FEATURED COURTROOM WINNERS: Defense Attorney Abbie Russell, Defense Attorney Abel Izaguirre, Defense Attorney Austen Hobbs, Defense Attorney Brian Benken, Defense Attorney Brian Roberts, Defense Attorney Carlos Rodriguez, Defense Attorney Dennis Kan, Defense Attorney Don Smith, Defense Attorney Edward Casanova, Defense Attorney Emily Detoto, Defense Attorney Erik Smith, Public Defender Gemayel Haynes, Defense Attorney Jack Carroll, Public Defender Jannell Robles, Defense Attorney Jed Silverman, Defense Attorney Jolanda Jones, Defense Attorney Joseph Gagliardi, Defense Attorney Joseph Libby, Defense Attorney Julio Vela, Defense Attorney Justin Harris, Public Defender Kevin Keating, Defense Attorney Lourdes Rodriguez, Defense Attorney Marc Carter, Defense Attorney Mark Rubal, Defense Attorney Markay Stroud, Defense Attorney Matthew Sharp, Defense Attorney Michael Moore, Defense Attorney Nathaniel Pitoniak, Defense Attorney Riddhi Desai, Defense Attorney Ronnie Yeates, Defense Attorney Samuel Gardner, Defense Attorney Scott Williams, Defense Attorney Shannon Davis, Defense Attorney Staci Biggar, Defense Attorney Stephanie Martin, Public Defender Tolu Nelms, Defense Attorney Wes Rucker
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Trial win leaders from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (February 2017 – December 2020). Congratulations to these fine prosecutors and defense attorneys for earning verdicts for the state and your clients over the last 4 years!
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 Mark Rubal for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2295350 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Terroristic Threat
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Kevin Keating for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1622127 – 1622128 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Trafficking of Child and Compelling Prostitution of Child
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Carlos Rodriguez for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1646720 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Pregnant Person
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Joseph Libby for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1643463 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Matthew Sharp for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1675469 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Austen Hobbs for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1653489 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Austen Hobbs for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1663317 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Gemayel Haynes for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1648213 – 1605668 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Tolu Nelms for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1684920 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Samuel Gardner for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1647197 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Violence Against the Family
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Erik Smith for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1677509 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Child Abandonment
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Abbie Russell for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1644563 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Abbie Russell for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1662045 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Abbie Russell for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1550019 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Wes Rucker for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1625287 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Fraudulent Use of IDs
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jack Carroll for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1668097 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to the Elderly
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Scott Williams for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1662150 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brian Roberts for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1663309 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
injury to a Child
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Edward Casanova for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1635412 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of Marijuana 50lbs – 2000lbs
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jed Silverman for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1642994 – 1642995 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Burglary of a Habitation and Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Nathaniel Pitoniak for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1653784 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Jannell Robles for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1634470 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Shannon Davis for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1678348 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Shannon Davis for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2248335 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lourdes Rodriguez for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1668893 – 1668894 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Aggravated Assault and Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Stephanie Martin for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1684994 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Dennis Kan for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1674022 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brian Benken for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1645021 – 1634481 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Aggravated Robbery and Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Markay Stroud for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1662080 – 1662081 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Possession of a Controlled Substance and Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Markay Stroud for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1632123 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Staci Biggar for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1650362 out of the Reintegration Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Emily Detoto for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1706027 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to a Chlld
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Emily Detoto for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1698488 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Marc Carter for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 954442 – 954443 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Forgery and Insurance Fraud $1500 – $20K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Ronnie Yeates for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1683492 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Peace Officer
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Michael Moore for earning trial setting misdemeanor dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 2307713 – 2255766 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offenses of
Assault Family Member and Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Riddhi Desai for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2259211 out County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Riddhi Desai for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1700859 out the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Joseph Gagliardi for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2274233 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Don Smith for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2247709 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Justin Harris for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2217467 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
Violating a Protective Order
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Julio Vela for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2285074 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offense of
Criminal Mischief $750 – $2500
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Abel Izaguirre for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2274650 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offense of
Violating a Protective Order
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jolanda Jones for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1682567 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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 11,700 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
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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)
(Source: Harris County District Clerk’s Online Services – CrimDisposMonthly spreadsheet – dismissals when convicted of another charge or case refiled is usually excluded but the District Clerk’s website is not functioning as normal. 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.
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
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
ZOOM ADDRESSES FOR DISTRICT COURTS (click here for larger picture)
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
Former District Attorney Devon Anderson is the leader of Justice Forward – a foundation that assists the 18 Harris County Specialty courts rehabilitate individuals rather than imprison them. An excellent organization! Also, read Devon’s inspiring opinion piece in the Houston Chronicle.
IMPORTANT NOTICE – The district clerk’s website has been displaying INCOMPLETE INFORMATION since July 5, 2020. The Online Dockets tab (faulty since July 5, 2020) and the Criminal Disposed Cases tab (faulty since November 19, 2020) from which I gather my blog information are BOTH providing only PARTIAL DATA. On July 5, 2020 and November 23, 2020 I submitted a work order for them to fix the problems, but to no avail. I apologize if I missed any information due to their inability to correct the issue.