Defense Attorney Armen Merjanian, Defense Attorney Billy Skinner, Public Defender Brandon Ball, Defense Attorney Brittany Lacayo, Defense Attorney Chad Dick, Defense Attorney Cheryl Chapell, Defense Attorney Daniel Krause, Defense Attorney Darian Conston, Defense Attorney David Breston, Defense Attorney Dustan Neyland, Defense Attorney Eugene Tausk, Defense Attorney Jeanie Ortiz, Defense Attorney Joe Wells, Defense Attorney Lauren Byrne, Defense Attorney Leira Gracia Moreno, Defense Attorney Lenzi Sheible, Defense Attorney Maverick Ray, Defense Attorney Melissa Dickson, Defense Attorney Ray Vazquez, Defense Attorney Robert Heston, Jr., Defense Attorney Russell Neumann, Defense Attorney Stephen Touchstone, Defense Attorney Tad Nelson, Defense Attorney Tim Ballengee
Show Me The Justice acknowledges the fine work of Judge Andrew Wright – County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 – for trying the most jury trials in the COVID era – from March 16, 2020 to the present day with
TRIAL WIN LEADERS from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (February 7, 2017 – May 14, 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 12 Randomly chosen felony and 12 randomly chosen misdemeanor dismissals derived from the Harris County District Clerk’s website – dockets tab – with emphasis on some new faces – lawyer submissions welcome!
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Joe Wells for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1642702 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Credit Card Abuse
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jeanie Ortiz for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1674306 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Dustan Neyland for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1678327 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated with a Child <15 Years Old
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Brandon Ball for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1685320 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 Tad Nelson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1681896 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Leira Gracia Moreno for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1685321 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 Lauren Byrne for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1700321 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Robbery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Robert Heston, Jr. for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1659875 – 1659876 – 1659877 – 1659878 – 1659879 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Melissa Dickson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1680087 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Tim Ballengee for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1711169 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Prior Evading Arrest Conviction
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Darian Conston for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1586604 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Maverick Ray for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1584341 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Chad Dick for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2291897 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
Theft $100 – $750
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Stephen Touchstone for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2240972 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Eugene Tausk for earning trial setting misdemeanor dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 2237682 – 2237684 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Air Pollution
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney David Breston for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2315147 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Cheryl Chapell for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2215985 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Russell Neumann for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2268593 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Billy Skinner for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2299909 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offense of
Prostitution
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lenzi Sheible for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2284465 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 11 for the offense of
Failure to Stop and Give Information
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Ray Vazquez for earning misdemeanor dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 2293843 – 2286974 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offenses of
Trespass and Theft $100 – $750
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brittany Lacayo for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1081371 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Armen Merjanian for earning misdemeanor dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 2330527 – 2330528 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Daniel Krause for earning misdemeanor dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 2303746 – 2303747 – 2303748 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offenses of
Assault and 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 1,900 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 13,000 CRIMINAL DEFENSE SUCCESS STORIES from January 1, 2018 – April 14, 2021
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
Congratulations to Edward Okwueze and his staff of attorneys for earning the MOST misdemeanor dismissals for the month of April 2021!
(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)
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
174th 178th 179th 180th 182nd 185th 338th 339th
ZOOM ADDRESSES AND STREAMING FOR COUNTY COURTS – click here
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!