FEATURED COURTROOM WINNERS: Defense Attorney Arthur White III, Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn, Defense Attorney Brian Ayson, Defense Attorney Casey Garrett, Defense Attorney Cavita Sharma, Defense Attorney Charles Johnson, Defense Attorney Clyde Williams, Defense Attorney Cory Roth, Defense Attorney Danny Easterling, Defense Attorney David Yoon Lee, Defense Attorney Dionne Press, Defense Attorney Francisco Fernandez, Defense Attorney Fred Dahr, Defense Attorney George Lobb, Defense Attorney Grant Hardeway, Public Defender Jackie Carpenter, Defense Attorney James Elick, Defense Attorney James Reed, Defense Attorney Jason Yancey, Defense Attorney Joe Vinas, Defense Attorney Kate Welch, Defense Attorney Kim Abbey, Defense Attorney Kirk Oncken, Defense Attorney Lisa Shapiro Strauss, Defense Attorney Mala Sharma, Defense Attorney Martina Longoria, Defense Attorney Melissa Dickson, Defense Attorney Michelle Beck, Defense Attorney Mike Monks, Public Defender Nicholas Smith, Defense Attorney Omar Saman, Defense Attorney Paria Rafiee, Defense Attorney Paula Kemp, Defense Attorney Selina Alaniz, Defense Attorney Steven Greenlee, Defense Attorney Sylvia Escobedo, Defense Attorney Taniya Al-Amin, Defense Attorney Tim Ballengee, Defense Attorney Todd Bennett, Defense Attorney Tucker Graves
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Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Brian Ayson for earning an In-Trial Dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2265659 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
(presiding judge Erica Hughes)
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Trial win leaders from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (February 2017 – December 2020). Congratulations to these fine prosecutors and defense attorneys for earning verdicts for the state and your clients over the last 4 years!
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 Brennen Dunn for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1652650 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Failure to Comply as a Sex Offender
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney George Lobb for earning trial setting felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1660229 – 1660230 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Assault Family Member and Continuous Violence Against the Family
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Jackie Carpenter for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1630460 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Criminal Mischief $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Steven Greenlee for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1692269 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Lisa Shapiro Strauss for earning felony dismissals for your client in Cause Numbers 1671871 – 1671872 – 1671873 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offenses of
Tampering with a Government Record and Fraudulent Use of IDs
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Melissa Dickson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1664915 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Melissa Dickson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1605967 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Melissa Dickson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1657367 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Melissa Dickson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1665205 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Paula Kemp for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1606379 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Danny Easterling for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1673752 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Cory Roth for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1678674 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Grant Hardeway for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1684046 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 1678676 out of the Reintegration Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kim Abbey for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1700430 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Clyde Williams for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1680778 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Criminal Mischief $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kate Welch for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1654751 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kate Welch for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1703754 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Criminal Mischief $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Fred Dahr for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1687038 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Selina Alaniz for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1675599 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Burglary of a Habitation
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Todd Bennett for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1692915 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Carrying a Weapon in a Prohibited Place
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Todd Bennett for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1626230 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Todd Bennett for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1633306 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Martina Longoria for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1677405 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Joe Vinas for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1671631 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Charles Johnson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1666653 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Charles Johnson for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1606049 out of the 178th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Dionne Press for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1668785 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Omar Saman for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1681019 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Paria Rafiee for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1672336 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Endangering a Child
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Kirk Oncken for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1684624 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mala Sharma for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1649398 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Credit Card Abuse
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Tim Ballengee for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1706408 out of the 183rd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mike Monks for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1648930 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mike Monks for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2284138 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mike Monks for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2222986 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
Trespass
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Mike Monks for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1631914 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Aggravated Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Michelle Beck for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1701789 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Jason Yancey for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1662649 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Casey Garrett for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1657953 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 3rd Offense
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Arthur White III for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1641059 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Francisco Fernandez for earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1645457 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Indecency with a Child
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Cavita Sharma for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1653011 out the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated – 3rd Offense
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney David Yoon Lee for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2283071 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated
Show Me The Justice congratulates Public Defender Nicholas Smith for earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2320285 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of
Indecent Assault
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney James Elick for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1683226 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Tampering with Evidence
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Tucker Graves for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1658186 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Theft $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Taniya Al-Amin for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1689726 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Continuous Violence against the Family
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney Sylvia Escobedo for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1670433 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney James Reed for earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1616467 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
Assault Family Member
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 11,800 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)
(Source: Harris County District Clerk’s Online Services – CrimDisposMonthly spreadsheet – dismissals when convicted of another charge or case refiled is usually excluded but the District Clerk’s website is not functioning as normal. 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.
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
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
ZOOM ADDRESSES FOR DISTRICT COURTS (click here for larger picture)
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
Former District Attorney Devon Anderson is the leader of Justice Forward – a foundation that assists the 18 Harris County Specialty courts rehabilitate individuals rather than imprison them. An excellent organization! Also, read Devon’s inspiring opinion piece in the Houston Chronicle.
IMPORTANT NOTICE – The district clerk’s website has been displaying INCOMPLETE INFORMATION since July 5, 2020. The Online Dockets tab (faulty since July 5, 2020) and the Criminal Disposed Cases tab (faulty since November 19, 2020) from which I gather my blog information are BOTH providing only PARTIAL DATA. On July 5, 2020 and November 23, 2020 I submitted a work order for them to fix the problems, but to no avail. I apologize if I missed any information due to their inability to correct the issue.