Courthouse News May 2018 Show Me The Justice

MAY 31, 2018

Congratulations to Prosecutor NICOLE CLARK for a GUILTY VERDICT in the 177th District Court – Cause Number 1554204

Assault Family Member 2nd Offense

Sentence – 7 Years in Prison

Presiding Judge – Robert Johnson

Trial Setting Dismissals and Felony Dismissals -Source: Harris County District Clerk Chris Daniel‘s website – hcdistrictclerk.com – Online Services – Search Our Records and Documents – Dockets Tab – All 38 Courts Researched

TRIAL SETTING – Great job Criminal Defense Attorney ERIC BENAVIDES for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Case Number 2155251 out of County Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of Driving While Intoxicated

FELONY – Great job Criminal Defense Attorney PARIA RAFIEE for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Case Number 1586764 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of Assault on a Peace Officer

FELONY – Great job Criminal Defense Attorney REBEKAH KRATOCHVIL for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Case Number 1583592 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of Injury to the Elderly

FELONY – Great job Criminal Defense Attorney JED SILVERMAN for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Case Number 1579386 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of Possession of a Controlled Substance

FELONY – Great job Criminal Defense Attorney IRENE WILSON for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Case Number 1571863 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of Assault Family Member

FELONY – Great job Criminal Defense Attorney LISA ANDREWS ALPE for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Case Number 1569813 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of Theft 3rd Offender

FELONY – Great job Criminal Defense Attorney JOHN CARDENAS for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Case Number 1553672 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of Aggravated Assault Family Member

MAY 30, 2018

Congratulations to Prosecutor ELIZABETH SAKAI for a GUILTY VERDICT in County Court at Law Number 12 – Cause Number 2141987

Driving While Intoxicated >.15

Sentence – 1 Year Probation / $750 Fine

Presiding Judge – Robin Brown

Congratulations to Defense Attorney JULIO VELA for a MID-TRIAL DISMISSAL in County Court at Law Number 1 – Cause Number 2155971

Burglary of Motor Vehicle

Presiding Judge – Bill Harmon

Congratulations to Prosecutor FREDERICK LLOYD KEITH for a GUILTY VERDICT in the 351st District Court – Cause Number 1481702

Murder

Sentence – 7 Years in Prison

Presiding Judge – George Powell

Great job Defense Attorney MARCOS ADROGUE for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2182002 – CCL11 – Unlawful Carrying a Weapon

Great job Defense Attorney MARKAY STROUD for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1587354 – 182nd – Possession of Controlled Substance

Great job Defense Attorney RICK WILLIAMS for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1574339 – 182nd – Continuous Violence Against Family

Great job Defense Attorney KEVIN HOWARD for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1575115 – 185th – Robbery

Great job Defense Attorney HARRIS WOOD for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1573768 – 208th – Assault Family Member

Great job Defense Attorney YASHA SARDARI for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1572682 – 351st – Evading Arrest with Vehicle

Great job Defense Attorney TOLU OMODELE NELMS for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1580570 – 339th – Felon in Possession of Weapon

MAY 29, 2018

Great job Defense Attorney BRETT PODOLSKY for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2171183 – CCL1 – Assault Family Member

Great job Defense Attorney ROBERT WOLFE for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2191629 – CCL2- Prostitution

Great job Defense Attorney JORGE CANTU for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2160046 – CCL2- Assault Family Member

Great job Defense Attorney JOSEPH GAGLIARDI for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2172913 – CCL5 – Assault Family Member

Great job Defense Attorney MAVERICK RAY for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2158762 – CCL10 – Theft $750 – $2500

Great job Defense Attorney TONYA ROLLAND MCLAUGHLIN for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2139154 – CCL12- Harassment

Great job Defense Attorney HUNTER SIMMONS for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 1552279 – 228th- Possession of Controlled Substance

Great job Defense Attorney KENNETH GOODE for earning trial setting dismissals for your client – Case Nos. 1556245 – 1556246 – 184th – Aggravated Assault

Great job Defense Attorney DAVID YOON-LEE for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1571625 – 182nd – Aggravated Assault Family Member

Great job Defense Attorney BRIAN ROBERTS for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1589544 – 183rd – Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance

Great job Defense Attorney LISA ANDREWS ALPE for earning felony dismissals for your client – Case Nos. 1557005 – 1557006 – 180th – Aggravated Assault against Public Servant and Aggravated Robbery

Great job Defense Attorney AIMEE BOLLETINO for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1547497 – 228th – Failure to Comply as Sex Offender

Great job Defense Attorney MIKE MONKS for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1572314 – 339th – Theft $30K – $150K

MAY 26, 2018

COURTHOUSE STATISTICS

HARRIS COUNTY CRIMINAL TRIAL VERDICTS

February 1, 2017 – May 25, 2018

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January 1, 2018 – May 25, 2018

