Sugar Land, TX
Criminal defense Lawyer at Sugar Land, TX
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
OUTCOME: DISMISSED
A Class C Assault. City of Stafford, Texas municipal court prosecutor Gene Frohbieter chickened out and dismissed his case minutes before jury selection once he realized he was finally going to have ... to face my wrath in front of a jury.
OUTCOME: Thirteen minute not guilty after trial by jury.
A concerned citizen flagged down Houston P.D. officers to alert them to client's "erratic" driving. Officers testified at trial that after this tip, they followed client for approximately 1/2 mile befo ... re pulling her over, during which time they witnessed her constantly drifting from lane to lane. Officers testified the manner in which she pulled over was not normal, and that she reeked of alcohol and had red, bloodshot eyes. Testimony at trial showed that client was pulled over at 3:00 A.M. on a Sunday morning and that she and her husband, who was with her in the vehicle, had been at a Latin dance club all night. Husband was arrested on scene for public intoxication. Client admitted to officers that both she and her husband had been drinking. Client submitted to standardized field sobriety testing and, according to officers, failed each and every test. Attorney John L. Venza Jr. destroyed officers on cross examination, proved they lied about their training in the administration of field sobriety tests, and showed the jury how the tests should have been administered. John L. Venza Jr. was able to do this because he holds a practitioner's certification in the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests promulgated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Thus, because John L. Venza Jr. had the same training as the cops, and because he actually paid attention during his training, he was able to expose the various police errors in the administration of the tests. After devastating the State's case through relentless cross examination, John L. Venza Jr. put the client on the stand to testify in her own defense. After the hours of mock cross examination by Mr. Venza that she had undergone before trial, the Assistant District Attorneys for Harris County were no match for the client, who was prepared, likeable, and believable. The jury returned with a verdict of not guilty in thirteen minutes.
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