FEATURED COURTROOM WINNERS: Defense Attorney Andreea Ionescu, Defense Attorney Bret Kisluk, Prosecutor Casey Smith (Verdict), Defense Attorney Chris Downey, Defense Attorney Christian Capitaine, Defense Attorney Danny Easterling, Defense Attorney Darian Conston, Defense Attorney Edward Okwueze, Defense Attorney Emmanuel Nwuli, Defense Attorney Feroz Merchant, Defense Attorney Harris Wood, Defense Attorney James Epo, Defense Attorney Jill Lansden, Defense Attorney Kelly Benavides, Public Defender Kevin Keating, Defense Attorney Kim Abbey, Defense Attorney Leonardo Esparza, Defense Attorney Lori Botello Christenson, Defense Attorney Lourdes Rodriguez, Defense Attorney Marcus Esther, Defense Attorney Maritza Antu, Defense Attorney Melissa Dickson, Defense Attorney Rishabh Godha, Defense Attorney Susan Bishop, Public Defender Tolu Nelms, Prosecutor Tyler White (Verdict)
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. Some BENCH trials are proceeding.
Congratulations to Prosecutor Tyler White for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1664298 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child – Sentence: Life in Prison (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 1664298 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child – Sentence: Life in Prison (presiding judge Kelli Johnson – Jury Trial) co-counsel Tyler White
Good job Casey!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Mark Thiessen and his team for earning his client the RIGHT to a SPEEDY TRIAL by request of a BENCH TRIAL against the wishes of the State who requested a JURY trial in County Criminal Court at Law Number 16. The Texas Supreme Court emergency COVID-19 orders provided the pathway for Mark’s successful application for a bench trial. Check out the filings and 14th Court of Appeals opinion in Cause Number 2288950 on the district clerk’s website if you desire to move forward with a bench trial.
Looking for some advice on how to try a case in the COVID-19 era? Defense Attorney Julio Vela has 2 COVID-19 felony jury trials under his belt! Although the results were not as he wished, I am sure he has gained some valuable knowledge on the novel process of selecting a jury at NRG stadium.
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 Epo for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1639675 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Chris Downey for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1658332 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kim Abbey for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1666813 out of the Reintegration Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Harris Wood for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1667405 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Credit Card Abuse
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Edward Okwueze for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1652405 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Credit Card Abuse
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Emmanuel Nwuli for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1649520 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Tolu Nelms for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1638099 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Feroz Merchant for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1686195 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jill Lansden for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1687677 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Bret Kisluk for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1603161 out of the Reintegration Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Kevin Keating for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1683284 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Cruelty to Non-Livestock Animals
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Rishabh Godha for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1605299 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Marcus Esther for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1608115 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Leonardo Esparza for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1627447 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Danny Easterling for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1680699 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Habitation
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Melissa Dickson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1680697 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Habitation
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Andreea Ionescu for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2260434 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Darian Conston for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1664847 out of the Reintegration Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Christian Capitaine for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1692420 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lori Botello Christenson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1652735 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Susan Bishop for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1630002 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Peace Officer
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kelly Benavides for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1679104 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Maritza Antu for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1669503 out of the Reintegration Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lourdes Rodriguez for earning trial setting felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1599940 – 1600116 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Theft $2500 – $30K and Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
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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 30, 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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Have you been charged with a crime in Harris County? Check out our list of attorneys with OVER 11,000 CRIMINAL DEFENSE SUCCESS STORIES since January 1, 2018
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
