along with the assistance of Capital Mitigation Expert Jeff Wax and co-counsel Lisa Andrews) for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1546782 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Capital Murder
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lisa Andrews (along with the assistance of Capital Mitigation Expert Jeff Wax and co-counsel Danny Werlinger) for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1546782 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Capital Murder
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jolanda Jones for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1648808 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Harassment of a Public Servant
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Marcos Adrogue for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2222294 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lloyd Corpening for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2251523 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brett Podolsky for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2217448 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kevin Stryker for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1605557 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kevin Stryker for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1670588 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft of Farm Animals
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Rusty Hardin for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1666767 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Nathaniel Munier for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2266154 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Markay Stroud for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1578802 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to a Child
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1649381 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1646609 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Fraudulent Use of IDs
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Ian Loyd for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1612119 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Sexual Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Gerald Fry for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1657695 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Michael Renfro for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1653303 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Michael Renfro for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1660896 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Donale Evans for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1658035 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Krystin Collins for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1624206 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jennifer Carpenter for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1660488 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Pregnant Person
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Juanita Jackson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1662229 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Dustan Neyland for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1604728 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Dustan Neyland for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1636268 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Le’Paul Jack for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1650239 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mark Thiessen for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1567801 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Justin Keiter for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1658004 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Fraudulent Use of IDs
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Dionne Press for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1668577 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to the Elderly
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jimmy Ortiz for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1607379 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Habitation
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Patty Segura for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1621157 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary with Intent to Commit a Felony
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Clive Markland for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1649103 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance in a Drug-Free Zone
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Casey Garrett for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1659373 – 1659374 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
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 – April 16, 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 April 16, 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 TRIAL VERDICTS) from February 1, 2017 – April 16, 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 – April 15, 2020 – OVER 9,300 CRIMINAL DEFENSE 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. Attorneys above are mostly court appointed)
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BATTLE BREWING BETWEEN HARRIS COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT AT LAW JUDGE FRANKLIN BYNUM AND THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
“HOUSTON – by Robert Arnold – Harris County prosecutors are asking a misdemeanor court judge to recuse himself from presiding over a theft case.
A motion to recuse was filed after the judge held a hearing in the case and expressed his displeasure with how prosecutors were handling the matter.
The hearing took place on March 20 and involved allegations of a stolen laptop from a business. Judge Franklin Bynum was direct in his comments to prosecutors.“…….. read more
Presume innocence in space and on Earth: Federal investigators clear Anne McClain [Opinion] by Rusty Hardin
“As a lawyer of more years than I readily concede, I am constantly struck by the devastation that can be wrought by a false allegation. This is even more pronounced if the accused has a public reputation because of their accomplishments. People in the public eye do not deserve better treatment than the average person, but they certainly do not deserve to be treated worse”…….. read more
Former Prosecutor and Veteran Criminal Defense Attorney Murray Newman has been publishing a blog about the inner workings of the Harris County Criminal Courthouse for over 10 years. His insight and experience on the subject is among the best in Houston. I have a lot of respect for Murray and his blog inspired me to create my site – Show Me The Justice! For his personal views of Life at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse click the link below
LIFE AT THE HARRIS COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE CENTER
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