A Compilation of Not Guilty Verdicts, Mid-Trial Dismissals, Trial-Setting Dismissals and Felony Dismissals (no quid pro quo dismissals)

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MAY 25, 2018

Congratulations to Defense Attorney KELLY JOSEPH for a NOT GUILTY VERDICT in the 185th District Court – Cause Number 1552091

Aggravated Assault

Presiding Judge – Susan Brown

Great job Defense Attorney MARJORIE MUNIZ for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2167319 – CCL5 – Terroristic Threat

Great job Defense Attorney JEANIE DICKEY for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2173143 – CCL13- Theft $750 – $2500

Great job Defense Attorney SHANNON BALDWIN for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1584040 – 230th – Sexual Assault (prior setting – hung jury; 6 – 6 split)

Great job Defense Attorney RENEE THOMASON for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1561593 – 230th – Theft $2500 – $30K

Great job Defense Attorney DAVID BRESTON for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1584256 – 230th – Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle

Great job Defense Attorney DAVID OVERHULS for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1583216 – 230th – Aggravated Assault Family Member

Great job Defense Attorney PATRICK NGWOLO for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1581073 – 230th – Aggravated Assault Family Member

MAY 24, 2018

Congratulations to Defense Attorney JIM BUTLER for a NOT GUILTY VERDICT in County Court at Law Number 3 – Cause Number 2168080

Driving While Intoxicated

Presiding Judge – Natalie Fleming

Congratulations to Defense Attorneys TYLER FLOOD (top) and KATE FERRELL for a NOT GUILTY VERDICT in County Court at Law Number 11 – Cause Number 2145297

Driving While Intoxicated 2nd Offense >.15

Presiding Judge – Shelly Hancock

Congratulations to Defense Attorneys SMARANDA DRAGHIA (top) and EDDIE CORTES for a NOT GUILTY VERDICT in the 184th District Court – Cause Number 1552964

Injury to a Child

Presiding Judge – Jim Anderson

COURTHOUSE NUGGET

Defense Attorney Aaron White is caught working out his upcoming criminal docket with six court coordinators in the Family Law Center elevator. Pictured with Aaron are court coordinators Laura Conte (who furnished this photo) Yolanda Florido, Karen Harrison, Sheri Gilbert, Diane Madrid and Billie Brown. Next elevator meeting will be held at 2pm Tuesday for all those attorneys looking for off docket resets.

Great job Defense Attorney KIRBY TAYLOR for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1572317 – 174th – Possession of Controlled Substance

Great job Defense Attorney ROSS CRAFT for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1573342 – 174th – Assault Family Member

Great job Defense Attorney GORDON DEES for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1574437 – 176th – Theft $2500 – $30K

Great job Defense Attorney ADAM BROWN for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1576570 – 185th – Theft $2500 – $30K

Great job Defense Attorney DUSTAN NEYLAND for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1576396 – 208th – Possession of Marijuana 4 oz – 5lbs

Great job Defense Attorney JIMMY ORTIZ for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1568054 – 228th – Retaliation

Great job Defense Attorney ARTHUR WASHINGTON for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1573949 – 208th – Evading Arrest with Vehicle

Great job Defense Attorney LETICIA LONGMILES for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1574748 – 177th – Assault on a Public Servant

MAY 23, 2018

Congratulations to Prosecutor JOSH RAYGOR for GUILTY VERDICTS in the 180th District Court – Cause Numbers 1506016 – 1506024

Aggravated Assault by a Public Servant and Aggravated Robbery

Sentence – 99 Years in Prison

Presiding Judge – Catherine Evans

Congratulations to Prosecutor AMBER JOACHIM for a GUILTY VERDICT in County Court at Law Number 2 – Cause Number 2107369

Driving While Intoxicated >.15

Sentence – 1 Year Probation / $750 Fine

Presiding Judge – Natalie Fleming

Congratulations to Prosecutors TRACI MOORE BENNETT (top) and KRISTINA ROBERTS for GUILTY VERDICTS in the 338th District Court – Cause Numbers 1512045 (plus 7 others)

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Aggravated Sexual Assault

Sentence – Life in Prison / $10,000 Fine

Presiding Judge – Terry Flenniken

Congratulations to Prosecutors TIM GOODWIN (pictured) and GEORGE LINDSEY for a GUILTY VERDICT in the 338th District Court – Cause Number 1557693

Theft $2500 – $30K

Sentence – 8 Years in Prison

Presiding Judge – Ramona Franklin

Congratulations to Prosecutor DIEGO ESPARZA for an in-trial GUILTY PLEA and to Defense Attorney MIKE TRENT (pictured) for working out an excellent plea bargain in the 337th District Court – Cause Number 1556986

Sexual Performance by a Child – 2nd Degree Felony Reduced to Endangering a Child – State Jail Felony

Sentence – 5 Years Deferred Adjudication Probation

Presiding Judge – Herb Ritchie

Congratulations to Prosecutor CASEY GOODMAN for a MOTION TO SUPPRESS HEARING WIN in the 179th District Court – Cause Number 1581196 (plus 9 others)

