For two weeks, Demetrio Duarte led a legal team in a two week trial to fight for the rights of a single mom who made a tragic decision.
Read MoreDemetrio Duarte and Tim Molina recently handled a case that illustrates how our world continues to change. We regularly hear about individuals charged with intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault. We think about alcoholics who get out of a bar at 2:00 a.m., stumble to a car, drive onto the roadway and collide with an innocent driver when the drunk runs a red light driving 85 miles per hour in a 30 mile per hour speed zone. However, this is not always the case.
Read MoreToday our office is continuing in the second week of an intoxication manslaughter trial in Bexar County, Texas. However, we’ll be continuing this case using our alternate juror.
We selected an alternate juror because this trial is expected to last 3 weeks and you never know when someone will become ill or have a problem develop. If you don’t have 12 jurors, a mistrial must be declared.
In our case, attorney Demetrio Duarte, Jr. needed to move for a juror to be removed because he observed a juror falling asleep during the scientific testimony. The juror would stay awake for fact witnesses, but hearing about math and science put the juror to sleep.
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