FEATURED COURTROOM WINNERS: Defense Attorney Aaron Saldana, Defense Attorney Bill Exley, Defense Attorney Charles Brown, Defense Attorney Chelsi Hall, Defense Attorney Chris Cockrell, Defense Attorney David Overhuls, Defense Attorney Eddie Cortes, Defense Attorney Erik Nelson, Defense Attorney Erik Smith, Defense Attorney Hans Nielsen, Defense Attorney Joe Vinas, Defense Attorney Jonathan Landers, Defense Attorney Juan Aguirre, Defense Attorney Lewis Thomas, Defense Attorney Lori Botello, Defense Attorney Michael Edwards, Defense Attorney Mike Driver, Defense Attorney Nathaniel Pitoniak, Defense Attorney Nicole Deborde, Defense Attorney Paria Rafiee, Defense Attorney Peter De Leef, Defense Attorney Tara Long, Defense Attorney Tiffany Hill, Defense Attorney Yalila Guerrero
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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 – June 30th)
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 Aaron Saldana for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2234043 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lewis Thomas for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1654517 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Paria Rafiee for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1649736 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Peace Officer
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney David Overhuls for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1640824 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Peace Officer
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Yalila Guerrero for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1663520 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Charles Brown for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1608632 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Tiffany Hill for earning trial setting dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 2224895 – 2234097 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offenses of
Assault Family Member and Violating a Protective Order
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Erik Smith for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1608043 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Invasive Visual Recording
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Michael Edwards for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1633429 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Forgery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Bill Exley for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1658678 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Tara Long for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1615201 – 1615202 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Criminal Mischief $2500 – $30K and Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Eddie Cortes for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1655932 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Erik Nelson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1637451 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft from Elderly
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Nicole Deborde Hochglaube for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1657699 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Failure to Stop and Render Aid
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Chelsi Hall for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1641311 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary with Intent to Commit a Felony
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Juan Aguirre for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1611046 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Fraudulent Use of IDs
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jonathan Landers for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1664129 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Peter De Leef for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1612339 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Joe Vinas for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1662795 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 3rd Offense
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Chris Cockrell for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1644426 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Indecency with a Child
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Nathaniel Pitoniak for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1670106 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lori Botello for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1652995 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mike Driver for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1617258 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Hans Nielsen for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1655542 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated 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 – May 13, 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 May 13, 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 – May 13, 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 – May 13, 2020 – OVER 9,400 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
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(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)
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
ARTICLE BY MARK THIESSEN AND FRANK SELLERS
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