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Defense Attorney Brian Overstreet, Defense Attorney Chabli Hall, Defense Attorney Charles Banker (Verdict), Defense Attorney Christopher Henderson, Defense Attorney Craig Hughes, Defense Attorney Daniel Krause, Defense Attorney David Breston, Defense Attorney Dejean Cleggett, Defense Attorney Doug Loper, Defense Attorney Eddrea McKnight, Defense Attorney Inger Chandler, Defense Attorney James Elick, Defense Attorney Jim Mount, Defense Attorney Jimmy Ortiz Jr, Defense Attorney John Dixon, Defense Attorney Jon Jaworski, Defense Attorney Kate Welch, Prosecutor Kyle Tucker (Verdict), Defense Attorney Lucio Montes, Public Defender Luis Garcia Cruz, Prosecutor Mario Cicconetti (Verdict), Defense Attorney Mario Madrid, Defense Attorney Maverick Ray, Defense Attorney Paula Goodhart, Defense Attorney Peyton Peebles, Defense Attorney Rick Suarez, Prosecutor Steven Belt (Verdict), Defense Attorney Steven Greenlee, Defense Attorney Troy Locklear
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Charles Banker for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2248556 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated >.15
(presiding judge Ronnisha Bowman – jury trial)
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Prosecutor Mario Cicconetti for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1516938 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault against a Public Servant – Sentence: Life in Prison
(presiding judge Te’iva Bell – jury trial) co-counsel Steven Belt
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Prosecutor Steven Belt for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1516938 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault against a Public Servant – Sentence: Life in Prison
(presiding judge Te’iva Bell – jury trial) co-counsel Mario Cicconetti
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Prosecutor Kyle Tucker for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1685222 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary with the Intent to Commit a Felony – Sentence: 5 Years Probation
(presiding judge Reagan Clark – jury trial)
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[su_heading size=”30″ margin=”100″]BY JUDGE! Covid Trial Leaders since March 16, 2020[/su_heading]
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TRIAL WIN LEADERS from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (February 7, 2017 – November 1, 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)
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The following cases are some 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!
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Troy Locklear for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1702179 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney James Elick for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1716710 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Inger Chandler for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1667618 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Tampering with Evidence
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Doug Loper for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1645798 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Craig Hughes for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1728881 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Brian Overstreet for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1627792 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $30K – $150K
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Peyton Peebles for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1725657 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Failure to Comply as a Sex Offender
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney David Breston for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1626784 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mario Madrid for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1677619 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Tampering with a Government Record
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jim Mount for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1736076 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kate Welch for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1654819 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Peace Officer
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Christopher Henderson for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1689590 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Pregnant Person
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Maverick Ray for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1638472 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Lucio Montes for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1725974 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to the Elderly
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jimmy Ortiz Jr. for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1673802 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Steven Greenlee for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1647743 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Sexual Assault of a Child
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Paula Goodhart for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1665900 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Eddrea McKnight for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2336990 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Dejean Cleggett for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2351759 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney John Dixon for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2337361 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offense of
Criminal Mischief $100 – $750
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Luis Garcia Cruz for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2327011 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Mail Theft
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Chabli Hall for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2301143 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Terroristic Threat
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jon Jaworski for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2206269 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offense of
Harassing Communication
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Daniel Krause for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2335460 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Rick Suarez for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2329134 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Terroristic Threat
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(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.
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[su_heading size=”33″ margin=”100″] MISDEMEANOR DISMISSALS SEPTEMBER 2021[/su_heading]
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)
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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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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 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
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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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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: October 29, 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
351st Emergency Relief Docket 1 Emergency Relief Docket 3
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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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Harris County Felony Courts Dashboard
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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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