FEATURED COURTROOM WINNERS: Defense Attorney Amanda Skillern, Defense Attorney Andrew Smith, Defense Attorney Arthur Sims, Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn, Defense Attorney Brock White, Defense Attorney Bryan Savoy, Defense Attorney Chris Gisentaner, Defense Attorney Ed Chernoff, Defense Attorney Edward Okwueze, Public Defender Erik Locascio, Defense Attorney Gilbert Villarreal, Defense Attorney Kenneth Cager, Defense Attorney Laine Lindsey, Defense Attorney Larry Douglas, Defense Attorney Lisa Shapiro Strauss, Defense Attorney Marie Primm, Defense Attorney Mark Hochglaube, Defense Attorney Matt Horak, Defense Attorney Paul Morgan, Defense Attorney Reginaldo Villalon, Defense Attorney Shahin Zamir, Defense Attorney Spence Graham, Defense Attorney Stacy Sederis
Jury Trial Season On Hold (March 16th – December 1st)
- Some Select Cases with special permission from the local and regional administrative judges have been and will be granted permission to proceed with jury selection at NRG prior to December 1st.
Current Plan: Trial jurors will be congregated at NRG Arena on or near December 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.
Thanks to Court Reporter Tiffani June-Yeates of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 we have an inside look at the NRG Arena where jury selection will commence very soon. She took a series of 11 short videos that were combined into a 6-minute video to give you an idea of the new experience the judges, lawyers, defendants, jurors, bailiffs, court reporters and other court personnel will encounter. Thank you for sharing, Tiffani!!
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 Shahin Zamir for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1665767 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Shahin Zamir for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1653932 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Violence Against the Family
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Gilbert Villarreal for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1643532 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Reginaldo Villalon for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1665248 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Fraudulent Use of IDs
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Marie Primm for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1648275 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Forgery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Amanda Skillern for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1641922 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Violence against the Family
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Stacy Sederis for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1681134 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Stacy Sederis for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1673227 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Edward Okwueze for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1647841 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Violence against the Family
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Paul Morgan for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1660760 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Hindering Apprehension
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Erik Locascio for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1689420 – 1654777 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Violation of Bond Conditions and Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Laine Lindsey for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1595012 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Sexual Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Matt Horak for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1658113 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Fraudulent Use of IDs
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mark Hochglaube for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1664025 – 1664026 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Aggravated Assault and Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Spence Graham for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1649538 – 1649539 – 1649540 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Improper Visual Recordings and Possession of Child Pornography
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Chris Gisentaner for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1649798 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Criminal Mischief $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Larry Douglas for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1635824 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Ed Chernoff for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1661851 out of the 228th 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 1664746 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Arthur Sims for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1663631 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 3rd Offense
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Bryan Savoy for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1661201 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1626873 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kenneth Cager for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1634242 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brock White for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1655318 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Forgery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lisa Shapiro Strauss for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1668949 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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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 – September 16, 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 – September 16, 2020 – OVER 10,400 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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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)
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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 the Mental Health Experts – Harris County Prosecutors Jeff Matovich, Bradford Crockard, Erica Robinson Winsor and Gilbert Sawtelle – for publishing your manual “Mental Health Law for Prosecutors” A wealth of knowledge between these four fine prosecutors!
