Defense Attorney Abbie Russell, Defense Attorney Brooks Richmond, Defense Attorney Connie Williams, Public Defender Damaris Betancourt, Defense Attorney David Bires, Defense Attorney Ed Chernoff, Defense Attorney Feroz Merchant, Public Defender Ian Loyd, Defense Attorney James Reed, Public Defender Jane Vara, Public Defender Kevin Keating, Defense Attorney Lott Brooks, Defense Attorney Mac Schaffer, Defense Attorney Marjorie Muniz, Defense Attorney Monique Sparks, Defense Attorney Myron Davis, Defense Attorney Philip Scardino, Public Defender Sherlene Cruz, Defense Attorney Shreya Gulamali, Defense Attorney William McLellan
along with: Defense Attorney Michael Antalan, Defense Attorney Michael Driver, Defense Attorney Tyler Flood, Defense Attorney Todd Overstreet, Defense Attorney Tiffany Hill, Defense Attorney Sean Darvishi
NO TRIAL VERDICTS TO REPORT
From the Harris County District Clerk: Below is a video guide of a Jury Call and Voir Dire at NRG Arena, and a Jury Trial in one of the Downtown Courthouses. Consult the presiding judge of each court for that court’s specific courtroom setup and protocols.
Under COVID orders does a Defendant have a RIGHT to a COURT trial without the consent of the State? (Normally all 3 parties have to agree)
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TRIAL WIN LEADERS from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (February 7, 2017 – March 11, 2021). Congratulations to these fine prosecutors and defense attorneys for earning verdicts for the state and your clients over the last 4 years! (Source: Show Me The Justice “Lawyers in Trial” Spreadsheet)
Great tips from the Harris County Court Reporters! I interviewed 12 of some of the best court reporters working the Harris County Criminal Courts and got their “inside information” on how jurors, lawyers, witnesses and judges can improve in trial to make it easier for the court reporter to take down ALL the information required of them for an excellent record.
The following cases are felony DISMISSALS and misdemeanor trial setting dismissals derived from the Harris County District Clerk’s website – online services > public data sets > crimdisposdaily. I examine each dismissal form before posting, post only dismissals which appeared to require some work to earn, gets the client off scott-free (exceptions apply) and for which I have an attorney photo. ric court dismissals are posted only if legal issues were cited. for details go to “the making of this blog”
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Shreya Gulamali for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2271481 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of
Evading Arrest
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Myron Davis for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2282188 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Failure to Identify
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Marjorie Muniz for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1702544 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of Marijuana 4oz – 5lbs
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney William McLellan for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1698214 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated with a Child <15 years old
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Connie Williams for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1596086 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Robbery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Jane Vara for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1660727 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Ian Loyd for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1638754 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Feroz Merchant for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1671805 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Failure to Comply as a Sex Offender
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney David Bires for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1662250 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Damaris Betancourt for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1700678 out of the Reintegration Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Philip Scardino for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1641933 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 3rd Offense
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney James Reed for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1632785 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mac Schaffer for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1699576 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Ed Chernoff for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1598317 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Endangering a Child
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Abbie Russell for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1699177 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Monique Sparks for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1633631 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Robbery
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brooks Richmond for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1680442 – 1680443 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Continuous Violence against the Family and Driving While Intoxicated with Child <15 years old
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Sherlene Cruz for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1640801 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lott Brooks for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1567207 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Kevin Keating for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1596288 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Michael Antalan for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2344235 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Tyler Flood for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2341380 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Michael Driver for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2333481 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Todd Overstreet for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2347424 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Tiffany Hill for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2274183 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
Failure to Stop and Give Information
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Sean Darvishi for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2321725 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Note: The following spreadsheets, standings, charts, graphs and compilations are NOT 100% accurate and should not be relied upon as authoritative information.
ALL VERDICTS by ATTORNEY last name – (OVER 1,800 TRIAL VERDICTS) starting February 1, 2017 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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Have you been charged with a crime in Harris County? Check out our list of attorneys with OVER 12,600 CRIMINAL DEFENSE SUCCESS STORIES since January 1, 2018
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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Through February 12, 2021 – The above spreadsheet contains the names of a couple thousand defense attorneys earning nearly 12,000 not guilty verdicts, in-trial dismissals, trial setting dismissals and felony dismissals since January 2018. Great job to all on the list! Congratulations to the below listed attorneys for being the MOST MENTIONED attorneys on this spreadsheet for the combination of 1) Not Guilty Verdicts 2) In-Trial Dismissals 3) Trial Setting Dismissals and 4) Felony Dismissals! (Note: This is not an endorsement or acknowledgment of the best defense attorneys in Houston)
(Source: Harris County District Clerk’s Online Services – CrimDisposMonthly spreadsheet – dismissals when convicted of another charge or case refiled is usually excluded but the District Clerk’s website is not functioning as normal. Does not include attorneys whose names do not appear as attorney of record on clerk’s spreadsheet. Attorneys above are mostly court appointed)
CRIMINAL LAW INSTITUTE, INC. – Veteran Criminal Defense Attorneys Robert Pelton (pictured right), Joe Pelton (pictured left) and Former Congressman and District Court Judge Ted Poe (pictured center) have an online CLE class that is conducted each week.
The class is held every Wednesday from 12pm-1pm. You can earn 1 hour CLE by attending. No registration is required. The course number is given at the end of the class. You will have to download the GoToMeeting App on your computer or phone, then just click the link below at noon on a Wednesday.
The class is ONLY $20 ($10 if you are a Veteran or over 75) Note: The average 1-hour Texas State Bar CLE class is $50
Pay before, during or after the class with these 3 methods:
- Paypal – paypal.me/criminallawinstitute
- Venmo – @criminallawinstitute
- Mail Checks – made out to: Robert Pelton 4001 N. Shepherd Dr. Suite 200 Houston, Texas 77018.
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 at:
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/337340109
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
ZOOM ADDRESSES FOR COUNTY COURTS – click here
Watch livestream proceedings including trials if the camera is green
ZOOM ADDRESSES FOR DISTRICT COURTS (click here for larger picture)
Catch all the newest updates, trial tips, important defense information, office tidbits and much more in the Harris County Public Defenders newsletter headed by Chief Public Defender Alex Bunin.
Check out my 30 CELEBRITY JURY PANELS!
IMPORTANT NOTICE – The district clerk’s website has been displaying INCOMPLETE INFORMATION since July 5, 2020. The Online Dockets tab (faulty since July 5, 2020) and the Criminal Disposed Cases tab (faulty since November 19, 2020) from which I gather my blog information are BOTH providing only PARTIAL DATA. On July 5, 2020 and November 23, 2020 I submitted a work order for them to fix the problems, but to no avail. I apologize if I missed any information due to their inability to correct the issue.