FEATURED COURTROOM WINNERS: Defense Attorney Andrew Smith, Defense Attorney Brett Podolsky, Defense Attorney Brian Roberts, Defense Attorney Casey Garrett, Defense Attorney Charles Thompson, Defense Attorney Cheryl Chapell, Defense Attorney Eileen Guerinot, Defense Attorney Feroz Merchant, Defense Attorney Fred Dahr, Defense Attorney Jeanie Ortiz, Defense Attorney Jon Stephenson, Defense Attorney Kate Welch, Defense Attorney Kimberly McTorry, Defense Attorney Kimberly Samman, Defense Attorney Kirk Oncken, Defense Attorney Marcos Adrogue, Defense Attorney Marcus Fleming, Defense Attorney Mike Monks, Defense Attorney Nathan Hennigan, Defense Attorney Noel Bailey, Defense Attorney Philip Gommels, Defense Attorney Roger Bridgwater, Defense Attorney Tyler Flood, Defense Attorney Val Zuniga
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 Defense Attorney Casey Garrett for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1674438 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Security Officer
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Casey Garrett for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1676767 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Marcus Fleming for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1649883 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Violence Against the Family
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Cheryl Chapell for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1648847 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Forgery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Roger Bridgwater for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1655847 – 1655848 – 1655849 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Theft $30K – $150K and Forgery
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brett Podolsky for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1669386 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Endangering a Child
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Noel Bailey for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1659088 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Habitation
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Marcos Adrogue for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1624646 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated with a Child <15 years old
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Marcos Adrogue for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1648080 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Philip Gommels for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1577272 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mike Monks for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1639643 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Tyler Flood for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2257707 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jon Stephenson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1662516 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Andrew Smith for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1679240 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kimberly Samman for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1661938 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Violence Against the Family
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brian Roberts for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1647299 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to a Child
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kirk Oncken for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1648499 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Feroz Merchant for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1682091 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Criminal Mischief $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kimberly McTorry for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1676252 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Nathan Hennigan for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1654225 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Nathan Hennigan for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1635491 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Fred Dahr for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1686101 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Eileen Guerinot for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1686007 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jeanie Ortiz for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2258747 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Val Zuniga for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1616443 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Failure to Stop and Render Aid
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kate Welch for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1649587 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Charles Thompson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1658993 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Tampering with a Government Record
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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 18, 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 – August 18, 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
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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
