FEATURED COURTROOM WINNERS: Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn, Defense Attorney Carlos Rodriguez, Defense Attorney Casey Garrett, Defense Attorney Catherine Samaan, Defense Attorney Doug Murphy, Defense Attorney Drew Willey, Defense Attorney Eileen Guerinot, Defense Attorney Feroz Merchant, Defense Attorney Gregory Gaines, Public Defender Ian Loyd, Defense Attorney Inger Chandler, Defense Attorney Joa Sherman, Defense Attorney Jules Laird, Defense Attorney Lori Deangelo, Defense Attorney Marcos Adrogue, Defense Attorney Omar Saman, Defense Attorney Paria Rafiee, Defense Attorney Peter Justin, Defense Attorney Riddhi Desai, Public Defender Saif Kazim, Defense Attorney Taly Thiessen, Defense Attorney William McLellan
No Verdicts – Season On Hold (March 16th – August 31st)
Current Plan: Trial jurors will be congregated at NRG Arena on or near September 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. Also, the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association has reservations about the above process since they were excluded from any and all input.
FOR THE TRIAL STANDINGS, JUDGE STANDINGS, TRIAL STATISTICS AND MORE PRIOR TO MARCH 16TH GO TO JUNE 26TH BLOG POSTING
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.
Please note: the district clerk’s office website “dockets” tab has not been reporting all docketed cases since june 30, 2020. some courts dockets do not appear at all. i am sorry if i missed some dismissals that were not reported by the clerk.
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Taly Thiessen for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1617400 out of the 351st 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 1664244 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2254495 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Gregory Gaines for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1658436 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Inger Chandler for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1675064 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Joa Sherman for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1676221 out of the Reintegration Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Paria Rafiee for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1648156 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Ian Loyd for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1655298 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Carlos Rodriguez for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1603865 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of Marijuana in a Drug Free Zone
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Riddhi Desai for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1676760 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Habitation
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lori Deangelo for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1680342 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Casey Garrett for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1673295 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Casey Garrett for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1669534 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Peter Justin for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2262331 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Theft $750 – $2500
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Saif Kazim for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1658724 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Catherine Samaan for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1632076 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Eileen Guerinot for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1673886 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Omar Saman for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1669387 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney William McLellan for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1654805 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Fraudulent Use of IDs
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Drew Willey for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1633937 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Marcos Adrogue for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1585840 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Feroz Merchant for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1639962 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Doug Murphy for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1609363 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated with Child <15
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jules Laird for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1647580 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated 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
ALL VERDICTS by ATTORNEY last name – (OVER 1,800 TRIAL VERDICTS) from February 1, 2017 – July 7, 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
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January 1, 2018 – July 6, 2020 – OVER 9,600 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.
You can join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/337340109
You can also dial in using your phone.
United States: +1 (312) 757-3121
Access Code: 337-340-109
New to GoToMeeting? Get the app now and be ready when your first meeting starts:
https://global.gotomeeting.com/install/293655421
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GREAT CHANNEL TO WATCH LIVE COURT PROCEEDINGS AROUND TEXAS! CRIMINAL AND CIVIL PROCEEDINGS. Click on the YouTube photo and learn – look for the LIVE NOW indicators where it says WATCH NOW! txcourts.gov
ALL CRIMINAL COURTS ARE NOW BACK AT THE CJC
Here is the list of floors and docket times
Are you interested in moving some criminal cases? Go to a client’s file and login the the DA Defense Portal. On the page you can find the DA in charge of the case AND you can find the CURRENT roster of DAs in their current courts. Let’s start moving some cases!!
