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Defense Attorney Aaron Saldana, Defense Attorney Chabli Hall, Defense Attorney David Kiatta, Defense Attorney Dionne Press, Defense Attorney Jimmy Ortiz Jr, Defense Attorney Joe Wells, Defense Attorney John Leo, Defense Attorney Julio Vela, Defense Attorney Justin Keiter, Defense Attorney Kent Schaffer, Defense Attorney Kyle Sampson, Defense Attorney Leslie LeGrand III, Defense Attorney Mark Mitchell, Defense Attorney Mark Thiessen, Defense Attorney Markay Stroud, Prosecutor Michael Hanover (In Trial Plea), Defense Attorney Phillip Yates, Defense Attorney Rand Mintzer, Defense Attorney Ray Vazquez, Defense Attorney Shelton Sparks, Prosecutor Stephany Abner (In Trial Plea), Defense Attorney Thomas Witek Jr, Public Defender Tolu Nelms, Defense Attorney Tonya Rolland McLaughlin, Defense Attorney Yalila Guerrero
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Prosecutor Stephany Abner for earning an In-Trial Plea for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1605874 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Murder – Sentence: 40 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Ana Martinez – jury trial) co-counsel Michael Hanover
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Prosecutor Michael Hanover for earning an In-Trial Plea for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1605874 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Murder – Sentence: 40 Years in Prison
(presiding judge Ana Martinez – jury trial) co-counsel Stephany Abner
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TRIAL IN PROGRESS:
1624810 174th Theft $30K – $150K
1647733 184th Aggravated Assault Family Member
2307786 CCL3 DWI 2nd
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TRIAL WIN LEADERS from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (February 7, 2017 – June 22, 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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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, variety, difficulty of cases, uncommon charges and trial setting dismissals – I only post cases when i have a lawyer photo – hard earned dismissal? let me know. lawyer submissions welcome!
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Julio Vela for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1612736 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kyle Sampson for earning trial setting felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1649452 – 1649453 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Compelling Prostitution by Force and Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jimmy Ortiz Jr. for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1669645 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Violence Against the Family
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Tonya Rolland McLaughlin for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1608939 – 1608940 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Credit Card Abuse and Misapplication of Fiduciary Property $30K – $150K
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Phillip Yates for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1643601 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Credit Card Abuse
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Justin Keiter for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1649788 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Markay Stroud for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1703772 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kent Schaffer for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1696450 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Deadly Conduct
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Tolu Nelms for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1696081 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $30K – $150K
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Dionne Press for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1709166 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of Marijuana 4oz – 5lbs
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Joe Wells for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1716392 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of Marijuana 4oz – 5lbs
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney John Leo for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1667621 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Leslie LeGrand III for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2321294 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney David Kiatta for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2312239 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Failure to Stop and Give Information
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Rand Mintzer for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2314820 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mark Thiessen for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2332768 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Thomas Witek Jr. for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2324414 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Yalila Guerrero for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2349785 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Chabli Hall for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2309874 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Aaron Saldana for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2274345 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mark Mitchell for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2297957 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offense of
Harassing Communications
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Shelton Sparks for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2339387 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offense of
Illegal Dumping
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Ray Vazquez for earning misdemeanor dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 2322598 – 2322599 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offenses of
Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon and Racing on Highway
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Note: The following spreadsheets, standings, charts, graphs and compilations are NOT 100% accurate and should not be relied upon as authoritative information.
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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
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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 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
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2018 – 2019 FINAL STANDINGS for TRIALS
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[su_heading size=”35″ margin=”100″] MISDEMEANOR DISMISSALS – MAY 2021[/su_heading]
Congratulations to Defense Attorney ALAN MACIAS for earning the MOST misdemeanor dismissals for the month of May 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. Sorry if I miss some female attorneys who show up under different names)
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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.
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The following are candidates who have filed in the Democratic primary for judicial spots in Harris County for the March 2022 election. Last updated: June 21, 2021.
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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
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[su_heading size=”30″ margin=”100″]STREAMING FELONY COURTS[/su_heading]
174th 178th 179th 180th 182nd 185th 338th 339th
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[su_heading size=”30″ margin=”100″]STREAMING MISDEMEANOR COURTS[/su_heading]
ZOOM ADDRESSES AND STREAMING FOR COUNTY COURTS – click here
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ZOOM ADDRESSES FOR DISTRICT COURTS (click here for larger picture)
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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.
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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.
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Check out my 30 CELEBRITY JURY PANELS!
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