Possession of Child Pornography

Presiding Judge – Randy Roll

COURTHOUSE NUGGET

Congratulations to 228th District Court Judge Marc Carter for winning the 2018 Jesse Brown Distinguished Leadership Award. See the story at

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Great job Defense Attorney CARLOS RODRIGUEZ for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2151306 – CCL2- Terroristic Threat

Great job Defense Attorney NATHANIEL PITONIAK for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1577335 – 351st – Felon in Possession of Weapon

Great job Defense Attorney MAVERICK RAY for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1541365 – 174th – Possession with Intent to Deliver Controlled Substance

Great job Defense Attorney EDWARD TURNBULL for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1564114 – 176th – Burglary of Building

Great job Defense Attorney CARSON JOACHIM for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1578689 – 182nd – DWI 3rd

Great job Defense Attorney DAVID PAZ for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1581006 – 182nd – Evading Arrest with a Motor Vehicle

Great job Defense Attorney PETER JUSTIN for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1569702 – 208th – Aggravated Assault

Great job Defense Attorney RACHEL CAPOTE BRISTOW for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1585469 – 228th – Possession of Controlled Substance

Great job Defense Attorney BRIAN WARREN for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1581286 – 262nd – Theft 3rd Offender

MAY 22, 2018

Great job Defense Attorney ARTHUR WASHINGTON for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2157825 – CCL11 – Failure to Stop and Give Information

Great job Defense Attorney JUSTIN HARRIS for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2167104 – CCL11- Assault

Great job Defense Attorney WILLIS SMITH for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 1534465 – 176th – Assault Family Member

Great job Defense Attorney LOTT BROOKS for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 1549346 – 176th – Aggravated Assault Family Member

Great job Defense Attorney ANTHONY CARRABBA for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2130218 – CCL2 – Burglary of Motor Vehicle

Great job Defense Attorney SKIP CORNELIUS for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 1535199 – 184th – Aggravated Robbery of Person >65

Great job Defense Attorney TODD DUPONT for earning felony dismissals for your client – Case Nos. 1571808 – 1571809 – 176th – Assault Family Member

Great job Defense Attorney PHILIP SCARDINO for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1562749 – 228th – Deadly Conduct

Great job Defense Attorney BRYAN ACKLIN for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1546721 – 232nd – Assault Family Member

Great job Defense Attorney LUCIO MONTES for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1564384 – 248th – Possession With Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance

Great job Defense Attorney OMAR SAMAN for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1585824 – 184th – Food Stamp Fraud

MAY 21, 2018

Great job Defense Attorney ANA MARTINEZ for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2185749 – CCL15 – Assault

Great job Defense Attorney EQUATOR TURNER for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 1537764 – 263rd- False Statement to Obtain Credit $2500 – $30K

Great job Defense Attorney KIRBY TAYLOR for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2157489 – CCL5- Burglary of Motor Vehicle

Great job Defense Attorney PAUL MORGAN for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2159697 – CCL5 – DWI

Great job Defense Attorney CHARLES FLOOD for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1577461 – 185th – Tampering with Evidence

Great job Defense Attorney INGER CHANDLER for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1551830 – 228th – Credit Card Abuse

Great job Defense Attorney LEWIS THOMAS for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1583403 – 230th – Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle

Great job Defense Attorney BRYAN SAVOY for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1565591 – 177th – Possession of Controlled Substance

Great job Defense Attorney JAMES EPO for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1578057 – 337th – Assault Family Member

Great job Defense Attorney MARKAY STROUD for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1571642 – 178th – Assault Family Member

MAY 19, 2018

COURTHOUSE STATISTICS

HARRIS COUNTY CRIMINAL TRIAL VERDICTS

February 1, 2017 – May 18, 2018

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January 1, 2018 – May 18, 2018

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COURTHOUSE NUGGET – Harris County Criminal Justice Center will soon reopen for jail dockets ONLY. See story

MAY 18, 2018

Congratulations to Defense Attorneys KATE FERRELL (top) and TYLER FLOOD for a NOT GUILTY VERDICT in County Court at Law Number 10 – Cause Number 2150991

Driving While Intoxicated

Presiding Judge – Dan Spjut

Congratulations to Prosecutors CHRIS CONDON and GEORGE LINDSEY for a GUILTY VERDICT in the 337th District Court – Cause Number 1514867

Aggravated Assault Family Member – SBI

Sentence – 15 Years in Prison

Presiding Judge – Leslie Yates

Great job Defense Attorney JOSEPH RUIZ for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2099969 – CCL11 – DWI

Great job Defense Attorney JOE WELLS for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 1543636 – 176th – Aggravated Sexual Assault of Child

Great job Defense Attorney CASEY KEIRNAN for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1552914 – 177th – Assault Family Member

Great job Defense Attorney MATT HORAK for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1498638 – 208th – Sexual Assault of Child

