FEATURED COURTROOM WINNERS: Defense Attorney Brett Podolsky, Public Defender Curtis Barton, Defense Attorney David Paz, Defense Attorney David Rushing, Defense Attorney Eddie Cortes, Defense Attorney Edward Okwueze, Defense Attorney Gary Miller, Defense Attorney Gary Tabakman, Defense Attorney Leslie Legrand, Defense Attorney Mac Miller, Defense Attorney Marie Primm, Defense Attorney Mark Lipkin, Defense Attorney Markay Stroud, Defense Attorney Martina Longoria, Defense Attorney Mary Conn, Defense Attorney Maverick Ray, Defense Attorney Nicole Deborde, Defense Attorney Rahan Atia, Defense Attorney Richard Suarez, Defense Attorney Rigoberto Rodriguez, Defense Attorney Samuel Milledge II, Defense Attorney Tyler Flood, Defense Attorney Vik Vij, Defense Attorney Wendy Baker
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. (usually 185th, 209th, 230th) i am sorry if i missed some dismissals that were not reported by the clerk. the problem was reported on july 5, 2020 with no resolution to this date.
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Richard Suarez for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1606715 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Rigoberto Rodriguez for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1646924 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Pregnant Person
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorneys Nicole DeBorde (left) and Gary Tabakman for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1558519 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Leslie Legrand for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1660784 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 3rd Offense
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mac Miller for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1664141 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Vik Vij for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1627080 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mark Lipkin for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1622445 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Habitation
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Marie Primm for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1673557 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney David Rushing for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1662434 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Markay Stroud for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1594510 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Wendy Baker for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1623891 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Rahan Atia for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1660305 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Samuel Milledge II for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1648634 – 1601747 – 1601746 – 1601414 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Theft $2500 – $30K and Forgery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mary Conn for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1645676 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
False Statement to Obtain Credit
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Martina Longoria for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1660161 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Maverick Ray for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1675704 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Edward Okwueze for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1633695 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Gary Miller for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1662665 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Forgery
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Tyler Flood for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2197447 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Eddie Cortes for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2218916 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Curtis Barton for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2237879 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 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 2259999 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney David Paz for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2260012 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
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 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
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January 1, 2018 – July 10, 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!!
Check out nice-guy Assistant District Clerk Shavaris Kennedy and his new YouTube Channel! You will see Shavaris around the courthouse in the misdemeanor courts.