Public Defender Ben Friedman, Defense Attorney Brent Mayr, Defense Attorney Brian Benken, Defense Attorney Cheryl Irvin, Defense Attorney Danny Easterling, Defense Attorney Jon Stephenson, Defense Attorney Jordan Lewis, Defense Attorney Juanita Jackson, Defense Attorney Kyle Sampson, Defense Attorney Markay Stroud, Defense Attorney Nathaniel Pitoniak, Defense Attorney Noel Bailey, Defense Attorney Stephen Mescall, Defense Attorney Tate Williams, Defense Attorney Terry Yates, Defense Attorney Vik Vij
along with: Defense Attorney Charles Banker, Public Defender Simone Bray, Defense Attorney Ray Vazquez, Defense Attorney Vy Nguyen, Defense Attorney Christian Capitaine, Defense Attorney Doug Murphy
NO TRIAL VERDICTS TO REPORT
From the Harris County District Clerk: Below is a video guide of a Jury Call and Voir Dire at NRG Arena, and a Jury Trial in one of the Downtown Courthouses. Consult the presiding judge of each court for that court’s specific courtroom setup and protocols.
Under COVID orders does a Defendant have a RIGHT to a COURT trial without the consent of the State? (Normally all 3 parties have to agree)
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TRIAL WIN LEADERS from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (February 7, 2017 – March 5, 2021). Congratulations to these fine prosecutors and defense attorneys for earning verdicts for the state and your clients over the last 4 years! (Source: Show Me The Justice “Lawyers in Trial” Spreadsheet)
The following cases are felony DISMISSALS and misdemeanor trial setting dismissals derived from the Harris County District Clerk’s website – online services > public data sets > crimdisposdaily. I examine each dismissal form before posting, post only dismissals which appeared to require some work to earn (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 Jordan Lewis for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2181830 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brent Mayr for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1628903 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated with Child <15 years old
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Danny Easterling for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1653587 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 3rd Offense
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Danny Easterling for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1613669 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Violence Against the Family
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kyle Sampson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1667006 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 3rd Offense
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Ben Friedman for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1686952 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Failure to Comply as a Sex Offender
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jon Stephenson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1661751 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Vik Vij for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1712650 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Markay Stroud for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1703782 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Habitation
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Terry Yates for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1618719 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Peace Officer
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brian Benken for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1652877 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Juanita Jackson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1671986 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Stephen Mescall for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1678260 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Tate Williams for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1614179 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Cheryl Irvin for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1691729 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Violating a Protective Order
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Nathaniel Pitoniak for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1661284 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Deadly Conduct
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Noel Bailey for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1632930 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Unlawful Labeling
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Ray Vazquez for earning misdemeanor dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 2325898 – 2325899 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offenses of
Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon and Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Simone Bray for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2323138 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Resisting Arrest
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Vy Nguyen for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2346445 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Deadly Conduct
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Doug Murphy for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2318337 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of
Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Charles Banker for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2243090 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
Presenting a Fictitious Driver’s License
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Christian Capitaine for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2332632 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 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 12,500 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 February 12, 2021 – The above spreadsheet contains the names of a couple thousand defense attorneys earning nearly 12,000 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)
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 COUNTY COURTS – click here
Watch livestream proceedings including trials if the camera is green
ZOOM ADDRESSES FOR DISTRICT COURTS (click here for larger picture)
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.
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.