FEATURED COURTROOM WINNERS: Public Defender Ana Funes Baker, Defense Attorney Brad Walters, Defense Attorney Brandon Cammack, Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn, Defense Attorney Brett Podolsky, Defense Attorney Carlos Rodriguez, Defense Attorney David Overhuls, Defense Attorney Dionne Press, Defense Attorney Eddie Cortes, Defense Attorney Edward Okwueze, Defense Attorney Harris Wood, Defense Attorney James Reed, Defense Attorney Kirk Oncken, Defense Attorney Letitia Quinones, Defense Attorney Marie Primm, Defense Attorney Mario Madrid, Defense Attorney Mark Thering, Defense Attorney Melissa Dickson, Defense Attorney Mike Monks, Defense Attorney Neal Davis III, Defense Attorney Owen Campbell, Defense Attorney Paria Rafiee, Defense Attorney Stephen Ligon, Defense Attorney Tillet Mills
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 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 Harris Wood for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1662762 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mark Thering for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1677855 out of the Reintegration Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Carlos Rodriguez for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1634965 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Failure to Stop and Render Aid
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Marie Primm for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1679511 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Dionne Press for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1672608 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney David Overhuls for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1664401 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Tillet Mills for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1660995 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mario Madrid for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1661503 – 1661504 out of the 179th 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 Public Defender Ana Funes Baker for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1346731 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1653525 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Forgery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1654931 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn for earning trial setting dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 2263974 – 2197903 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
Prostitution
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Melissa Dickson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1679799 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Criminal Mischief $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Neal Davis III for earning felony dismissals for your clients in Cause Numbers 1653504 – 1653505 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to a Chlld
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Eddie Cortes for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1695713 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Owen Campbell for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1651840 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brandon Cammack for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1647752 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Forgery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brad Walters for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1661563 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney James Reed for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1653676 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Letitia Quinones for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1632244 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Child Abandonment
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brett Podolsky for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1568696 – 1568697 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of Child Pornography
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brett Podolsky for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1679092 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Kidnapping
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kirk Oncken for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1644580 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Habitation
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Edward Okwueze for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1629863 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mike Monks for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1665423 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to the Elderly
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Paria Rafiee for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1684732 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Child Endangerment
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Stephen Ligon for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1677796 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Peace Officer
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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) starting February 1, 2017 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
