FEATURED COURTROOM WINNERS: Defense Attorney Ann Johnson, Defense Attorney Brian Coyne, Defense Attorney Carl Moore, Defense Attorney Casey Garrett, Defense Attorney Dustan Neyland, Public Defender Eric Davis, Defense Attorney Jerry Patchen, Defense Attorney Juan Aguirre, Defense Attorney Kevin Stryker, Defense Attorney Kim Abbey, Prosecutor Lauren Bard (Verdict), Defense Attorney Lisa Andrews Alpe, Defense Attorney Lisa Shapiro Strauss, Defense Attorney Lourdes Rodriguez, Defense Attorney Mark Lipkin, Defense Attorney Maverick Ray, Defense Attorney Pat Kelley, Defense Attorney Patty Segura (Verdict), Defense Attorney Ricardo Gonzalez, Defense Attorney Robert Valles, Prosecutor Samantha Knecht (Verdict), Defense Attorney Todd Ward, Defense Attorney Val Zuniga
CAPITAL MURDER – 1297205 – 183rd – Prosecutors Cameron Calligan, Keri Fuller and Colleen Barnett; Defense Attorneys Allen Isbell, Jimmy Ortiz and Mandy Miller (17th floor CJC ) judge Denise Bradley/Chuck Silverman presiding HOUSTON CHRONICLE
POLLUTION (ARKEMA) – 1600310 – 1600311 – 1600312 – 1627625 – 1627626 – 339th – Prosecutor Alex Forrest, etc.; Defense Attorneys Rusty Hardin, Paul Nugent, Chris Downey, Cordt Akers, Dan Cogdell, etc. (20th floor CJC) judge Belinda Hill presiding HOUSTON CHRONICLE
CAPITAL MURDER – 1577903 – 230th – Prosecutor Ryan Volkmer; Defense Attorney Skip Cornelius (16th floor CJC) judge Marc Brown presiding HOUSTON CHRONICLE
MURDER – 1594115 – 263rd – Prosecutors Tara Parker and Dave Brucker; Defense Attorney Jerome Godinich (10 floor Civil) judge Amy Martin presiding HOUSTON CHRONICLE
MURDER – 1527803 – 177th – Prosecutor Becky Marshall and Bayoji Akingbola; Defense Attorney Terrance Jewett and Simone Bray (16th floor CJC) RE-TRIAL – judge Jim Anderson presiding CLICK2HOUSTON
POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY – 1551743 – 182nd – Prosecutor Steve Walsh; Defense Attorney Philip Scardino (17th floor CJC) judge Danny Lacayo presiding
CONTINUOUS SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD – 1505705 – 228th – Prosecutor Lindsey Hovland; Defense Attorney Alvin Nunnery – judge Frank Aguilar presiding (Reset to March 16, 2020 for testimony)
SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD – 1524469 – 228th – Prosecutors Whitney Rasberry and Yasmeen Belal; Defense Attorney Brent Wasserstein (15th floor CJC) judge Frank Aguilar presiding
SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD – 1554604 – 180th – Prosecutor Sarah Neyland; Defense Attorney Clyde Williams (15th floor CJC) judge DaSean Jones presiding
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT – 1577926 – 208th – Prosecutors Will Orr and Brett Batchelor; Defense Attorney David Cunningham (10th floor Civil) judge Greg Glass presiding
ASSAULT FAMILY MEMBER – CHOKING – 1631767 – 183rd – Prosecutor Mike Mitchell; Defense Attorney Julio Vela (16th floor CJC) judge Denise Bradley presiding
Congratulations to Prosecutor Samantha Knecht for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1522186 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of Capital Murder – Sentence: Life in Prison Without Parole (presiding judge Vanessa Velasquez) co-counsel Lauren Bard
Good job Samantha!
Congratulations to Prosecutor Lauren Bard for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1522186 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of Capital Murder – Sentence: Life in Prison Without Parole (presiding judge Vanessa Velasquez) co-counsel Samantha Knecht
Good job Lauren!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Patty Segura for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1526363 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child (presiding judge Ramona Franklin)
Good job Patty!
Congratulations to Prosecutor Aaron Chapman for earning an In Trial Plea for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1550600 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of Murder – Sentence: 50 Years in Prison (presiding judge Reagan Clark)
Good job Aaron!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Dustan Neyland for earning an In Trial Dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2233268 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of Assault Family Member (presiding judge Andrew Wright)
Good job Dustan!
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Lara Autrey for earning an In Trial Dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1618083 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of Possession of a Controlled Substance (presiding judge Jason Luong)
Good job Lara!
Show Me The Justice presents a daily update of the 2020 score between Prosecutors and Defenders at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse.
L Bard/S Knecht FG, P Segura FNG
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.
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Ricardo Gonzalez for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1610617 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 3rd Offense
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brian Coyne for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1589220 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kim Abbey for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1638783 out of the Reintegration Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lisa Andrews Alpe for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1666368 out of the Reintegration Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kevin Stryker for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1652640 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Pat Kelley for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1607278 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Robert Valles for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1607384 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Val Zuniga for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1604894 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Maverick Ray for earning trial setting felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1574656 – 1581537 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Assault Family Member and Continuous Violence Against the Family
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Juan Aguirre for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1665720 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mark Lipkin for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1620055 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Ann Johnson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1650411 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Todd Ward for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1661681 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lisa Shapiro Strauss for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1663177 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Criminal Mischief $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Casey Garrett for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1665067 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jerry Patchen for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1619135 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lourdes Rodriguez for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1542275 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Eric Davis for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1605197 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Deadly Conduct
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Carl Moore for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1623649 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Felon in Possession of a Weapon
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 – March 3, 2020 (Includes verdicts, in-trial pleas, in-trial dismissals and hung juries. Trial = Jury Selected – note: sometimes same case number for 2 judges because one judge picks the jury and another judge tries the case) 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 – 2019 – 2018
The number of FAVORABLE VERDICTS by the Prosecutors and Defense Attorneys at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse from January 1, 2020 through March 3, 2020 (1 verdict may have 2 or more attorneys attached as co-counsel)
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FINAL TRIAL STANDINGS – 2019 – 2018
ALL VERDICTS (OVER 1,800 LAWYER VERDICTS) from February 1, 2017 – March 3, 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 – March 2, 2020 – OVER 8,800 LAWYER ENTRIES
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)
