ShowMeTheJustice – October 22, 2019

FEATURING:  Defense Attorney Akilah Bacy, Public Defender Brandy Gum, Defense Attorney Brent Wasserstein, Defense Attorney Celenne Beck, Defense Attorney Christopher Carlson, Defense Attorney Dustan Neyland, Defense Attorney Edward Okwueze, Defense Attorney James Reed, Defense Attorney Jill Lansden, Defense Attorney Joe Wells, Defense Attorney Lisa Shapiro Strauss, Defense Attorney Mario Madrid, Defense Attorney Matt Alford, Defense Attorney Matt Horak, Defense Attorney Maverick Ray, Defense Attorney Quinon Brooker, Defense Attorney Ralph Manginello, Defense Attorney Thomas Lewis

 

 

 

MURDER – 1511435 – 208th – Prosecutors Amanda Benavides and Michael Abner; Defense Attorney Michael Edwards (10th floor Civil) judge Greg Glass presiding HOUSTON CHRONICLE

ROBBERY – 1557626 – 184th – Prosecutor Dana Nazarova; Defense Attorneys Julio Vela and Dion Craig (16th floor CJC) judge Denise Bradley presiding

AGGRAVATED ROBBERY – 1571982 – 228th – Prosecutor Cristina Platter; Defense Attorneys Cory Roth and Cynthia Henley (16th floor CJC) judge Vanessa Velasquez presiding

AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT – 1558383 – 184th – Prosecutors Jay Gordon and Jamie Burro; Public Defenders Jane Vara and Amalia Beckner (16th floor CJC) judge Leslie Yates presiding

POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE – 1622602 – 248th – Prosecutor Michael Eber;  Defense Attorney David Rushing (17th floor CJC) judge Hilary Unger presiding

DWI WITH CHILD <15 YEARS OLD – 1592606 – 262nd – Prosecutor Ashley Yi;  Defense Attorney Jon Jaworski (17th floor CJC) judge Lori Chambers Gray presiding

 

MONDAY

 

Congratulations to Prosecutor Jay Gordon for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1443617 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of Sexual Assault of a Child – Sentence: 60 Years in Prison (presiding judge Brian Warren) co-counsel Ashley Harkness

Good job Jay!

 

Congratulations to Prosecutor Ashley Harkness for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1443617 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of Sexual Assault of a Child – Sentence: 60 Years in Prison (presiding judge Brian Warren) co-counsel Jay Gordon

Good job Ashley!

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.

 

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Matt Horak for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client (after a successful Motion to Suppress Hearing) in Cause Number 2221432 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of

Driving While Intoxicated

 

 

Congratulations to Public Defender Brandy Gum for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2241575 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

 

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Dustan Neyland for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2217002 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 11 for the offense of

Prostitution

 

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Ralph Manginello for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2242956 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 11 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

 

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Akilah Bacy for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1623178 – 1578629 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Tampering with Evidence

 

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Matt Alford for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1611384 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

 

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Christopher Carlson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1609074 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault

 

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Thomas Lewis for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1609582 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

 

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Maverick Ray for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1584993 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

 

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Brent Wasserstein for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1630252 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Felon in Possession of a Weapon

 

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Quinon Brooker for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1637995 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault on a Peace Officer

 

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Celenne Beck for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1625184 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Retaliation

 

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Joe Wells for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1627195 – 1627196 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offenses of

Tampering with a Record and Possession of a Controlled Substance

 

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Jill Lansden for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1622559 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

 

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Lisa Shapiro Strauss for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1614411 – 1614412 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offenses of

Aggravated Assault Family Member and Assault Family Member

 

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Mario Madrid for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1590432 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Super Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child

 

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney James Reed for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1631126 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Driving While Intoxicated with a Child <15 Years Old

 

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Edward Okwueze for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1618525 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Evading Arrest with a Vehicle

Note: All spreadsheets, standings, charts, graphs, compilations are NOT 100% accurate and should not be relied upon as authoritative information.

*Special Felonies – Excludes certain felony dismissals – see “The Making of this Blog – What Goes into It” for the exceptions

JUDGE MARIA JACKSON RUNNING FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER

Photo taken on the steps of the Harris County Civil Courthouse on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 (Jeff Ross)

“Former Harris County state district judge Maria T. Jackson will challenge incumbent Rodney Ellis for Harris County Precinct 1 commissioner, her campaign announced Monday.

Jackson, the county’s longest serving felony judge until her resignation last month, plans to hold a campaign kickoff Tuesday. She said she was unavailable for comment Monday.

Jackson, a Democrat, served as judge of the 339th State District Court in Harris County from 2009 to her Sept. 30 resignation from the bench. She previously was a Houston municipal court judge. She unsuccessfully ran for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in 2018.”  Story by Zach Despart

Number of trials performed by each judge from January 1, 2019 – October 22, 2019 (Includes verdicts, in-trial pleas, in-trial dismissals and hung juries. Trial = jury picked) Source: My personal observations of trials in the courthouse and use of the District Clerk’s website online services

 

 

 

 

2018 FINAL “JUDGES TRIAL STATISTICS”

 

 

The number of FAVORABLE VERDICTS by the Prosecutors and Defense Attorneys through October 22, 2019

 

 

2018 FINAL “TRIAL STANDINGS”

 

ALL VERDICTS from February 1, 2017 – October 22, 2019 (for personal use ONLY)

 

January 1, 2018 – October 21, 2019

A Compilation of Not Guilty Verdicts, Mid-Trial Dismissals, Trial-Setting Dismissals and *Special Felony Dismissals (exceptions apply) -For personal use ONLY

(Source: Harris County District Clerk’s Online Services – CrimDisposMonthly spreadsheet – eliminated dismissals when convicted of another charge or case refiled. Does not include attorneys whose names do not appear as attorney of record on clerk’s spreadsheet)