FEATURED COURTROOM WINNERS: Defense Attorney Ana Martinez, Defense Attorney Andreea Ionescu, Defense Attorney Andrew Smith, Public Defender Betsy Stukes Martinez, Defense Attorney Bret Kisluk, Defense Attorney Brian Coyne, Defense Attorney Charles Thompson, Defense Attorney Drew Willey, Defense Attorney Eric Benavides, Defense Attorney Harris Wood, Defense Attorney Janet Kleban, Defense Attorney Jeff DeSandro, Defense Attorney Kevin Stryker, Defense Attorney Mandy Goldman Miller, Defense Attorney Maritza Antu, Defense Attorney Markay Stroud, Defense Attorney Matt Perez, Defense Attorney Maverick Ray, Defense Attorney Mike Monks, Defense Attorney Paria Rafiee, Defense Attorney Shreya Gulamali, Defense Attorney Staci Biggar, Defense Attorney Syed Imam, Defense Attorney Todd Overstreet
Jury Trial Season On Hold (March 16th – December 1st)
- Some Select Cases with special permission from the local and regional administrative judges have been and will be granted permission to proceed with jury selection at NRG prior to December 1st. Some BENCH trials are proceeding.
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The following cases are felony and misdemeanor trial setting dismissals derived from the Harris County District Clerk’s website – online services > public data sets > crimdisposdaily. (2 work days later) 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. ric court dismissals are posted only if legal issues were cited.
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Markay Stroud for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1670622 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Drew Willey for earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2294102 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 based on a successful Motion to Quash (basis for motion is DIMS alterations by HPD after sworn probable cause) for the offense of
Evading Arrest
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jeff DeSandro for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2244256 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Betsy Stukes Martinez for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1643256 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Fraudulent Use of IDs
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kevin Stryker for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1627972 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Retaliation
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Maverick Ray for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1657837 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault on a Peace Officer
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Paria Rafiee for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1619292 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Todd Overstreet for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1656122 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mike Monks for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1610588 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mandy Goldman Miller for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1691831 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Ana Martinez for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1653583 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Janet Kleban for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1642613 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Bret Kisluk for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1666927 out of the Reintegration Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Syed Imam for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1621562 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Staci Biggar for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1693572 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Injury to the Elderly
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Eric Benavides for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1613353 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Eric Benavides for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1615966 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Retaliation
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Maritza Antu for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1688777 out of the Reintegration Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Harris Wood for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1644159 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 3rd Offense
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Andrew Smith for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1681237 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brian Coyne for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2208077 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of
Assault
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Matt Perez for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2246631 out of County Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Charles Thompson for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2264417 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 4 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 2nd Offense
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Andreea Ionescu for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2275262 out of County Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Andreea Ionescu for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2279683 out of County Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Shreya Gulamali for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2293780 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of
Indecent Exposure
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Ask for my longtime friend/president Alan Helfman and tell him Jeff Ross sent you! He will set you up with a great deal!
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Note: The following spreadsheets, standings, charts, graphs and 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
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 11,100 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 August 1, 2020 – The above spreadsheet contains the names of a couple thousand defense attorneys earning nearly 10,000 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)
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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. Attorneys above are mostly court appointed)
Former Prosecutor and Veteran Criminal Defense Attorney Murray Newman has been publishing a blog about the inner workings of the Harris County Criminal Courthouse for over 10 years. His insight and experience on the subject is among the best in Houston. I have a lot of respect for Murray and his blog inspired me to create my site – Show Me The Justice! For his personal views of Life at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse click the link below
LIFE AT THE HARRIS COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE CENTER
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 in lieu of their in person class that Robert Pelton and Jim Skelton conducted for years at the Harris County Courthouse.
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
You can also dial in using your phone.
United States: +1 (312) 757-3121
Access Code: 337-340-109
New to GoToMeeting? Get the app now and be ready when your first meeting starts:
https://global.gotomeeting.com/install/293655421
Be sure to mute yourself upon entry. If you call you need to *6 to mute or unmute
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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
ALL CRIMINAL COURTS ARE NOW BACK AT THE CJC
Here is the list of floors and docket times
Are you interested in moving some criminal cases? Go to a client’s file and login the the DA Defense Portal. On the page you can find the DA in charge of the case AND you can find the CURRENT roster of DAs in their current courts. Let’s start moving some cases!!
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.
My friend and excellent Houston Criminal Defense Lawyer Grant Scheiner is now president of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. Check out their website
