FEATURED COURTROOM WINNERS: Public Defender Alan Macias, Public Defender Ana Funes Baker, Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn, Defense Attorney Brian Benken, Defense Attorney Celenne Beck, Defense Attorney Charles Medlin, Defense Attorney Israel Santana, Defense Attorney James Pons, Defense Attorney James Stafford, Public Defender Jannell Robles, Defense Attorney Jason Johnson, Defense Attorney John LaGrappe, Defense Attorney Juan Aguirre, Defense Attorney Julia Bella, Defense Attorney Martina Longoria, Defense Attorney Melissa Morris, Defense Attorney Michael Nassif, Defense Attorney Randy Kallinen, Defense Attorney Russell Neumann, Defense Attorney Shannon Drehner, Defense Attorney Sylvia Escobedo, Defense Attorney Todd Dupont, Defense Attorney Trevor Sharon, Defense Attorney Troy Locklear, Defense Attorney Wendle Smith
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 James Stafford for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1631554 – 1631555 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Criminal Mischief $2500 – $30K and Forgery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Wendle Smith for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1617504 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Trevor Sharon for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1652008 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Pregnant Person
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Israel Santana for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1653589 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Pregnant Person
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Jannell Robles for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1649029 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Violence Against the Family
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney James Pons for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1663785 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to a Child
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Russell Neumann for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1614831 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Michael Nassif for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1681001 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Melissa Morris for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1640005 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Retaliation
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Charles Medlin for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1584298 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Promotion of Prostitution
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Martina Longoria for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1670450 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Troy Locklear for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1682235 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Failure to Comply as a Sex Offender
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney John LaGrappe for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1614154 – 1614155 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Tampering with a Government Record
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Randy Kallinen for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1624619 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Failure to Stop and Render Aid
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jason Johnson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1675397 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Ana Funes Baker for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1655317 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Sylvia Escobedo for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1670500 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Alan Macias for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1614923 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Criminal Mischief $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Todd Dupont for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1607163 – 1607186 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance and Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1650790 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Forgery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Shannon Drehner for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1608833 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Sexual Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Shannon Drehner for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1623333 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brian Benken for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1657741 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Failure to Stop and Render Aid
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Julia Bella for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1651665 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Celenne Beck for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1602485 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
False Statement to Obtain Credit
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Juan Aguirre for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1683269 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Habitation
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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 12, 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
