FEATURED COURTROOM WINNERS: Defense Attorney Brent Mayr, Defense Attorney Carlos Rodriguez, Defense Attorney Carvana Cloud, Defense Attorney Charles Brown, Defense Attorney Chris Denuna, Defense Attorney Craig Hughes, Defense Attorney David McClure, Defense Attorney Dionne Press, Defense Attorney Eileen Guerinot, Defense Attorney Inger Chandler, Defense Attorney Jimmy Ortiz, Defense Attorney John Cardenas, Defense Attorney Kirby Taylor, Defense Attorney Marcos Adrogue, Defense Attorney Mark Thering, Defense Attorney Matt Horak, Defense Attorney Maverick Ray, Defense Attorney Omar Saman, Defense Attorney Pat Kelley, Defense Attorney Paul Nugent, Public Defender Saif Kazim, Defense Attorney Samuel Cammack III, Defense Attorney Sierra Tabone, Defense Attorney Spence Graham, Defense Attorney Tristan LeGrande, Prosecutor Vonnie Dones (Verdict)
Congratulations to Prosecutor Vonnie Dones for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 2263119 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of Driving While Intoxicated – Sentence: 30 Days in Jail (presiding judge David Singer – Bench Trial – no jury)
Good job Vonnie!
Jury Trial Season On Hold (March 16th – October 1st)
Current Plan: Trial jurors will be congregated at NRG Arena on or near October 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.
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 Public Defender Saif Kazim for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1642958 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Matt Horak for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1668898 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Chris Denuna for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1669961 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Inger Chandler for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1637607 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Habitation
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney John Cardenas for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1654923 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to a Child
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Samuel Cammack III for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1622029 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Charles Brown for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1664243 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon on a Licensed Premises
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Eileen Guerinot for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1647434 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft From Person
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Marcos Adrogue for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1601637 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Credit Card Abuse
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mark Thering for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1636863 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kirby Taylor for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1560733 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Building
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorneys Brent Mayr (left) and Sierra Tabone for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1629932 – 1603130 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle and Terroristic Threat
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Omar Saman for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1585704 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Child Abandonment
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Carlos Rodriguez for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1613497 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 Maverick Ray for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1574405 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated with Child <15 years old
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Dionne Press for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1682648 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Pregnant Person
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Dionne Press for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1667344 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jimmy Ortiz for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1600144 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Paul Nugent for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1674085 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney David McClure for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1614159 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Tampering with a Government Record
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Tristan LeGrande for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1618993 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Pat Kelley for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1550787 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Craig Hughes for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1653131 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Carvana Cloud for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1677543 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Peace Officer
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Spence Graham for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1654754 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Habitation
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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 – August 17, 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
FOR JUDGE, PROSECUTOR AND DEFENSE TRIAL STANDINGS GO TO AUGUST 10, 2020 FOR EARLY YEAR INTERRUPTED RESULTS
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January 1, 2018 – August 14, 2020 – OVER 10,000 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
August 1, 2020 – The above spreadsheet contains the names of a couple thousand defense attorneys earning nearly 10,000 not guilty verdicts, in-trial dismissals, trial setting dismissals and felony dismissals since January 2018. Great job to all on the list! Congratulations to the below listed attorneys for being the MOST MENTIONED attorneys on this spreadsheet for the combination of 1) Not Guilty Verdicts 2) In-Trial Dismissals 3) Trial Setting Dismissals and 4) Felony Dismissals! (Note: This is not an endorsement or acknowledgment of the best defense attorneys in Houston)
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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
CRIMINAL LAW INSTITUTE, INC. – Veteran Criminal Defense Attorneys Robert Pelton (pictured right), Joe Pelton and Former Congressman and District Court Judge Ted Poe (pictured left) have an online CLE class that is conducted each week in lieu of their in person class that Robert Pelton and Jim Skelton conducted for years at the Harris County Courthouse.
It is held every Wednesday from 12pm-1pm. You can earn 1 hour CLE by attending. No registration is required. The course number is given at the end of the class. You will have to download the GoToMeeting App on your computer or phone, then just click the link below at noon on a Wednesday.
The class is FREE at this time (average 1-hour Texas State Bar CLE class is $50), but a donation for their time, effort and expense is welcome. Checks made out to: Robert Pelton 4001 N. Shepherd Dr. Suite 200 Houston, Texas 77018.
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 at:
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!!
Catch all the newest updates, trial tips, important defense information, office tidbits and much more in the Harris County Public Defenders newsletter headed by Chief Public Defender Alex Bunin.
My friend and excellent Houston Criminal Defense Lawyer Grant Scheiner is now president of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. Check out their website
Congratulations to Prosecutor Andrew Figliuzzi’s dad Frank Figliuzzi for publishing his first book about his experiences with the FBI! To find out more information about his book click on this link
Congratulations to Prosecutor Jay Gordon’s mom Sue Gordon on an exemplary career in the United States Office of Director of National Intelligence as the second highest official in the agency! She was slated to become the acting director of national intelligence. Her career spanned 40 years. Check out her story at this link