Great job Defense Attorney JON JAWORSKI for earning felony dismissals for your client – Case Nos. 1554469 – 1554470 – 174th – Felon in Possession of Weapon and Possession of Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver

MAY 17, 2018

Congratulations to Prosecutor JOSEPH DUMAS for a GUILTY VERDICT in County Court at Law Number 14 – Cause Number 2180444

Burglary of a Motor Vehicle

Sentence – 2 Years Probation

Presiding Judge – Mike Fields

Congratulations to Defense Attorney JENNIFER CARPENTER for a NOT GUILTY VERDICT in the 337th – Cause Number 1497596

Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child

Presiding Judge – Herb Ritchie

Congratulations to Prosecutor KATHERINE THOMAS for a GUILTY VERDICT in County Court at Law Number 8 – Cause Number 2156021

Assault Family Member

Sentence – 2 Years Probation / $350 Fine

Presiding Judge – Jay Karahan

Congratulations to Prosecutor CASEY LITTLE for a GUILTY VERDICT in the 174th District Court – Cause Number 1578931

Murder

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Sentence – 80 Years in Prison

Presiding Judge – Hazel Jones

Congratulations to Prosecutor KEATON FORCHT for a GUILTY VERDICT in the 177th District Court – Cause Number 1505624

Indecency with Child

Sentence -45 Years in Prison

Presiding Judge – Robert Johnson

Great job Defense Attorney CARLOS RODRIGUEZ for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2151637 – CCL14 – DWI

Great job Defense Attorney JAN FRY for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2168805 – CCL14- DWI

Great job Defense Attorney TYLER FLOOD for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2132677 – CCL6- DWI >.15

Great job Defense Attorney HERMAN MARTINEZ for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2168839 – CCL14 – DWI

Great job Defense Attorney BRIAN WARREN for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1570434 – 182nd – Aggravated Assault Family Member

Great job Defense Attorney MARK THERING for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1562263 – 178th – Food Stamp Fraud

Great job Defense Attorney MURRAY NEWMAN for earning felony dismissals for your client – Case Nos. 1590894 – 1590895 – 228th – Possession of Controlled Substance and Evading Arrest with Vehicle

Great job Defense Attorney MICHAEL NASSIF for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1570381 – 232nd – DWI 3rd

Great job Defense Attorney GEORGE PARNHAM for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1550869 – 337th – Assault Family Member

Great job Defense Attorney EDDREA MCKNIGHT for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1573529 – 337th – Assault Family Member

Great job Defense Attorney STACI BIGGAR for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1562527 – 177th – Injury to Elderly

Great job Defense Attorney PAUL WEINSTEIN for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1579689 – 184th – POM 4oz – 5lb

MAY 16, 2018

Congratulations to Prosecutor MARY MCFADEN for a GUILTY VERDICT in the 338th District Court – Cause Number 1488306

Aggravated Sexual Assault – Victim >65

Sentence – Life in Prison

Presiding Judge – Ramona Franklin

Congratulations to Prosecutor CHAUNTELLE WOOD for a GUILTY VERDICT in the 339th District Court – Cause Number 1425285

Murder

Sentence – Life in Prison / $10,000 Fine

Presiding Judge – Maria Jackson

Congratulations to Defense Attorney PAUL AMAN for a NOT GUILTY VERDICT in County Court at Law Number 4 – Cause Number 2145966

Theft $100 – $750

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Presiding Judge – John Clinton

Congratulations to Defense Attorney KEVIN HOWARD for a NOT GUILTY VERDICT in County Court at Law Number 16 – Cause Number 2134851

Prostitution

Presiding Judge – Rowena Young

Great job Defense Attorney CARY HIGGINBOTHAM HART for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2178864 – CCL2 – Assault Family Member

Great job Defense Attorney JILL LANSDEN for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2176790 – CCL2 – Assault Family Member

Great job Defense Attorney TYLER FLOOD for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2089326 – CCL6 – DWI >.15

Great job Defense Attorney BRIAN WARREN for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1569229 – 176th – Aggravated Assault

Great job Defense Attorney DAVID BRESTON for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1585294 – 179th – Forgery

Great job Defense Attorney MIKE DEGEURIN for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1582887 – 180th – Possession of Controlled Substance

Great job Defense Attorney CEOLA MCDONALD for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1567527 – 182nd – Assault Family Member

Great job Defense Attorney DIANA SIMS for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1571972 – 262nd – Injury to a Child

Great job Defense Attorney RUDY DUARTE for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1579112 – 263rd – Possession of Marijuana 4oz. – 5lbs.

