FEATURED COURTROOM WINNERS: Defense Attorney Aaron White, Defense Attorney Antonio Benavides, Prosecutor Casey Smith (Verdict), Defense Attorney D’Angelo Lowe, Defense Attorney David Paz, Defense Attorney Dustan Neyland, Defense Attorney Eddie Cortes, Defense Attorney Greg Tsioros, Public Defender Jackie Carpenter, Defense Attorney Jeanie Ortiz, Defense Attorney Jim Medley, Defense Attorney Joaquin Jimenez, Defense Attorney John Parkey, Defense Attorney Justin Harris, Public Defender Kenneth Hardin, Defense Attorney Lucio Montes, Defense Attorney Michael Renfro, Defense Attorney Mike Harkins, Public Defender Monica Gonzales, Defense Attorney Nathaniel Munier, Defense Attorney Neil Krugh, Defense Attorney Owen Campbell, Defense Attorney Robert Miller, Defense Attorney Shannon Drehner, Prosecutor Tyler White (Verdict), Defense Attorney William McLellan
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.
FIRST FELONY COVID-19 JURY TRIAL IN HARRIS COUNTY
Congratulations to Prosecutor Tyler White for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1578342 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child – Sentence: 60 Years in Prison / $10,000 Fine (presiding judge Kelli Johnson – Jury Trial) co-counsel Casey Smith
Good job Tyler!
Congratulations to Prosecutor Casey Smith for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1578342 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child – Sentence: 60 Years in Prison / $10,000 Fine (presiding judge Kelli Johnson – Jury Trial) co-counsel Tyler White
Good job Casey!
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 William McLellan for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2243499 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 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 1596427 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Joaquin Jimenez for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1641384 – 1641271 – 1640842 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Retaliation, Continuous Violence Against the Family and Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Antonio Benavides for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1641193 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Aaron White for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1684604 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Aaron White for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1662984 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 3rd Offense
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Michael Renfro for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1671164 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney David Paz for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1614581 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jeanie Ortiz for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1663996 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Dustan Neyland for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1598901 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Fraudulent Use of IDs
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Robert Miller for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1660181 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 3rd Offense
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jim Medley for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1648954 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Monica Gonzales for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1646803 out of the Reintegration Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Shannon Drehner for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1648591 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Jackie Carpenter for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1630419 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Child Endangerment
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Neil Krugh for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2247783 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Owen Campbell for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2279445 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Deadly Conduct
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Greg Tsioros for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2196531 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Trespass
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lucio Montes for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2261259 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lucio Montes for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2267067 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mike Harkins for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2267821 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Terroristic Threat
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mike Harkins for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2295605 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Evading Arrest
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney D’Angelo Lowe for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2275147 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Eddie Cortes for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2258977 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney John Parkey for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2267164 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Justin Harris for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2277724 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Nathaniel Munier for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2287921 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 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 9, 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 – October 9, 2020 – OVER 10,800 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
