Houston Man Who Admits 8 Drinks Found Not Guilty of DWI by Jury

A Harris County jury found our client "Not Guilty" of Driving While Intoxicated after only 45 minutes of deliberation.  Dane Johnson was the lead defense lawyer for client charged with DWI and mounted a vigorous defense. 

According to the police officer, client was given 3 standardized field sobriety tests and failed all of them.  The officer first did the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus test - client had a total of 6 clues of a possible 6 clues.  Next, the officer had client perform the Walk and Turn test, where client allegedly had 4 out of 8 clues.  The officer tehn gave client the One Leg Stand test - client allegedly failed this test also.  Finally, client was asked to recite the alphabet.  After three unsuccessful attempts, the officer arrested client for drunk driving.  Upon being arrested, client first admitted a couple of drinks, but when pressed by the officer, he admitted to having "at least 8 drinks."

Client had been advised by friends and family not to take a breath test and he refused a breath test at the police station. 

In speaking with the jury after the Not Guilty verdict, the jury told Johnson that they had a reasonable doubt based on Johnson's relentless cross examination of the officer making the arrest.

If you or someone you know needs a Houston DWI Lawyer, call the Houston DWI Attorneys at Johnson, Johnson & Baer, P.C. at 713-222-0400.