ShowMeTheJustice – October 5, 2021

Defense Attorney Andreea Ionescu, Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn, Defense Attorney Coby Dubose, Defense Attorney Cory Roth, Defense Attorney David Runcie, Prosecutor Edward Appelbaum (Verdict), Public Defender Erik Locascio, Defense Attorney Gary Tabakman, Defense Attorney Grant Scheiner, Defense Attorney Harris Wood Jr, Public Defender Jackie Carpenter, Defense Attorney Jason Castaneda, Defense Attorney John LaGrappe, Defense Attorney John Schmude, Defense Attorney Jolanda Jones, Defense Attorney Joseph Ruiz, Defense Attorney Lazaro Izaguirre, Defense Attorney Lonnie Knowles, Defense Attorney Manny Guerra (In Trial Dismissal), Defense Attorney Mario Santos, Defense Attorney Mark Thering, Defense Attorney Mark Thiessen, Defense Attorney Nancy Botts, Defense Attorney Sean Darvishi (In Trial Dismissal), Defense Attorney Todd Dupont, Public Defender Tolu Nelms, Defense Attorney Troy Locklear

 

 

 

 

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Prosecutor Edward Appelbaum for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1609682 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child – Sentence:  50 Years in Prison

(presiding judge Robert Johnson – jury trial)

 

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Sean Darvishi for earning an In Trial Dismissal (after a successful Motion to Suppress) for your client in Cause Number 2320394 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of

Driving While Intoxicated

(presiding judge Erica Hughes – jury trial) second chair Manny Guerra

 

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Manny Guerra for earning an In Trial Dismissal (after a successful Motion to Suppress) for your client in Cause Number 2320394 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of

Driving While Intoxicated

(presiding judge Erica Hughes – jury trial) first chair Sean Darvishi

 

 

 

 

Show Me The Justice acknowledges the hard work and dedication from Prosecutor Brett Batchelor (left) and Defense Attorneys Danny Easterling (middle) and Alexis Bruegger in Cause Number 1595712 out of the 174th Criminal District Court which resulted in a Hung Jury for the offense of

Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child

(presiding judge Denise Collins – jury trial)

Since March 16, 2020 (Covid Protocol) the score of verdicts is:

STATE – 97

DEFENSE – 60

see below “New Cases Tried Since March 16, 2020” for results

 

 

 

 

 

TRIAL WIN LEADERS from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (February 7, 2017 – October 5, 2021). Congratulations to these fine prosecutors and defense attorneys for earning verdicts for the state and your clients over the last 4 years! Note: Trial wins consist of trial verdicts – sometimes more than 1 verdict per trial (Source: Show Me The Justice “Lawyers in Trial” Spreadsheet)

The following cases are 25 carefully chosen felony and 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!

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Tolu Nelms for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1684988 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Failure to Comply as a Sex Offender

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jason Castaneda for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1725084 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Felon in Possession of a Weapon

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mario Santos for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1653649 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault on a Peace Officer

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jolanda Jones for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1664306 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Jackie Carpenter for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1718789 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1676227 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Grant Scheiner for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1693123 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Erik Locascio for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1695423 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Nancy Botts for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1664858 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney David Runcie for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1635235 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Harris Wood Jr. for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1631085 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Felon in Possession of a Weapon

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mark Thiessen for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1697819 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Injury to the Elderly

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Joseph Ruiz for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1691100 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lazaro Izaguirre for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1638564 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Evading Arrest with a Vehicle

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Cory Roth for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1678626 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mark Thering for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1668431 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Sean Darvishi for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1679982 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Delivery of a Controlled Substance

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Todd Dupont for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1592198 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Continuous Violence against the Family

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney John Schmude for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1665480 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Andreea Ionescu for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2321790 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of

Driving While Intoxicated

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Troy Locklear for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2314842 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of

Driving While Intoxicated

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lonnie Knowles for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2312061 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of

Driving While Intoxicated

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Gary Tabakman for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2298662 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of

Driving While Intoxicated

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney John LaGrappe for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2322446 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Coby Dubose for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2275248 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of

Driving While Intoxicated

 

October 4, 2021

 

September 2021

(Source: Harris County District Clerk’s Online Services – CrimDisposMonthly spreadsheet- only attached attorneys are on the clerk’s list. The clerk does not list many of the Public Defenders who did a fine job of earning dismissals for their clients.

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney JULIO VELA and his staff of associates for earning the MOST misdemeanor dismissals for the month of September 2021! (Please note: the results are skewed higher for some attorneys because the DA’s office summarily dismissed hundreds of old non-arrest cases in September represented by some of the below listed attorneys)

(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)

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 2,100 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

2018 – 2019 FINAL STANDINGS for TRIALS

 

 

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 are candidates who have filed in the Democratic primary for judicial spots in Harris County for the March 2022 election. Last updated: August 16, 2021 .

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

351st

Emergency Relief Docket 1 Emergency Relief Docket 3

Emergency Docket – Hearing Room 1 (Judge Marc Brown and Belinda Hill) for 182nd, 263rd, 208th, 174th, 339th, 185th, 230th, 177th

Emergency Docket – Hearing Room 2 (Judge Vanessa Velasquez and Leslie Yates) for 178th, 337th, 262nd, 180th, 184th, 228th, 179th

Emergency Docket – Hearing Room 3 (Judge Denise Bradley and Jim Anderson) for 209th, 351st, 183rd, 232nd, 338th, 248th, 176th

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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.

 

 

Harris County Felony Courts Dashboard

 

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