ShowMeTheJustice – October 3, 2019

FEATURING: Defense Attorney Akilah Bacy, Defense Attorney Andrew Williams, Defense Attorney Carl Moore, Defense Attorney Cary Higginbotham, Defense Attorney Claire Connors, Defense Attorney David Breston, Defense Attorney Earl Musick, Defense Attorney Eduardo Franco, Prosecutor Elizabeth Sakai, Defense Attorney Hattie Shannon, Prosecutor Jim McKenney, Defense Attorney Kate Welch, Defense Attorney Kent Schaffer, Defense Attorney Kevin Stryker, Defense Attorney Lisa Andrews Alpe, Defense Attorney Mark Lipkin, Defense Attorney Mike Monks, Defense Attorney Natalie Still, Defense Attorney Robert Ramsey, Prosecutor Savana Hooper, Defense Attorney Sean Darvishi, Prosecutor Tiffany Persaud, Defense Attorney Tom Zakes, Defense Attorney Vik Vij, Defense Attorney Woodrow Dixon

 

 

 

 

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 – DEFENDANT FOUND GUILTY – PUNISHMENT of LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE OR DEATH BEGINS SEPTEMBER 30th – ABC13NEWS

INTOXICATION MANSLAUGHTER – 1544687 – 176th – Prosecutor Brittney Symons and Cameron Mears, Defense Attorney Erik Smith and Sean Evans (9th floor Civil) judge Nikita Harmon presiding

SEXUAL ASSAULT – 1513664 – 208th – Prosecutor Michael Abner; Defense Attorney Samuel Cammack III (10th floor Civil) judge Greg Glass presiding

CAPITAL MURDER – 1494344 – 338th – Prosecutors Keaton Forcht and Will Cowardin; Defense Attorneys Cary Higginbotham and Alvin Nunnery (17th floor CJC) judge Ramona Franklin presiding ABC13NOW

ONLINE SOLICITATION OF A MINOR – 1562199 – 177th – Prosecutor Mario Cicconetti; Defense Attorney Kyle Sampson (13th floor Civil) judge Robert Johnson presiding

MURDER – 1503254 – 179th – Prosecutors Allen Otto and Brett Batchelor; Public Defenders Gemayel Haynes and Betsy Stukes Martinez (11th floor Civil) judge Randy Roll presiding CLICK2HOUSTON

 

 

 

Congratulations to Prosecutor Elizabeth Sakai for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1622414 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of Retaliation – Sentence:  3 Years in Prison  (presiding judge Belinda Hill)

Good job Elizabeth!

 

Congratulations to Prosecutor Savana Hooper for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 2196610 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of Assault Family Member – Sentence:  1 Year Probation  (presiding judge Kelley Andrews)

Good job Savana!

 

Congratulations to Prosecutor Tiffany Persaud for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 2174834 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of DWI >.15 – Sentence:  1 Year Probation  (presiding judge Erica Hughes)

Good job Tiffany!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Andrew Williams for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2207978 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of Assault Family Member (presiding judge Andrew Wright)

Good job Andrew!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Mike Monks for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1592761 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of Harassment of a Public Servant (presiding judge Belinda Hill)

Good job Mike!

 

Congratulations to Prosecutor Jim McKenney for earning an In Trial Plea for the State of Texas in Cause Number 2175962 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offense of DWI – Sentence:  45 Days in Jail  (presiding judge Lee Wilson)

Good job Jim!

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 Carl Moore for earning trial setting dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 2214393 – 2208208 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offenses of Assault Family Member and Terroristic Threat

Nice work Carl!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Natalie Still for earning trial setting felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1582803 – 1582804 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of Burglary of a Habitation

Nice work Natalie!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Sean Darvishi for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2210786 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 11 for the offense of DWI

Nice work Sean!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Kent Schaffer for earning trial setting dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 2186548 – 2186549 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offenses of Interference with an Emergency Call and Assault Family Member

Nice work Kent!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Mike Monks for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2249315 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of Assault Family Member

Nice work Mike!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Mike Monks for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1594818 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of Assault Family Member

Nice work Mike!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Hattie Shannon for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1640897 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of Unlawful Use of a Criminal Instrument

Nice work Hattie!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Kate Welch for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1613130 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of Burglary of a Habitation

Nice work Kate!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Cary Higginbotham for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1642624 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of Harassment of a Public Servant

Nice work Cary!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Claire Connors for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1611506 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of Aggravated Assault

Nice work Claire!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Kevin Stryker for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1487377 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of Acquiring a Controlled Substance by Fraudulent Prescription

Nice work Kevin!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Lisa Andrews Alpe for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1564105 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of Felon in Possession of a Weapon

Nice work Lisa!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Vik Vij for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1607543 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of Robbery

Nice work Vik!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Tom Zakes for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1614929 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of Possession of a Controlled Substance

Nice work Tom!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney David Breston for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1610053 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of Assault Family Member

Nice work David!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Eduardo Franco for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1603655 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of Assault Family Member

Nice work Eduardo!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Akilah Bacy for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1630581 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of Assault Family Member

Nice work Akilah!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Woodrow Dixon for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1590956 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of Aggravated Assault Family Member

Nice work Woodrow!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Robert Ramsey for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1607544 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of Robbery

Nice work Robert!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Earl Musick for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1633099 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of Aggravated Assault

Nice work Earl!

 

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Mark Lipkin for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1597540 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of Assault Family Member

Nice work Mark!

Number of trials performed by each judge from January 1, 2019 – October 3, 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

 

 

 

 

 

The number of FAVORABLE VERDICTS by the Prosecutors and Defense Attorneys through October 3, 2019

 

 

 

ALL VERDICTS from February 1, 2017 – October 3, 2019 (for personal use ONLY)

 

January 1, 2018 – October 2, 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)

 

 

 

 

POINTER:    Before you plead a case make sure you have seen the lab report…Often times the results are either negative or for a lesser amount than was charged…Today in Ex parte Thompson, No. WR-89,601-01, the crim apps (with dissents) handed down an unpublished opinion on the dangers of pleading a client before you have the lab report in hand.

Prosecutor Simone Colson had a difficult time cracking the defendant on the stand as to whether or not she committed the offense of Breaking the Bobble Head. After a grueling cross-examination the defendant was steadfast in her denial, cunningly evasive with her answers, offered an alternate means of destruction and opined that there were no eyewitnesses. After a stern denial the evidence was insufficient to prove she broke the bobble head. The precious little defendant is Logan – Simone’s daughter – and FUTURE lawyer. (Turn on the sound in the video – Courtesy of Simone Colson’s Facebook posting)

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

Rachel Cochran has been a court reporter since 2013. She spent 5 years as the court reporter for the 313th juvenile court before becoming the court reporter in January for County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 – judge Shannon Baldwin presiding.

COURT REPORTER TIP –

“My day would go a lot smoother if…..”

Lawyers would remember that we have a microphone attached at the bench in order to hear your bench conversations. Please be careful when passing papers or other items to the judge! If those papers or items HITS the microphone the amplified sound hurts our ears. Thank you!

PRIOR FEATURED COURT REPORTERS AND THEIR TIPS – CLICK HERE

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Israel Santana and to your family on your daughter Jordan Santana‘s success in qualifying for the NEW Olympic sport of skateboarding!  Best of luck in the trials and we hope to see you in the games representing the United States of America!

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