Defense Attorney Andrea Kolski, Defense Attorney Andres Fernandez, Defense Attorney Baltazar Salazar, Defense Attorney Danny Easterling, Defense Attorney David Breston, Defense Attorney Equator Turner, Public Defender Hannah Frank, Defense Attorney James Reed, Public Defender Kim Cleary, Defense Attorney Mark Bennett, Defense Attorney Mark Metzger III, Defense Attorney Mary Conn, Defense Attorney Murray Newman, Defense Attorney Pat Kelley, Defense Attorney Sally Ring, Defense Attorney Sean Evans, Defense Attorney Tim Ballengee, Defense Attorney Tonya Rolland McLaughlin
along with: Defense Attorney Joshua Willoughby, Defense Attorney Laurence Watts, Defense Attorney Mekisha Walker, Defense Attorney Renee Thomason, Defense Attorney Dane Johnson, Defense Attorney Yalila Guerrero
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 31, 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 Equator Turner for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2213560 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Danny Easterling for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1669062 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Robbery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Andres Fernandez for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1692529 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Hannah Frank for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1693740 – 1685110 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Burglary of a Habitation and Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Sally Ring for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1706598 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Sally Ring for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1693482 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Criminal Mischief $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney David Breston for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1663606 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Murray Newman for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1646262 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Tim Ballengee for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1707207 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to the Elderly
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Tonya Rolland McLaughlin for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1669158 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Forgery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Kim Cleary for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1692804 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to a Child
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Sean Evans for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1713057 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance in a Drug Free Zone
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mark Bennett for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1669388 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney James Reed for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1662869 – 1662870 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle and Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Pat Kelley for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1597658 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Building
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mary Conn for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1653520 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mary Conn for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1650289 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $30K – $150K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Baltazar Salazar for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1604127 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mark Metzger III for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1674700 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Peace Officer
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Andrea Kolski for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1712153 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Josh Willoughby for earning misdemeanor dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 2291647 – 2291648 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
Cruelty to Animals
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Laurence Watts for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2249167 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
Unlawful Restraint
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mekisha Walker for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2326518 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Renee Thomason for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2304622 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
Interfering with the Duties of a Public Servant
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Dane Johnson for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2326211 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Racing
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Yalila Guerrero for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2320289 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.
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 12,900 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)
Congratulations to Stephanie Morales for earning the MOST misdemeanor dismissals for the month of March 2021!
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(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)
Are you interested in knowing which ADA is handling your client’s case? Go to your client’s file on the District Clerk’s website and login the DA Defense Portal. On that page you can find the DA in charge of the case AND you can find the CURRENT roster of ADAs in their current courts.
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.
Check out my 30 CELEBRITY JURY PANELS!
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.