FEATURED COURTROOM WINNERS: Defense Attorney Allie Booker, Defense Attorney Andrew Smith, Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn, Defense Attorney Cory Roth, Public Defender Damaris Betancourt, Defense Attorney David Lee, Defense Attorney Dionne Press, Defense Attorney Eddrea McKnight, Defense Attorney Geoff Womack, Defense Attorney Inger Chandler, Defense Attorney Israel Santana, Defense Attorney Joseph Gagliardi, Defense Attorney Joseph Ruiz, Defense Attorney Justin Keiter, Defense Attorney Kenneth McCoy, Defense Attorney Lisa Shapiro Strauss, Defense Attorney Lori Botello, Defense Attorney Natalie Still, Defense Attorney Neil Krugh, Defense Attorney Sean McAlister, Defense Attorney Thomas Johnson, Defense Attorney Todd Overstreet, Defense Attorney Yalila Guerrero
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 and misdemeanor trial setting dismissals derived from the Harris County District Clerk’s website – online services > public data sets > crimdisposdaily. (2 work days later) 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. ric court dismissals are posted only if legal issues were cited.
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Natalie Still for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1655234 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Israel Santana for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1629652 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Joseph Ruiz for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1642139 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Dionne Press for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1616225 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Forgery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Todd Overstreet for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1681968 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Todd Overstreet for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1623115 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 Sean McAlister for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1645963 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Delivery of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Sean McAlister for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1663754 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Eddrea McKnight for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2271981 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Neil Krugh for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1663804 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Justin Keiter for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1645611 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Thomas Johnson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1637513 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Public Servant
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Yalila Guerrero for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1676720 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Habitation
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Damaris Betancourt for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1661089 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Joseph Gagliardi for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1612398 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney David Lee for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2263606 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of
Racing on a Highway
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1647645 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Peace Officer
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1653889 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Retaliation
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Inger Chandler for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1640735 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Inger Chandler for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1650322 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lori Botello for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1659129 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Child Abandonment
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Allie Booker for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1610108 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Geoff Womack for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1664170 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Andrew Smith for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1662083 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Habitation
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lisa Shapiro Strauss for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1647997 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Retaliation
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Cory Roth for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1673992 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Cory Roth for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1619833 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kenneth McCoy for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1671101 out of the 262nd 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 22, 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 20, 2020 – OVER 9,700 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!!