Great job Defense Attorney LUCI DAVIDSON for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1563648 – 339th – Evading Arrest with Vehicle

Great job Defense Attorney SADIYAH EVANGELISTA for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1573306 – 337th – Felon in Possession of Weapon

MAY 15, 2018

Congratulations to Prosecutor PHILLIP WHITE for a GUILTY VERDICT in the 184th District Court – Cause Number 1534637

Aggravated Robbery

Sentence – 22 Years in Prison

Presiding Judge – Jan Krocker

Congratulations to Defense Attorneys KATE FERRELL (top) and TYLER FLOOD for a NOT GUILTY VERDICT in County Court at Law Number 16 – Cause Number 2109806

Driving While Intoxicated >.15

Presiding Judge – Rowena Young

Congratulations to Defense Attorney JAMIKA WESTER for a NOT GUILTY VERDICT in County Court at Law Number 10 – Cause Number 2166117

Terroristic Threat

Presiding Judge – Dan Spjut

Great job Defense Attorney NORWOOD RICHARDSON for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 1495575 – 182nd – Murder (started as a Capital Murder charge)

Great job Defense Attorney ALEXIS BRUEGGER for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 1586114 – 182nd – Robbery (started as a Murder charge)

Great job Defense Attorney CONNIE WILLIAMS for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 1349958 – 208th – Indecency with a Child

Great job Defense Attorney MARIO MADRID for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1570969 – 208th – Aggravated Assault

Great job Defense Attorney ZACK FERTITTA for earning felony dismissals for your client – Case Nos. 1569042 – 1569043 – 228th – Aggravated Assault and Possession of Controlled Substance

Great job Defense Attorney GEORGE TENNANT for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1583098 – 248th – Burglary of Habitation

Great job Defense Attorney BRIAN COYNE for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1579501 – 262nd – Trademark Counterfeiting >$30K

Great job Defense Attorney DAVID OVERHULS for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1580583 – 351st – Unlawful Carrying a Weapon on Licensed Liquor Premises

Great job Defense Attorney OMAR SAMAN for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1540476 – 209th – Possession of Marijuana 5lbs. – 50lbs.

With the summer heat upon us, Judge Jean Spradling informed me this morning that the misdemeanor judges are going to relax the dress rules for attorneys. Over the next several months we can keep the jackets and ties at home.

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MAY 14, 2018

Congratulations to Prosecutors CHANDLER RAINE (top) and KAITLIN KAUFMANN for a GUILTY VERDICT in the 208th District Court – Cause Number 1421165

Aggravated Robbery

Sentence – 35 Years in Prison

Presiding Judge – Denise Collins

Great job Defense Attorney EDDREA MCKNIGHT for earning trial setting dismissals for your client – Case Nos. 2155968 – 2155969 – CCL16 – Failure to ID and POM

Great job Defense Attorney YVONNE BURTON for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 1526480 – 180th – Aggravated Robbery

Great job Defense Attorney JUSTIN KEITER for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 1544259 – 182nd – Theft $2500 – $30K

Great job Defense Attorney KEVIN ACEVEDO for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 1548018 – 230th – Assault Family Member

Great job Defense Attorney JOEL BALDERAS for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 1576192 – 337th – Assault Family Member

Great job Defense Attorney PAUL MORGAN for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2159697 – CCL5 – DWI

Great job Defense Attorney DAN RICHARSON for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2174901 – CCL8 – Burglary of Motor Vehicle

Great job Defense Attorney ANDREEA IONESCU for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2171209 – CCL8 – Assault Family Member

Great job Defense Attorney GLADYS DANIELS for earning trial setting dismissals for your client – Case Nos. 2167560 – 2167561 – CCL8 – Assault Family Member

Great job Defense Attorney MATT DELUCA for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2117110 – CCL8 – DWI

Great job Defense Attorney JOE GARCIA for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2167940 – CCL10 – DWI 2nd

Great job Defense Attorney MARIO MADRID for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1567822 – 178th – Possession of Controlled Substance

Great job Defense Attorney PHILLIP MORIN for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1567884 – 182nd – Possession of Controlled Substance

Great job Defense Attorney YALILA GUERRERO for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1587380 – 183rd – Endangering a Child

Great job Defense Attorney YALILA GUERRERO for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1587379 – 183rd – Endangering a Child

Great job Defense Attorney LUCI DAVIDSON for earning felony dismissals for your client – Case Nos. 1568469 – 1568470 – 339th – Felon in Possession of Weapon and Possession of Controlled Substance

Great job Defense Attorney LENNON PRINCE for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1540544 – 185th – Assault Family Member

MAY 12, 2018

COURTHOUSE STATISTICS

HARRIS COUNTY CRIMINAL TRIAL VERDICTS

February 1, 2017 – May 11, 2018

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January 1, 2018 – May 11, 2018

A Compilation of Not Guilty Verdicts, Mid-Trial Dismissals, Trial-Setting Dismissals and Felony Dismissals (no quid pro quo dismissals)

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MAY 11, 2018

Congratulations to Prosecutors JOHNA STALLINGS (top) and STEWANNA MISKELL DASARI for a GUILTY VERDICT in the 232nd District Court – Cause Number 1505670

Aggravated Sexual Assault of Child

Sentence – 60 Years in Prison

Presiding Judge – Terry Flenniken

Congratulations to Prosecutors LINDSEY HOVLAND (pictured) and ERIKA RAMIREZ for a GUILTY VERDICT in the 232nd District Court – Cause Number 1510902

Intoxication Assault with Vehicle – Serious Bodily Injury

Sentence – 3 Years in Prison

Presiding Judge – Kristin Guiney

Great job Defense Attorney JORGE CANTU for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1578673 – 230th – Possession of Marijuana 4oz – 5lbs.

