FEATURED COURTROOM WINNERS: Defense Attorney Brian Benken, Defense Attorney Carmen Roe, Defense Attorney Cheryl Chapell, Defense Attorney Ernest Hopmann, Defense Attorney Frederick Wilson, Defense Attorney Greg Russell, Public Defender Jackie Carpenter, Defense Attorney James Alston, Defense Attorney Jolanda Jones, Defense Attorney Justin Keiter, Public Defender Larry Douglas, Defense Attorney Lisa Andrews Alpe, Defense Attorney Lisa Shapiro Strauss, Defense Attorney Mario Caballero, Defense Attorney Mark Mitchell, Defense Attorney Mark Thiessen, Defense Attorney Martina Longoria, Defense Attorney Mekisha Walker, Defense Attorney Michael Renfro, Defense Attorney Mike Trent, Public Defender Natalie Ware, Defense Attorney Philip Scardino, Defense Attorney Todd Ward
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 Brian Benken for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1657948 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney James Alston for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1614419 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Criminal Mischief $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Jackie Carpenter for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1630359 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Criminal Mischief $2500 – $30K
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Larry Douglas for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1682251 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Natalie Ware for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1647068 – 1647069 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Aggravated Kidnapping and Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mekisha Walker for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1612452 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Peace Officer
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Greg Russell for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1657010 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Robbery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Carmen Roe for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1639454 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $30K – $150K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Michael Renfro for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1632511 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Martina Longoria for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1666575 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Harassment of a Public Servant
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jolanda Jones for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1660127 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to a Child
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jolanda Jones for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1656421 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Violence against Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jolanda Jones for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1594823 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Ernest Hopmann for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1649180 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Credit Card Abuse
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Cheryl Chapell for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1681514 – 1681515 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle and Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mario Caballero for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1618127 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Trademark Counterfeiting
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lisa Andrews Alpe for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1648547 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Frederick Wilson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1636040 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Todd Ward for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1675801 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Peace Officer
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mike Trent for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1638739 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mark Thiessen for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1640448 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 3rd Offense
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lisa Shapiro Strauss for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1657104 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Fraudulent Use of IDs
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Philip Scardino for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1645227 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mark Mitchell for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1613762 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Justin Keiter for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1664059 – 1664060 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Aggravated Assault and Felon in Possession of a Weapon
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 28, 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 24, 2020 – OVER 9,800 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!!
