ShowMeTheJustice – January 22, 2020

FEATURED COURTROOM WINNERS:  Defense Attorney Gary Miller, Defense Attorney Inger Chandler, Defense Attorney Jamika Wester, Defense Attorney Jill Hawkins, Defense Attorney Joseph Gagliardi, Defense Attorney Kevin Acevedo, Defense Attorney Khalil Saman, Defense Attorney Lucio Montes, Defense Attorney Maritza Antu, Defense Attorney Myron Davis, Defense Attorney Natalie Still, Defense Attorney Rand Mintzer, Defense Attorney Robert Sobel, Prosecutor Ryan Trask (Verdict), Prosecutor Stephen Driver (Verdict), Public Defender Stephen Touchstone, Defense Attorney Vik Vij, Defense Attorney William McLellan (Verdict), Defense Attorney Eric Peres (Verdict)

 

 

CAPITAL MURDER – 1297205 – 183rd – Prosecutors Cameron Calligan, Keri Fuller and Colleen Barnett; Defense Attorneys Allen Isbell, Jimmy Ortiz and Mandy Miller (20th floor CJC – ceremonial court) judge Denise Bradley presiding (several weeks of jury selection) HOUSTON CHRONICLE

CAPITAL MURDER – 1484074 – 179th – Prosecutors Allen Otto and Jamie Reyna;  Defense Attorney Danny Easterling (11th floor Civil) judge Randy Roll presiding CLICK2HOUSTON

AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD – 1619355 – 337th – Prosecutor Lara Hogue; Defense Attorney Matt Mahoney (19th floor CJC) judge Herb Ritchie presiding (jury selection to continue)

INDECENCY WITH A CHILD 1552836 – 184th – Prosecutor Bethany Belisle; Public Defenders Tolu Nelms and Eric Davis (20th floor CJC) judge Abigail Anastasio presiding

MURDER – 1508646 – 174th – Prosecutors Lacy Johnson and Gilbert Sawtelle; Defense Attorneys Joe Wells and Steven Greenlee (17th floor CJC) judge Hazel Jones presiding

INDECENCY WITH A CHILD – 1649256 – 185th – Prosecutor Casey Smith; Defense Attorney Dorian Cotlar (16th floor CJC) judge Jim Anderson presiding

POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY – 1545543 – 351st – Prosecutors Johna Stallings and Micala Clark; Defense Attorney Todd Dupont (16th floor CJC) judge Leslie Yates presiding

TERRORISTIC THREAT – 1644353 – 180th – Prosecutor Chadwick Scott; Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn (19th floor CJC) judge DaSean Jones presiding

 

 

Stephen Driver

Congratulations to Prosecutor Stephen Driver for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1536960 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of Murder – Sentence:  50 Years in Prison (presiding judge Belinda Hill) co-counsel Ryan Trask

Good job Stephen!

Ryan Trask

Congratulations to Prosecutor Ryan Trask for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1536960 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of Murder – Sentence:  50 Years in Prison (presiding judge Belinda Hill) co-counsel Stephen Driver

Good job Ryan!

William McLellan

Congratulations to Defense Attorney William McLellan for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2230684 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of Assault Family Member (presiding judge Shannon Baldwin) second chair Eric Peres

Good job William!

Eric Peres

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Eric Peres for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2230684 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of Assault Family Member (presiding judge Shannon Baldwin) lead counsel William McLellan

Good job Eric!

Show Me The Justice presents a daily update of the 2020 score between Prosecutors and Defenders at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse.

R Trask/S Driver FG, W McLellan/E Peres MNG

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.

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Inger Chandler for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1578980 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Attempted Aggravated Robbery

Joseph Gagliardi

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Joseph Gagliardi for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1616963 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

Jill Hawkins

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jill Hawkins for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2252791 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Jamika Wester

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jamika Wester for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2247428 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of

Fleeing a Police Officer

Gary Miller

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Gary Miller for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2243563 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of

Terroristic Threat

Kevin Acevedo

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kevin Acevedo for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2264902 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Lucio Montes

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lucio Montes for earning trial setting dismissals for your clients in Cause Numbers 2223616 – 2223617 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of

Assault

Myron Davis

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Myron Davis for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1591798 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Natalie Schultz Still

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Natalie Still for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1622433 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault on a Peace Officer

Khalil Saman

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Khalil Saman for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Numbers 1638106 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Rand Mintzer

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Rand Mintzer for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1632807 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault

Robert Sobel

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Robert Sobel for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1613849 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Burglary of a Building

Vik Vij

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Vik Vij for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1642842 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Evading Arrest with a Vehicle

Maritza Antu

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Maritza Antu for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1661360 out of the Reintegration Criminal District Court for the offense of

Possession of a Controlled Substance

Stephen Touchstone

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Stephen Touchstone for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1613052 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

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

Number of trials performed by each judge – January 1, 2020 – January 22, 2020 (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

 

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FINAL JUDGE TRIAL STATISTICS – 20192018

 

 

The number of FAVORABLE VERDICTS by the Prosecutors and Defense Attorneys at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse from January 1, 2020 through January 22, 2020 (1 verdict may have 2 or more attorneys attached as co-counsel)

 

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FINAL TRIAL STANDINGS – 20192018

 

ALL VERDICTS from February 1, 2017 – January 22, 2020 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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January 1, 2018 – January 21, 2020

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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(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. Only includes attorneys who were hired)

(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. Includes mostly court appointed cases)