FEATURED COURTROOM WINNERS: Defense Attorney Alexis Bruegger, Defense Attorney Bill Exley, Defense Attorney Brent Mayr, Defense Attorney Chelsi Hall, Defense Attorney Dan Simons, Defense Attorney Dorian Cotlar, Defense Attorney Herman Martinez, Defense Attorney Israel Santana, Defense Attorney Jim Medley, Defense Attorney Jimmy Ortiz, Defense Attorney Jon Stephenson, Defense Attorney Joseph Kelly, Public Defender Kenneth Hardin, Defense Attorney Kenneth McCoy, Defense Attorney Kevin Acevedo, Defense Attorney Kevin Stryker, Defense Attorney Kristi Miranda, Defense Attorney Lott Brooks, Defense Attorney Michael Mercer, Defense Attorney Michael Nassif, Defense Attorney Owen Campbell, Defense Attorney Paria Rafiee, Defense Attorney Patricia Cantu, Defense Attorney Stephen Ligon
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 Kevin Stryker for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1582468 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Attempt to Obtain Drugs by Fraud
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jon Stephenson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1663766 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Dan Simons for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1671792 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jimmy Ortiz for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1360120 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Michael Nassif for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1648306 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kristi Miranda for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1637335 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Interference with Child Custody
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Michael Mercer for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1674129 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
ADVERTISEMENT
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jim Medley for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1651264 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brent Mayr for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1648604 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft of Service $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Herman Martinez for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1665790 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Retaliation
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Stephen Ligon for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1635884 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Tampering with a Government Record
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Joseph Kelly for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1675385 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Chelsi Hall for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1642151 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Alexis Bruegger for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1623181 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft from Person
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Alexis Bruegger for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1640225 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Bill Exley for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1675669 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Dorian Cotlar for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1678341 – 1679700 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Burglary with the Intent to Commit a Felony and Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lott Brooks for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1618033 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
ADVERTISEMENT
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Patricia Cantu for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2164701 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Owen Campbell for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2256248 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Prostitution
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Israel Santana for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1643594 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Paria Rafiee for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1628146 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kenneth McCoy for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1635732 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Kenneth Hardin for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1653577 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kevin Acevedo for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1632914 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
ADVERTISEMENT
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 26, 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
Loading...
Reload document 
Open in new tab FOR JUDGE, PROSECUTOR AND DEFENSE TRIAL STANDINGS GO TO AUGUST 10, 2020 FOR EARLY YEAR INTERRUPTED RESULTS
ADVERTISEMENT
January 1, 2018 – August 26, 2020 – OVER 10,200 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
Loading...
Through 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)
ADVERTISEMENT
(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
ADVERTISEMENT
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
BAIL BOND EXPERTS
Congratulations to Defense Attorneys Brent Mayr (left) and Sierra Tabone for their successful appeal to the First Court of Appeals to release their client from custody. (Case Numbers 1657519 – 1657521) Their client posted surety bonds after arrest but when the client attended court and the DA read the Probable Cause to the judge the client was then put back into custody without cause (other than the judge was apparently unhappy with the magistrates original bond amounts) Following this successful ruling several other lawyers filed a grievance against this district court judge for similar bond revocation instances. For the full story click on the Chronicle link below:
HOUSTON CHRONICLE AUGUST 30, 2020
Note: August 31, 2020 – Brent Mayr’s client was placed BACK INTO CUSTODY by the judge in disregard of the Court of Appeals ruling. Action is being taken.
HOUSTON CHRONICLE EDITORIAL SEPTEMBER 16, 2020