FEATURED COURTROOM WINNERS: Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn, Defense Attorney Bryan Savoy, Defense Attorney Chelsi Hall, Defense Attorney Connie Williams, Defense Attorney Dan Richardson, Defense Attorney Doug O’Brien, Defense Attorney Fred Dahr, Prosecutor Georgina Stephenson (Verdict), Defense Attorney Gilbert Villarreal, Defense Attorney Gordon Dees, Defense Attorney Joel Salazar, Defense Attorney Lindsay Bauer, Defense Attorney Lisa Andrews Alpe, Defense Attorney Mary Conn, Defense Attorney Matt Perez, Defense Attorney Michael Renfro, Defense Attorney Mike Harkins, Defense Attorney Paria Rafiee, Defense Attorney Ricardo Gonzalez, Defense Attorney Sally Ring, Defense Attorney Shahin Zamir, Defense Attorney Shannon Drehner, Public Defender Sherlene Cruz, Defense Attorney Stacy Sederis, Defense Attorney Steven Greenlee, Defense Attorney Tyrone Moncriffe
Congratulations to Prosecutor Georgina Stephenson for earning Guilty Verdicts for the State of Texas in Cause Numbers 2257441 – 2257442 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offenses of Violating a Protective Order and Terroristic Threat – Sentence: 3 days in Jail and 1 Year Probation (presiding judge David Singer – Bench Trial – no jury)
Good job Georgina!
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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 – July 31st)
Current Plan: Trial jurors will be congregated at NRG Arena on August 1, 2020 and jury selection will take place at NRG. Parking will be free for all participants (lawyers, jurors, clerks). Once the jury is selected the trial itself will be held the next working day at the criminal courthouse. Criminal jury trials will take precedence over civil jury trials. They will have pre-screening at the NRG door and masks will be mandatory to enter. (Judges have discretion on the masks once jurors are within their voir dire space.) These plans are tentative depending on spike of COVID cases.
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 Mike Harkins for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2258564 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mary Conn for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1678554 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Peace Officer
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Shannon Drehner for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1641383 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Sherlene Cruz for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1579401 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Tampering with Evidence
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Fred Dahr for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1647955 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1671012 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Chelsi Hall for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1651471 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Gordon Dees for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1630704 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Steven Greenlee for earning trial setting felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1626048 – 1626050 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Aggravated Assault Family Member and Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Stacy Sederis for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1652270 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Connie Williams for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1648734 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lindsay Bauer for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1630503 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Joel Salazar for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1667452 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Joel Salazar for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1621357 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Paria Rafiee for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1633715 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Sally Ring for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1550873 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Doug O’Brien for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1657605 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Habitation
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Matt Perez for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2269442 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Prostitution
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Tyrone Moncriffe for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1577627 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Ricardo Gonzalez for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1630303 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Tampering with a Government Record
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Gilbert Villarreal for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1661660 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Unlawful Restraint of a Child
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lisa Andrews Alpe for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1670953 – 1669876 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Aggravated Assault Family Member and Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Bryan Savoy for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1599276 – 1599277 – 1571146 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Compelling Prostitution, Trafficking of a Child and Possession of Marijuana 4oz – 5lb
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Dan Richardson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1660095 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Robbery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Michael Renfro for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1674669 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to the Elderly
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Shahin Zamir for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1655931 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Note: The following spreadsheets, standings, charts, graphs and 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 – June 26, 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 June 26, 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 – June 26, 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 – June 24, 2020 – OVER 9,500 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
Veteran Criminal Defense Attorney Robert Pelton has started an online CLE class in lieu of his every Wednesday in person class. It will be conducted each Wednesday from 12pm-1pm. You can earn 1 hour CLE by attending. The course number is given at the end of the class. You will have to download the GoToMeeting App on your computer or phone. The class is FREE at this time, but a fee will be charged for the classes down the road. If you want to get on Robert’s mass email list with Wednesday seminar updates mail to rpeltonlawyer1@aol.com and tell him Show Me The Justice sent you.
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