ShowMeTheJustice – January 31, 2020

FEATURED COURTROOM WINNERS:   Prosecutor Amanda Kirtley (Verdict), Defense Attorney Amanda Skillern (Verdict), Defense Attorney Anne Ritchie (Verdict), Prosecutor Bethany Belisle (Verdict), Defense Attorney Brian Coyne, Defense Attorney Brock White, Public Defender Damaris Betancourt, Defense Attorney Danny Werlinger, Defense Attorney Dennis Craggs, Defense Attorney Herman Martinez, Defense Attorney Ike Okorafor, Public Defender Jackie Carpenter, Defense Attorney Julio Vela, Defense Attorney Larry Douglas, Defense Attorney Mac Miller, Defense Attorney Manik Wadhawan, Defense Attorney Mario Santos, Defense Attorney Martina Longoria, Defense Attorney Pat Kelley, Defense Attorney Sally Ring, Defense Attorney Shahin Zamir, Defense Attorney Tyler Flood, Defense Attorney Val Zuniga, Defense Attorney Vic Wisner

 

 

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

AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD – 1660617 – 208th – Prosecutors Micala Clark and Sara Siegel; Defense Attorney J.C. Castillo (16th floor CJC) judge Reagan Clark presiding

CONTINUOUS SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD – 1503082 – 176th – Prosecutor Michael Simons; Defense Attorney Ralph Martinez (18th floor CJC) judge Nikita Harmon presiding

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT – 1632261 – 182nd – Prosecutor Hunter Brown and Veronica Alvarado; Defense Attorney Carlos Rodriguez (1st floor Juvenile) judge Danny Lacayo presiding

 

 

Bethany Belisle

Congratulations to Prosecutor Bethany Belisle for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1605716 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of Aggravated Robbery – Sentence:  23 Years in Prison (presiding judge Jim Anderson)

Good job Bethany!

Amanda Kirtley

Congratulations to Prosecutor Amanda Kirtley for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 2241168 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 11 for the offense of DWI – Sentence:  6 Days in Jail (presiding judge Sedrick Walker)

Good job Amanda!

Amanda Skillern

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Amanda Skillern for earning Not Guilty Verdicts for your client in Cause Numbers 2245966 – 2245967 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offenses of Terroristic Threat and Criminal Mischief (presiding judge Lee Wilson) co-counsel Anne Ritchie

Good job Amanda!

Congratulations to Defense Attorney Anne Ritchie for earning Not Guilty Verdicts for your client in Cause Numbers 2245966 – 2245967 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 10 for the offenses of Terroristic Threat and Criminal Mischief (presiding judge Lee Wilson) co-counsel Amanda Skillern

Good job Anne!

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

B Belisle FG, A Skillern/A Ritchie MNG, A Kirtley MG

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.

Mario Santos

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mario Santos for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1649278 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Forgery

Jackie Carpenter

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Jackie Carpenter for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1640248 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault

Larry Douglas

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Larry Douglas for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1654066 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Possession of a Controlled Substance

Shahin Zamir

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Shahin Zamir for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1654906 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Possession of a Controlled Substance

Martina Longoria

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Martina Longoria for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1650713 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Herman Martinez

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Herman Martinez for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1632888 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Injury to a Child

Walter Mac Miller

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mac Miller for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1643374 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Injury to a Child

Sally Ring

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Sally Ring for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1636408 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Theft $150K – $300K

Ike Okorafor

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Ike Okorafor for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2264638 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Dennis Craggs

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Dennis Craggs for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2173369 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Manik Wadhawan for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1559156 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Assault Family Member

Val Zuniga

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Val Zuniga for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1639834 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault

Vic Wisner

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Vic Wisner for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1635037 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Theft <$2500 with at Least 2 Prior Theft Convictions

Julio Vela

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Julio Vela for earning trial setting felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1600117 – 1597910 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offenses of

Assault Family Member and Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle

Damaris Betancourt

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Damaris Betancourt for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1624860 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Possession of a Controlled Substance

Danny Werlinger

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Danny Werlinger for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1635682 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Possession of a Controlled Substance

Brian Coyne

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brian Coyne for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1609779 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Burglary of a Habitation

Pat Kelley

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Pat Kelley for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1608717 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Driving While Intoxicated – 3rd Offense

Brock White

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brock White for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1657091 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Forgery

Ann Johnson

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Ann Johnson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1597641 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

Tyler Flood

 

 

Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Tyler Flood for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2179614 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of

Driving While Intoxicated

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 31, 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 31, 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 31, 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 30, 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)