FEATURING: Defense Attorney Abbie Russell, Defense Attorney Asha Reddi, Public Defender Ben Friedman, Defense Attorney Ben Pearce, Defense Attorney Chris Denuna, Defense Attorney Claire Connors, Defense Attorney Cory Roth, Defense Attorney Craig Uhran, Defense Attorney Elihu Dodier, Defense Attorney Hector Ruiz, Defense Attorney Ike Okorafor, Defense Attorney Jessica Padilla, Defense Attorney John Anderson, Defense Attorney Jordan Lewis, Defense Attorney Letitia Quinones, Defense Attorney Mac Miller, Defense Attorney Marcos Adrogue, Defense Attorney Markay Stroud, Defense Attorney Monique Sparks, Public Defender Natalie Ware, Defense Attorney Paula Kemp, Defense Attorney Steven Goins, Defense Attorney Tyler Flood, Defense Attorney Vivian Phan, Defense Attorney Wes Rucker, Defense Attorney William McLellan
CAPITAL MURDER – 1434395 – 351st – Prosecutors Samantha Knecht, Lauren Bard and Kaylynn Williford; Defense Attorneys Doug Durham, Ed Chernoff and Neal Davis III – (17th floor CJC) judge George Powell presiding – man kills a mom, dad and 3 kids looking for ex-wife – HOUSTON CHRONICLE
SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD – 1448340 – 182nd – Prosecutors Erika Ramirez and Michael Harrison; Defense Attorney Jed Silverman (1st floor Juvenile) judge Danny Lacayo presiding
AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD – 1568846 – 179th – Prosecutor James Murphy; Defense Attorney John Floyd (11th floor Civil) judge Randy Roll presiding
CONTINUOUS SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD – 1564986 – 351st – Prosecutor Lindsey Hovland; Defense Attorney Anthony Simmons (16th floor CJC) judge Mike Wilkinson presiding
CAPITAL MURDER – 1557764 – 208th – Prosecutor Lynn Nguyen; Defense Attorney Catherine Evans (16th floor CJC) judge Leslie Yates presiding HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Steven Goins for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1614888 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of Aggravated Assault (presiding judge Hilary Unger)
Good job Steven!
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 Cory Roth for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2271514 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of Harassing Communications
Nice work Cory!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Marcos Adrogue for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2207221 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of DWI
Nice work Marcos!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Marcos Adrogue for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1628180 out of the Reintegration Criminal District Court for the offense of Possession of a Controlled Substance
Nice work Marcos!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Craig Uhran for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2222822 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of DWI 2nd
Nice work Craig!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney William McLellan for earning trial setting dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 2246575 – 2246576 – 2246577 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offenses of Assault and Assault Family Member
Nice work William!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Tyler Flood for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2166608 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of DWI
Nice work Tyler!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Wes Rucker for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2024347 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of DWI 2nd
Nice work Wes!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Asha Reddi for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2232301 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of Assault Family Member
Nice work Asha!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Hector Ruiz for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2219746 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 11 for the offense of Assault Family Member
Nice work Hector!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Paula Kemp for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2240280 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of Assault Family Member
Nice work Paula!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Jordan Lewis for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2163911 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offense of DWI 2nd
Nice work Jordan!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Abbie Russell for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1614333 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of Assault Family Member
Nice work Abbie!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Claire Connors for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1599185 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of Criminal Mischief of an Electric Service Meter
Nice work Claire!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Elihu Dodier for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1622989 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of Possession of a Controlled Substance
Nice work Elihu!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Vivian Phan for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1603724 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of Aggravated Assault Family Member
Nice work Vivian!
Congratulations to Defense Attorneys Chris Denuna (left) and John Anderson for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1609201 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of Aggravated Assault
Nice work Chris and John!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Mac Miller for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1636382 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of Injury to the Elderly
Nice work Mac!
Congratulations to Defense Attorneys Monique Sparks (pictured) and Letitia Quinones for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1495832 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of Indecency with a Child
Nice work Monique and Letitia!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Ike Okorafor for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1640053 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of Assault on a Public Servant
Nice work Ike!
Congratulations to Public Defender Ben Friedman for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1645244 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of Possession of a Controlled Substance
Nice work Ben!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Markay Stroud for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1592810 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of Credit Card Abuse
Nice work Markay!
Congratulations to Public Defender Natalie Ware for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1596849 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of Harassment of a Public Servant
Nice work Natalie!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Ben Pearce for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1566707 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of Endangering a Child
Nice work Ben!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Jessica Padilla for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1633499 out of the Reintegration Criminal District Court for the offense of Possession of a Controlled Substance
Nice work Jessica!
Number of trials performed by each judge from January 1, 2019 – Present (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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The number of FAVORABLE VERDICTS by the Prosecutors and Defense Attorneys for 2019
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ALL VERDICTS from February 1, 2017 – September 6, 2019 (for personal use ONLY)
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January 1, 2018 – September 6, 2019
A Compilation of Not Guilty Verdicts, Mid-Trial Dismissals, Trial-Setting Dismissals and *Special Felony Dismissals (exceptions apply) -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)
LAWYERS WHO EARNED MISDEMEANOR DISMISSALS
Source: District Clerk’s Online Public Data Sets – CrimDisposDaily
Misdemeanor dismissals from January 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019 – Does not include dismissals “convicted of another charge” or “case refiled”
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LAWYERS WHO EARNED FELONY DISMISSALS
Source: District Clerk’s Online Public Data Sets – CrimDisposDaily
Felony dismissals from January 1, 2019 – September 6, 2019 Does not include dismissals “convicted of another charge” or “case refiled”
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The Court Reporter has one of the most difficult jobs in the courthouse. Imagine having to listen to EVERY single word in a trial and transcribing it! My hats-off to you! I will try to feature a court reporter each week and offer their tips on how we can make their job a little easier
Ramona Sonnier has been a court reporter since 1999. She worked freelance for 4 years in all types of Harris County courts – including criminal, civil, juvenile, and family. In 2003 she got a permanent position with County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 under judge Margaret Harris and is now in the same court with judge David Fleischer presiding – which began January of this year.
COURT REPORTER TIP –
“My day would go a lot smoother if…..”
The witnesses were coached better before taking the stand. Let’s give ALL witnesses before they testify a “Witness Stand Tips” pamphlet that explains basic things such as: 1) speak loudly, slowly and clearly, 2) don’t speak until the lawyer has stopped speaking, 3) only answer the question posed to you – don’t elaborate 4) the court reporter can only take down what one person says at a time, so don’t interrupt, 5) Don’t talk when a lawyer makes an objection until the judge tells you, etc.
PRIOR FEATURED COURT REPORTERS AND THEIR TIPS – CLICK HERE
“The Harris County District Attorney’s Office was ordered to pay a rare sanction after a judge found that prosecutors acted in bad faith when they took eight months to turn over evidence that could have helped the defense in a misdemeanor drunken driving case.” Story by Keri Blakinger
