FEATURED COURTROOM WINNERS: Public Defender Amanda Koons, Defense Attorney Brian Roberts, Defense Attorney Cameron Dellis, Defense Attorney Charles Brown, Defense Attorney Cheryl Chapell, Defense Attorney Dorian Cotlar, Public Defender Damon Parrish, Defense Attorney Erica Leggington, Defense Attorney Hans Nielsen, Defense Attorney Herman Martinez, Defense Attorney Jason Yancey, Defense Attorney Jay Dedrick, Defense Attorney Joe Wells, Defense Attorney Korey Huff, Defense Attorney Kristi Miranda, Defense Attorney Lori Botello Christenson, Defense Attorney Lott Brooks, Defense Attorney Melissa DIckson, Defense Attorney Paul Doyle, Defense Attorney Paul Nugent, Defense Attorney Samuel Gardner, Defense Attorney Spence Graham, Defense Attorney Thomas Ross, Defense Attorney Tyler Flood
No Verdicts – Season On Hold (March 16th – August 31st)
Current Plan: Trial jurors will be congregated at NRG Arena on or near September 1, 2020 and jury selection will take place at NRG. Parking will be free for all participants (lawyers, jurors, clerks). Once the jury is selected the trial itself will be held the next working day at the criminal courthouse. Criminal jury trials will take precedence over civil jury trials. They will have pre-screening at the NRG door and masks will be mandatory to enter. (Judges have discretion on the masks once jurors are within their voir dire space.) These plans are tentative depending on spike of COVID cases. Also, the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association has reservations about the above process since they were excluded from any and all input.
FOR THE TRIAL STANDINGS, JUDGE STANDINGS, TRIAL STATISTICS AND MORE PRIOR TO MARCH 16TH GO TO JUNE 26TH BLOG POSTING
The following cases are felony and misdemeanor trial setting dismissals derived from the Harris County District Clerk’s website – online services > public data sets > crimdisposdaily. (2 work days later) 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. ric court dismissals are posted only if legal issues were cited.
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Cheryl Chapell for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1664030 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Child Endangerment
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Korey Huff for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1605955 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Samuel Gardner for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1651297 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Paul Doyle for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1600592 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Damon Parrish for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1133162 – 1133163 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Cameron Dellis for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1652933 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jay Dedrick for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1649735 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Charles Brown for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1656914 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated with Child <15 years old
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Tyler Flood for earning trial setting dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 2257565 – 2257566 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offenses of
Driving While Intoxicated and Unlawful Carrying a Weapon
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lori Botello Christenson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1668295 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Tampering with Evidence
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Amanda Koons for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1614587 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jason Yancey for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1636485 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Robbery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Joe Wells for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1638530 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Thomas Ross for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1672899 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brian Roberts for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1640080 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Paul Nugent for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1548156 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Hans Nielsen for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1569886 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kristi Miranda for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1628004 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Sexual Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Herman Martinez for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1672886 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Unlawful Restraint
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Erica Leggington for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1668077 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Child Abandonment
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Spence Graham for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1649079 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Pregnant Person
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Melissa Dickson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1587622 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Criminal Mischief $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Dorian Cotlar for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1654655 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to the Elderly
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lott Brooks for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1657499 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to a Child
Note: The following spreadsheets, standings, charts, graphs and 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
ALL VERDICTS by ATTORNEY last name – (OVER 1,800 TRIAL VERDICTS) from February 1, 2017 – July 24, 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 – July 21, 2020 – OVER 9,800 CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYER SUCCESS STORIES
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. Attorneys above are mostly court appointed)
Former Prosecutor and Veteran Criminal Defense Attorney Murray Newman has been publishing a blog about the inner workings of the Harris County Criminal Courthouse for over 10 years. His insight and experience on the subject is among the best in Houston. I have a lot of respect for Murray and his blog inspired me to create my site – Show Me The Justice! For his personal views of Life at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse click the link below
LIFE AT THE HARRIS COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE CENTER
Veteran Criminal Defense Attorney Robert Pelton has started an online CLE class in lieu of his every Wednesday in person class. It will be conducted each Wednesday from 12pm-1pm. You can earn 1 hour CLE by attending. The course number is given at the end of the class. You will have to download the GoToMeeting App on your computer or phone. The class is FREE at this time, but a fee will be charged for the classes down the road. If you want to get on Robert’s mass email list with Wednesday seminar updates mail to rpeltonlawyer1@aol.com and tell him Show Me The Justice sent you.
You can join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/337340109
You can also dial in using your phone.
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Access Code: 337-340-109
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GREAT CHANNEL TO WATCH LIVE COURT PROCEEDINGS AROUND TEXAS! CRIMINAL AND CIVIL PROCEEDINGS. Click on the YouTube photo and learn – look for the LIVE NOW indicators where it says WATCH NOW! txcourts.gov
ALL CRIMINAL COURTS ARE NOW BACK AT THE CJC
Here is the list of floors and docket times
Are you interested in moving some criminal cases? Go to a client’s file and login the the DA Defense Portal. On the page you can find the DA in charge of the case AND you can find the CURRENT roster of DAs in their current courts. Let’s start moving some cases!!