Defense Attorney Andrea Kolksi, Defense Attorney Andres Fernandez, Defense Attorney Brandon Cammack, Defense Attorney Bret Kisluk, Defense Attorney Carl Moore, Defense Attorney Carlos Rodriguez, Defense Attorney Charles Thompson, Defense Attorney Christopher Henderson, Prosecutor Dae Kim (Verdict), Defense Attorney David Runcie, Defense Attorney D’Angelo Lowe, Defense Attorney Dustan Neyland, Defense Attorney Ed Chernoff, Defense Attorney Ed McClees, Defense Attorney Eddrea McKnight, Defense Attorney Fernando Alvares, Defense Attorney Jay Dedrick, Defense Attorney Jimmy Butler, Defense Attorney John Cardenas, Defense Attorney Joseph Gagliardi, Defense Attorney Julio Vela, Defense Attorney Kevin Howard, Defense Attorney Lara Autrey (Verdict), Defense Attorney Lisa Andrews Alpe, Defense Attorney Lori Botello Christensen, Defense Attorney Maritza Antu, Defense Attorney Markay Stroud (Verdict), Defense Attorney Maverick Ray, Defense Attorney Michael Fosher, Defense Attorney Paria Rafiee, Public Defender Patrick Lara, Defense Attorney Rand Mintzer, Defense Attorney Renee Thomason, Defense Attorney Russell Henderson, Public Defender Saif Kazim, Defense Attorney Scott Ramsey, Defense Attorney Shannon Davis, Defense Attorney Shannon Drehner, Defense Attorney Spence Graham, Defense Attorney Stephanie Martin, Defense Attorney Steven Greenlee, Defense Attorney Sylvia Escobedo, Defense Attorney Tim Ballengee, Defense Attorney Tyler Flood
along with: Defense Attorney Trinidad Zamora, Defense Attorney Timothy Donahue, Defense Attorney Christian Capitaine, Defense Attorney Marc Metze, Defense Attorney Alexander Houthuijzen, Defense Attorney Ken Mingledorff
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Markay Stroud for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1683908 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Murder
(presiding judge Kelli Johnson – trial by jury)
Show Me The Justice congratulates Prosecutor Dae Kim for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 2258288 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – Sentence: 1 year Probation/$500 Fine
(presiding judge Erica Hughes – trial by jury)
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lara Autrey for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1648150 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Criminal Mischief $2500 – $30K
(presiding judge Hilary Unger – trial by jury)
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 – April 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)
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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 Joseph Gagliardi for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2255830 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Rand Mintzer for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2248384 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Julio Vela for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2304936 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Tyler Flood for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2298976 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney D’Angelo Lowe for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2304772 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Charles Thompson for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2301744 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Sylvia Escobedo for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1635964 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Fernando Alvares for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1612508 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lori Botello Christensen for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1644082 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Criminal Mischief $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jay Dedrick for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1668150 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Terroristic Threat
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Andres Fernandez for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1667780 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney David Runcie for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1677973 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Renee Thomason for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1664380 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Paria Rafiee for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1620887 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jimmy Butler for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1621786 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Scott Ramsey for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1638186 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Dustan Neyland for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1681407 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Ed Chernoff for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1628883 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lisa Andrews Alpe for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1662311 – 1662312 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Carlos Rodriguez for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1629436 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Stephanie Martin for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1648788 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Maverick Ray for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1652708 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney John Cardenas for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1658906 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Russell Henderson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1636527 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance in a Drug Free Zone
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Michael Fosher for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1667753 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Habitation
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Steven Greenlee for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1651521 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Spence Graham for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1666612 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Carl Moore for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1570991 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Patrick Lara for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1662248 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Christopher Henderson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1695140 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Manufacturing a Criminal Instrument
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Shannon Davis for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1657063 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Eddrea McKnight for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1664952 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Maritza Antu for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1717596 out of the Reintegration Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Maritza Antu for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1698127 – 1698128 out of the Reintegration Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Bret Kisluk for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1656053 out of the Reintegation Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kevin Howard for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1697911 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Saif Kazim for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1686958 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Ed McClees for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1674628 – 1663970 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Endangering a Child and Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Andrea Kolski for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1696813 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Tim Ballengee for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1108192 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of Marijuana 5lbs – 50lbs
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Shannon Drehner for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1697031 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to the Elderly
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brandon Cammack for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1701759 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Money Laundering $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Trinidad Zamora for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2352172 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Timothy Donahue for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2289105 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Christian Capitaine for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2247248 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Marc Metze for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2307581 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of
Discharging a Firearm in a Metro Area
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Alexander Houthuijzen for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2328991 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Ken Mingledorff for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2297651 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 11 for the offense of
Assault
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 13,000 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
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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.