Great job Defense Attorney NATHAN HENNIGAN for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1565916 – 230th – Robbery

Great job Defense Attorney WILLIAM VAN BUREN for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1581677 – 230th – Possession of Controlled Substance

Great job Defense Attorney BRENT WASSERSTEIN for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1571737 – 230th – Aggravated Assault

Great job Defense Attorney JUAN AGUIRRE for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1561399 – 248th – Sexual Assault

Great job Defense Attorney MARY CONN for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1561296 – 184th – Theft $2500 – $30K

MAY 10, 2018

Congratulations to Defense Attorneys MATT PEREZ (top) and CARLOS RODRIGUEZ for a NOT GUILTY VERDICT in County Court at Law Number 2 – Cause Number 2154540

Assault Family Member

Presiding Judge – Paula Goodhart

Congratulations to Defense Attorneys FREDERICK WILSON and KIRBY TAYLOR for a NOT GUILTY VERDICT in the 248th District Court – Cause Number 1556130

Evading Arrest with Vehicle

Presiding Judge – Jay Burnett

Great job Defense Attorney TAD NELSON for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2171204 – CCL3 – Assault Family Member

Great job Defense Attorney CHARLES BRODSKY for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2166584 – CCL9 – Assault Family Member

Great job Defense Attorney SHREYA GULAMALI for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2189615 – CCL16 – Terroristic Threat

Great job Defense Attorney EDDREA MCKNIGHT for earning trial setting dismissals for your client – Case Nos. 2155968 – 2155969 – CCL16 – Failure to ID and POM

Great job Defense Attorney BRYAN SAVOY for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1578157 – 176th – Prohibited Substance at Correctional Facility

Great job Defense Attorney JOE HERNANDEZ for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1505640 – 179th – Sexual Assault of Child

Great job Defense Attorney ADOLFO VASQUEZ for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1572711 – 179th – Possession of Controlled Substance

Great job Defense Attorney LEONARDO ESPARZA for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1512882 – 183rd – Burglary of Building

Great job Defense Attorney CHRIS DOWNEY for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1553664 – 208th – Endangering a Child

Great job Defense Attorney KEVIN STRYKER for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1573664 – 232nd – Possession of Controlled Substance

Great job Defense Attorney TOM ZAKES for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1568317 – 232nd – Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle

Great job Defense Attorney MARCOS ADROGUE for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1563238 – 232nd – Possession of Controlled Substance

Great job Defense Attorney RISHABH GODHA for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1577721 – 177th – Possession of Controlled Substance

Great job Defense Attorney CHRISTIAN CAPITAINE for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1505967 – 184th – Possession of Controlled Substance

MAY 9, 2018

Congratulations to Prosecutor SINA ZADEH for a GUILTY VERDICT in County Court at Law Number 7 – Cause Number 2169527

Driving While Intoxicated

Sentence – 1 Year Probation / $300 Fine

Presiding Judge – Pam Derbyshire

Congratulations to Defense Attorney HENRY NGUYEN for a NOT GUILTY VERDICT in County Court at Law Number 4 – Cause Number 2129602

Driving While Intoxicated

Presiding Judge – Paula Goodhart

Great job Defense Attorney HARRIS WOOD for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 1557713 – 351st – Aggravated Assault

Great job Defense Attorney ALAN MACIAS for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2145979 – CCL16 – Assault Family Member

Great job Defense Attorney NEIL KRUGH for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2162447 – CCL8 – DWI

Great job Defense Attorney STEVEN GREENLEE for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1583577 – 183rd – Prohibited Substance at Correctional Facility

Great job Defense Attorney LISA SHAPIRO for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1570400 – 183rd – Possession of Controlled Substance

Great job Defense Attorney NATHAN HENNIGAN for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1575397 – 228th – Arson

Great job Defense Attorney DAVID OVERHULS for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1584451 – 230th – Felon in Possession of a Weapon

Great job Defense Attorney DAVID OVERHULS for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1584375 – 230th – Injury to the Elderly

Great job Defense Attorney LONNIE KNOWLES for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1566036 – 177th – Aggravated Assault

Great job Defense Attorney ANDREW MARTIN for earning felony dismissals for your client – Case Nos. 1561687 – 1543433 – 177th – Felon in Possession of Weapon and Possession of Controlled Substance

