Defense Attorney Austen Hobbs, Defense Attorney Casey Garrett, Defense Attorney Chabli Hall, Defense Attorney Craig Hughes, Defense Attorney John Petruzzi, Defense Attorney Judy Mingledorff, Defense Attorney Justin Keiter, Defense Attorney Keith Jackson, Defense Attorney Mario Madrid, Defense Attorney Michael Turner, Defense Attorney Raul Natividad, Defense Attorney Silvia Pubchara, Defense Attorney Tamika Wester, Defense Attorney Tony Limitone, Defense Attorney Tucker Graves
along with: Defense Attorney Matthew Brown, Defense Attorney Chris Denuna, Public Defender Sarah Mueller, Defense Attorney Khalil Saman, Defense Attorney Sina Zadeh, Defense Attorney Ty Washington
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)
TRIAL WIN LEADERS from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (February 7, 2017 – March 9, 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)
Great tips from the Harris County Court Reporters! I interviewed 12 of some of the best court reporters working the Harris County Criminal Courts and got their “inside information” on how jurors, lawyers, witnesses and judges can improve in trial to make it easier for the court reporter to take down ALL the information required of them for an excellent record.
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, gets the client off scott-free (exceptions apply) and for which I have an attorney photo. ric court dismissals are posted only if legal issues were cited. for details go to “the making of this blog”
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Chabli Hall for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2141210 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of
Failure to Stop and Give Information
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Tony Limitone for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1684292 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Craig Hughes for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1670446 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Peace Officer
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Keith Jackson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1648810 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Austen Hobbs for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1651490 – 1651491 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Theft from Person and Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jamika Wester for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1659814 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Violence against the Family
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Raul Natividad for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1668500 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to the Elderly
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Casey Garrett for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1682331 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Judy Mingledorff for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1616615 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Justin Keiter for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1713396 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Tucker Graves for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1701885 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Tampering with a Government Document
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mario Madrid for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1649711 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated with a Child < 15 years old
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney John Petruzzi for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1660781 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Criminal Mischief $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Michael Turner for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1670517 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Habitation
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Silvia Pubchara for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1676208 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Matthew Brown for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2328603 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of
Tampering with a Government Record
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Chris Denuna for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2291518 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Sarah Mueller for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2293338 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
Terroristic Threat
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Khalil Saman for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2273369 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Sina Zadeh for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2338635 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Ty Washington for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2311338 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Note: The following spreadsheets, standings, charts, graphs and compilations are NOT 100% accurate and should not be relied upon as authoritative information.
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
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
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.