FEATURED COURTROOM WINNERS: Defense Attorney Akilah Bacy, Defense Attorney Andrew Smith, Defense Attorney Arthur White III, Defense Attorney Carl Moore, Defense Attorney Carlos Rodriguez, Defense Attorney Cheryl Irvin, Defense Attorney Cindy Marshall, Defense Attorney Denise Crawford, Defense Attorney Dion Craig, Defense Attorney Eddie Gomez, Defense Attorney Ira Chenkin, Public Defender Jannell Robles, Defense Attorney Justin Keiter, Defense Attorney Kenneth McDaniel, Defense Attorney Kim Abbey, Defense Attorney Kyle Sampson, Defense Attorney Luis Suarez, Defense Attorney Michael Mercer, Defense Attorney Rahan Atia, Defense Attorney Sasha Missick, Defense Attorney Stephanie Alfonso, Defense Attorney Thomas Martin, Defense Attorney Vik Vij, Defense Attorney William Van Buren
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 Cheryl Irvin for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1632141 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Arthur White III for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1634511 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Vik Vij for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1680304 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney William Van Buren for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1646294 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Luis Suarez for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1625923 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Practicing Medicine without a License
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Andrew Smith for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1680668 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kyle Sampson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1654612 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault on a Public Servant
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Carlos Rodriguez for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1657497 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Indecency with a Child
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Jannell Robles for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1652412 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Retaliation
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Carl Moore for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1635681 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Sasha Missick for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1664003 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Peace Officer
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Michael Mercer for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1647884 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Criminal Mischief $2500 – $30K
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kenneth McDaniel for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1628823 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Thomas Martin for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1656463 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Cindy Marshall for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1675445 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Robbery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Justin Keiter for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1669225 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Denise Crawford for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1649805 out of the Reintegration Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Denise Crawford for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2283548 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Indecent Exposure
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Dion Craig for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1605892 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Ira Chenkin for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1679127 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Akilah Bacy for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1639032 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Rahan Atia for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1668340 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Stephanie Alfonso for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1681221 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Pregnant Person
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kim Abbey for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1672815 out of the Reintegration Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Eddie Gomez for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2257543 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
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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 – October 2, 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 – October 1, 2020 – OVER 10,700 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
Pay before, during or after the class with these 3 methods:
- 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