MAY 8, 2018

Congratulations to Defense Attorney CHARLES GANZ for TWO NOT GUILTY VERDICTS in County Court at Law Number 9 – Cause Numbers 2135642 – 2135643

Assault Family Member and Criminal Mischief

Presiding Judge – Sherman Ross

Great job Defense Attorney SARA RICHEY DAVIS for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2152345 – CCL16 – Use of a Building for a Gambling Place

Great job Defense Attorney PATTY SEGURA for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1583950 – 182nd – Aggravated Robbery

Great job Defense Attorney RENEE THOMASON for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1584090 – 182nd – Assault Family Member

Great job Defense Attorney ERIC DEVLIN for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1573695 – 228th – Aggravated Assault Family Member

MAY 7, 2018

Congratulations to Prosecutor JANIE ASHA KORAH for a GUILTY VERDICT in the 185th District Court – Cause Number 1523996

Aggravated Robbery

Sentence – 8 Years in Prison

Presiding Judge – Reagan Clark

Great job Defense Attorney MICHELLE BECK for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2177459 – CCL3 – DWI

Great job Defense Attorney BRANDON CAMMACK for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2157428 – CCL7 – Assault Family Member

Great job Defense Attorney STEVEN GREENLEE for earning trial setting dismissals for your client – Case Nos. 2172958 – 2156949 – CCL14 – Unlawful Disclosure of Intimate Material and Harassing Communications

Great job Defense Attorney JULIO VELA for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2173098 – CCL14 – DWI

Great job Defense Attorney LORI BOTELLO for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2092193 – CCL14 – Burglary of a MotorVehicle

Great job Defense Attorney JIM BUTLER for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2129063 – CCL14 – DWI

Great job Defense Attorney SKIP CORNELIUS for earning trial setting dismissals for your client – Case Nos. 1552280 – 1552654 – 176th – Credit Card Abuse

Great job Defense Attorney MARCOS ADROGUE for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 1552034 – 248th – Kidnapping

Great job Defense Attorney ABEL IZAGUIRRE for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2135494 – CCL4 – Assault Family Member

Great job Defense Attorney RICARDO GONZALEZ for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1580874 – 179th – Theft from Person

Great job Defense Attorney WILVIN CARTER for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1571190 – 180th – Assault Family Member

Great job Defense Attorney JOE VINAS for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1564183 – 182nd – Possession of Controlled Substance

Great job Defense Attorney VIKRAM VIJ for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1576972 – 182nd – Delivery of a Controlled Substance

Great job Defense Attorney CHAD FORBES for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1584844 – 185th – Evading Arrest with Vehicle

MAY 5, 2018

COURTHOUSE STATISTICS

HARRIS COUNTY CRIMINAL TRIAL VERDICTS

February 1, 2017 – May 4, 2018

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DEFENSE ATTORNEY STATISTICS

January 1, 2018 – May 4, 2018

A Compilation of Not Guilty Verdicts, Mid-Trial Dismissals, Trial-Setting Dismissals and Felony Dismissals (no quid pro quo dismissals)

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MAY 4, 2018

Congratulations to Prosecutors KATIE SCHEFFER (top) and MEGAN ELLIOT LONG for a GUILTY VERDICT in the 262nd District Court – Cause Number 1526685

Aggravated Robbery

Sentence – 25 Years in Prison

Presiding Judge – Denise Bradley

Congratulations to Prosecutor BRITTNEY SYMONS for a GUILTY VERDICT in County Court at Law Number 13 – Cause Number 2177270

Evading Arrest

Sentence – 60 Days in Jail

Presiding Judge – Don Smyth

Congratulations to Prosecutor FREDERICK KEITH for a GUILTY VERDICT in the 351st District Court – Cause Number 1534328

Aggravated Sexual Assault of Elderly

Sentence – 10 Years in Prison

Presiding Judge – Terry Flenniken

Great job Defense Attorney MARK METZGER for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 1502514 – 351st – Aggravated Assault

Great job Defense Attorney TIMOTHY DONAHUE for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2170571 – CCL3 – DWI

Great job Defense Attorney NATHAN HENNIGAN for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2163094 – CCL3 – DWI

Great job Defense Attorney JULIO VELA for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2155170 – CCL9 – Discharge a Firearm in Metro Area

Great job Defense Attorney JACQUES LEEDS for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1541021 – 351st – Fraudulent Use Of ID’s

Great job Defense Attorney MICHAEL RENFRO for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1579775 – 230th – Possession of Controlled Substance

MAY 3, 2018

Congratulations to Prosecutors CHELSI HONEYCUTT RABINOVICH (top) and ADAM BRODRICK for a GUILTY VERDICT in the 176th District Court – Cause Number 1507865

Aggravated Robbery

Sentence – 15 Years in Prison

Presiding Judge – Nikita Harmon

Congratulations to Defense Attorney JED SILVERMAN for a NOT GUILTY VERDICT in County Court at Law Number 3 – Cause Number 2140634

