FEATURED COURTROOM WINNERS: Defense Attorney Brian Coyne, Defense Attorney David Rushing, Defense Attorney Eddie Cortes, Defense Attorney Edward Okwueze, Defense Attorney Eric Devlin, Defense Attorney Inger Chandler, Defense Attorney Javier Martinez, Defense Attorney Jerome Godinich, Defense Attorney Jim Mount, Defense Attorney Jonas Hunter, Defense Attorney Joseph Gagliardi, Defense Attorney Lawrence Tylka, Defense Attorney Le’Paul Jack, Defense Attorney Lori Deangelo, Defense Attorney Louis Salmon, Defense Attorney Martina Longoria, Defense Attorney Michael Turner, Defense Attorney Mohamad Ghuneim, Defense Attorney Paria Rafiee, Defense Attorney Pat Kelley, Defense Attorney Paul Morgan, Public Defender Saif Kazim, Defense Attorney Samuel Milledge II, Defense Attorney Thomas Greene
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 David Rushing for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1630352 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $30K – $150K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Paria Rafiee for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1653894 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Paria Rafiee for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1676857 out of the 178th 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 1616086 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jim Mount for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1661461 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Paul Morgan for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1564998 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Sexual Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Samuel Milledge II for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1670058 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Javier Martinez for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1661129 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Martina Longoria for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1682009 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Saif Kazim for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1661679 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Le’Paul Jack for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1669785 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jonas Hunter for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1664578 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Thomas Greene for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1653731 out of the Reintegration Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jerome Godinich for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1672742 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Child Abandonment
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mohamad Ghuneim for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1650306 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Forgery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Joseph Gagliardi for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1674468 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Eric Devlin for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1648654 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lori Deangelo for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1671233 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brian Coyne for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1674755 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Inger Chandler for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1665969 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Tampering with a Government Record
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Pat Kelley for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1620332 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Eddie Cortes for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2234409 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Theft by Check $750 – $2500
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Louis Salmon for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2264717 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lawrence Tylka for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1675695 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Failure to Stop and Render Aid
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Michael Turner for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1619890 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
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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 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 – September 16, 2020 – OVER 10,500 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
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 (pictured left) and Former Congressman and District Court Judge Ted Poe (pictured center) 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.
The class 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 ONLY $20 ($10 if you are a Veteran or over 75 (Note: The average 1-hour Texas State Bar CLE class is $50)
Paypal – paypal.me/criminallawinstitute
Venmo – @criminallawinstitute
Mail 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
Be sure to mute yourself upon entry. If you call you need to *6 to mute or unmute
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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!
