JURY PANEL OF THE WEEK
(PHOTO) – PROSECUTOR: Johnny Holmes JURORS: (front) Omar Saman, Jim O’Donnell, Dulce Toledo, Tristan Legrande, Patty Fernandez, Mark Thiessen (back) Sam Milledge II, Larry McDougal, Nisha King Hawkins, Tara Long Taylor, Ian Loyd
Congratulations to Prosecutor Sina Zadeh for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1577118 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of Escape – Sentence: 25 Years in Prison (presiding judge George Powell)
Congratulations to Prosecutor Mary Grace Bullard for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1634395 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of Murder – Sentence: Life in Prison (presiding judge Denise Collins)
The following cases are felony – including RIC (links and PC issues) – and all trial setting dismissals derived from the Harris County District Clerk’s website – dockets tab. I examine each dismissal form before posting, post only those defendants who are free of charges (exceptions apply) and for which I have an attorney photo. These and non-photo cases are entered into the Defense Attorney spreadsheet published on Saturdays. Felony and misdemeanor dismissals are published in the spreadsheets below
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Fabio Amador for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1608546 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of Aggravated Assault
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Jessica Reed for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1569200 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of Aggravated Assault
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Jill Hawkins for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2164792 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of Criminal Mischief $100 – $750
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Juan Aguirre for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2216805 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of Criminal Mischief $100 – $750
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Rick Detoto for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2236921 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of DWI
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Melissa Dickson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1606262 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of Possession of Marijuana 5 – 50lbs
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Tolu Nelms for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1624591 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of Aggravated Assault Family Member
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Diana Olvera for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1607930 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of Injury to a Child
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Jane Vara and to your client for earning felony PTI dismissals in Cause Numbers 1554782 – 1554783 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offenses of Evading Arrest with a Vehicle and Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Ian Loyd for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1596602 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of Theft $2500 – $30K
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Lori D’Angelo for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1631676 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of Aggravated Assault Family Member
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Nathan Hennigan for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1613322 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of Felon in Possession of a Weapon
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Charles Brodsky and your client for earning a felony PTI dismissal in Cause Number 1545821 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of Possession of a Controlled Substance
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Kim Abbey for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1612038 out of the Reintegration Criminal District Court for the offense of Possession of a Controlled Substance
“Thousands of drunken driving cases in Harris County will be reviewed after a recall of potentially faulty vials used to hold samples for blood-alcohol tests, according to the district attorney’s office.
The recall by the vial manufacturer could jeopardize drunken-driving cases nationwide, and at least 7,800 local cases have been identified with blood evidence that could have used vials named in the recall, officials said.” By Samantha Ketterer and St John Barned-Smith
“Harris County prosecutors are threatening to issue grand jury subpoenas to the Houston Police Department for details about confidential informants used by narcotics officers at the center of the botched Harding Street drug raid in January that ended with two residents dead and five officers injured.” By St. John Barned Smith and Keri Blakinger