Driving While Intoxicated 2nd Offense >.15

Presiding Judge – Bill Harmon

Congratulations to Prosecutor CRISTINA PLATTER for a GUILTY VERDICT in County Court at Law Number 12 – Cause Number 2132902

Failure to Report Child Abuse

Sentence – 15 Months Probation

Presiding Judge – Leslie Yates

Great job Defense Attorney HERMAN MARTINEZ for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2164391 – CCL7 – DWI

Great job Defense Attorney ROBERT VALLES for earning trial setting dismissals for your client – Case Nos. 2173307 – 2173308 – CCL14 – Assault Family Member and Assault

Great job Defense Attorney LEE VAN RICHARDSON for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2172395 – CCL14 – Prostitution

Great job Defense Attorney WOODROW DIXON for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1589188 – 337th – Burglary of Habitation

Great job Defense Attorney MIKE TRENT for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1584072 – 232nd – Aggravated Assault Family Member

MAY 2, 2018

Congratulations to Prosecutor ANDY BEALL for a GUILTY VERDICT in the 178th District Court – Cause Number 1514075

Super Aggravated Sexual Assault of Child <6

Sentence – 40 Years in Prison

Presiding Judge – Kelli Johnson

Congratulations to Prosecutor KATE HILL for a GUILTY VERDICT in the 230th District Court – Cause Number 1529893

Driving While Intoxicated – 3rd Offense

Sentence – 7 Years in Prison

Presiding Judge – Brad Hart

Congratulations to Prosecutor MICHAEL HANOVER for a GUILTY VERDICT in County Court at Law Number 5 – Cause Number 2169173

Assault Family Member

Sentence – The Maximum – 1 Year in Jail – by Judge

Presiding Judge – Jean Spradling

Congratulations to Defense Attorney KYLE SAMPSON for a NOT GUILTY VERDICT in the 180th District Court – Cause Number 1518076

Aggravated Assault

Presiding Judge – Belinda Hill

Great job Defense Attorney JONATHAN GLUCKMAN for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client – Case No. 2164537 – CCL11 – DWI

Great job Defense Attorney EDWARD TURNBULL for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1583309 – 176th – Theft Third Offender

Great job Defense Attorney ARMEN MERJANIAN for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1560071 – 179th – Possession of Controlled Substance

Great job Defense Attorney HATTIE SHANNON for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1576451 – 182nd – Continuous Violence Against Family Member

Great job Defense Attorney DAVID BRESTON for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1551461 – 182nd – Aggravated Sexual Assault of Child

Great job Defense Attorney DAVID YOON-LEE for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1571394 – 230th – Injury to a Child

Great job Defense Attorney MARKAY STROUD for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1574263 – 351st – Possession of Controlled Substance

MAY 1, 2018

Dateline NBC aired a one-hour show on April 29, 2018 called “Twisted in Texas” featuring the prosecution of Leon Jacob – Case Numbers 1543812 – 1543813 for the offenses of solicitation of capital murder. I edited a 6-minute excerpt from the program featuring the prosecutors Cameron Calligan and Samantha Knecht for those who missed the Sunday night program. Great job Cameron and Samantha!

Congratulations to Prosecutor JENNIFER LAWRENCE for a GUILTY VERDICT in County Court at Law Number 13 – Cause Number 2160660

Prostitution

Sentence – 3 Days in Jail

Presiding Judge – Don Smyth

Congratulations to Prosecutor SEPI ZIMMER for a GUILTY VERDICT in County Court at Law Number 1 – Cause Number 2162224

Driving While Intoxicated 2nd Offense

Sentence – 90 Days in Jail

Presiding Judge – Bill Harmon

Congratulations to Prosecutor CHAUNTELLE WOOD for a MID-TRIAL PLEA in the 183rd District Court – Cause Numbers 1535512 – 1535513

Aggravated Robbery

Sentence – 20 Years in Prison

Presiding Judge – Terry Flenniken

Great job Defense Attorney STEPHEN LIGON for earning trial setting dismissals for your client – Case Nos. 2157097 – 2157098 – CCL2 – Theft $100 – $750 and Trespass

Great job Defense Attorney SHANNON DAVIS for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1578836 – 228th – Tampering with a Government Record

Great job Defense Attorney CARY HIGGINBOTHAM HART for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1583567 – 248th – Injury to a Child

Great job Defense Attorney JACK CARROLL for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1570326 – 262nd – Aggravated Assault Family Member

Great job Defense Attorney CHARLES BRODSKY for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1566195 – 262nd – Aggravated Assault Family Member

Great job Defense Attorney SAM CAMMACK for earning a felony dismissal for your client – Case No. 1563237 – 337th – Possession of Controlled Substance

COURTHOUSE NUGGET – APRIL 2018 STATS

Source: Harris County District Clerk Chris Daniel‘s website – hcdistrictclerk.com – Online Services – Public Datasets – Criminal – CrimDisposMonthly – Download