Show Me The Justice congratulates: Prosecutor Barbara Mousset (Verdict), Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn, Defense Attorney Catherine Evans, Prosecutor Dave Brucker (Verdict), Public Defender Damaris Betancourt, Defense Attorney Doug Murphy, Defense Attorney Erik Smith, Defense Attorney Gerald Francis, Defense Attorney Harris Wood Jr., Prosecutor Heather Axline (Verdict), Defense Attorney Jeanie Ortiz, Defense Attorney Jolanda Jones, Defense Attorney Keeyli Alfaro, Defense Attorney Kevin Howard, Defense Attorney Lara Autrey, Defense Attorney Lucio Montes, Public Defender Luis Garcia, Defense Attorney Marcos Adrogue, Defense Attorney Mark Ash, Defense Attorney Mark Thiessen, Defense Attorney Markay Stroud, Defense Attorney Maverick Ray, Prosecutor Mitchell Sanchez (Verdict), Defense Attorney Monique Sparks, Prosecutor Nick Toups (Verdict), Defense Attorney Omar Khawaja, Defense Attorney Owen Campbell, Defense Attorney Paula Goodhart, Prosecutor Sean Teare (Verdict), Defense Attorney Thomas Martin, Public Defender Tolu Nelms
June 23, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Sean Teare for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1756355 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Capital Murder – Sentence: Life in Prison
(presiding judge – Nata Cornelio – jury trial) co-counsel Dave Brucker and Barbara Moussett
June 23, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Dave Brucker for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1756355 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Capital Murder – Sentence: Life in Prison
(presiding judge – Nata Cornelio – jury trial) co-counsel Sean Teare and Barbara Moussett
June 23, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Barbara Mousset for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1756355 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Capital Murder – Sentence: Life in Prison
(presiding judge – Nata Cornelio – jury trial) co-counsel Sean Teare and Dave Brucker
June 22, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Mitchell Sanchez for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1594644 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member – Sentence: 25 Years in Prison
(presiding judge – Brian Warren – jury trial)
June 22, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Heather Axline for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1563904 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child – Sentence: 13 Years in Prison
(presiding judge – Vanessa Velasquez – jury trial) co-counsel Nick Toups
June 22, 2022 – Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Nick Toups for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1563904 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child – Sentence: 13 Years in Prison
(presiding judge – Vanessa Velasquez – jury trial) co-counsel Heather Axline
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 select 25 out of around 250 dismissals posted each day – i only post cases when i have a lawyer photo – hard earned dismissal? let me know. lawyer submissions welcome!
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Catherine Evans for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1729149 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Tampering with Evidence
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Doug Murphy for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1745241 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Solicitation of Prostitution
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1747542 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jolanda Jones for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1737798 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to the Elderly
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kevin Howard for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1661935 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Thomas Martin for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1691940 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Robbery
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Gerald Francis for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1732056 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Credit Card Abuse
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Markay Stroud for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1707884 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Tolu Nelms for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1713306 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Harris Wood Jr. for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1766668 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Lara Autrey for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1744772 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
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 1670769 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mark Thiessen for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1752645 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Police Officer
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Damaris Betancourt for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1774139 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jeanie Ortiz for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1738231 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Lucio Montes for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1745495 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Monique Sparks for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1727537 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft of a Firearm
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Owen Campbell for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2394633 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Erik Smith for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2398747 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Marcos Adrogue for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2352728 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Paula Goodhart for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2334794 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Keeyli Alfaro for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2371302 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of
Solicitation of Prostitution
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Omar Khawaja for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2365614 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
Terroristic Threat
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mark Ash for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2331188 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Theft $100 – $750
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Luis Garcia for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2343303 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
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 2,500 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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Trials consist of a jury selected or a court trial initiated. (Trials by visiting judges are not included – see above “Judges in Trial” for that information)
TRIAL WIN LEADERS from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (February 7, 2017 through This Current Post Date). Congratulations to these fine Prosecutors and Defense Attorneys for earning verdicts for the state and your clients over the last 5+ years! Note: Trial wins consist of trial verdicts – sometimes more than 1 verdict per trial – 10 wins minimum for Prosecutors and 4 wins minimum for Defense Attorneys (Source: Show Me The Justice “Lawyers in Trial” Spreadsheet)
2018 – 2019 – COVID 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.
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Why does the court-appointed lawyer refuse to speak with me about my family member’s criminal case?
Family members, friends, and relatives of a criminal defendant often experience frustration because the lawyer refuses to discuss with them the pending criminal case. This is often due to the lawyer’s ethical obligations to the client. The Texas State Bar Rules and the “Texas Rules of Evidence” govern the circumstances under which a lawyer may reveal confidential information.
In criminal cases, a defendant and the lawyer have a privilege to refuse to disclose and to prevent any other person from disclosing confidential communications made for the purpose of facilitating the rendition of professional legal services. Furthermore, in criminal cases, a client has a privilege to prevent the lawyer from disclosing any fact which came to the knowledge of the lawyer by reason of the attorney-client relationship.
Friends, family, and relatives of a criminal defendant often wish to speak with the defense attorney about the facts of a particular case. The attorney may choose to discuss a particular case, in general terms, with individuals after consent has been given by the client. These discussions may involve the general nature of the particular criminal accusation, the criminal justice and court systems, and other basic types of information that do not involve confidential or privileged information.
Often, an apparent conflict arises between the lawyer and the person or persons who are paying the attorney on behalf of a criminal defendant. Sometimes, the person or persons who are paying the attorney believe they are entitled to receive any information from the attorney regarding a criminal case. This is often the situation in a juvenile case. Third parties must recognize that the lawyer’s duties regarding the privilege of confidential information is the same, whether the lawyer is “court-appointed’ or has been hired by friends or family. Even if the accused is a juvenile, the lawyer may not reveal confidential information to anyone, including the parents or guardians of the juvenile. Lawyers are prohibited from taking payment of fees into account in representing their client: the defendant or juvenile.
Under certain circumstances, an accused, or criminal defendant, may authorize his or her lawyer to discuss a case with third persons. Any such authorization will usually involve only unprivileged client information, and then only in the event of express authorization by the client.
Third persons must recognize that the attorney-client privilege may be waived, or lost, if privileged communications are revealed or disclosed to others.
Another area of concern is friends or family members who call the attorney on the telephone with requests for information. It should be recognized that the attorney often does not know the identity of the person or persons on the telephone. Most attorneys will simply refuse to discuss a client’s case over the telephone with persons the attorney does not know. Attorneys will often allow a family member to schedule an appointment to discuss, in general terms, a client’s case, if the client has given express authorization to do so.
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