WINS FROM JURY TRIALS

10. 07/18/1995 94-XXXXMM10A (Lazaus): This client was charged with Resisting Arrest and DUI. Mr. Canet took the case to trial and the client was ACQUITTED of all charges and Mr. Canet got the win.

9. 07/18/1995 94-XXXXXMM10A (Zack): On the same day Mr. Canet obtained the Not Guilty verdict in Case #40, above, he took this case to trial. In this case, the client was not present for his trial. He had been arrested by Deputy Robert Lahif of the BSO DUI Task Force. Deputy Lahif, during his time with the task force had been recognized by MADD as one of the top DUI officers in the State. Mr. Canet aggressively cross-examined him and despite his testimony the jury found the absent client NOT GUILTY and Mr. Canet secured his second jury trial win of the day.

8. 02/22/1995 94-XXXXXMM10A (Trachman): This was the father of a local attorney who had been arrested for DUI by the BSO. This case was aggressively prosecuted and presented to the jury. Mr. Canet, despite the police officer testimony and BSO video of the client, secured the win and the NOT GUILTY verdict.

7. 00/00/1994 XXXXX-X State v. Douglas XXXXXXX (Cohen): This case went to trial in Miami before Judge Jeri Beth Cohen. Several officers came to court and barraged the client from the witness stand with testimony and opinions concerning his driving pattern and high level of alcohol impairment. This was also one of the last cases in Miami-Dade County where the police were still videotaping their investigations, so that a videotape of the client was also shown to the jury. Mr. Canet aggressively cross-examined all the officers, persuaded the jury they were either fabricating evidence or were unqualified to render their opinions and secured a NOT GUILTY verdict and a satisfying win for the client.

6. 05/06/1993 90-XXXXXMM10A (Wright): This case involved two counts. One for DUI, the second count for Resisting Arrest without Violence. The client was ACQUITTED on both charges.

5. 08/11/1992 91-XXXXXMM10A (Zack): Canet went to trial in this case with breath results of .13. The State, this time, did not call the expert seeking to thwart his previous breath expert cross-examination strategy. Jury still ACQUITTED and Mr Canet got the win.

4. 02/20/1992 91-XXXXXMM10A (Rothschild): This cleint was a former police officer. He was charged with DUI. Mr Canet took the case to trial and secured a NOT GUILTY verdict in seven minutes.

3. 10/02/1991 91-0XXXXMM10A (Zack): This was a DUI refusal case. However, the Defendant had admitted to having five drinks and was performing pirouettes on her video. The jury found the client NOT GUILTY and Mr. Canet later represented the foreperson of this jury who was also arrested for DUI.

2. 05/21/1991 90-XXXXXMM10A (Lebow): This was a DUI case. During the trial the State called several police officer witnesses who testified that the client exhibited all the indicators of alcohol impairment, including slurred speech, bloodshot eyes and the odor of alcohol on his breath. They also testified that he had performed poorly on roadside exercises. Despite all the evidence, however, Mr. Canet went to trial and the client was ACQUITTED and the victory secured.

1. 04/22/1991 90-XXXXXMM10A (Lebow): Mr. Canet went to trial in this case with breath results of .13. He crossed examined then-state’s expert, Deputy David Fries, on issues relating to blood to breath partition ratios. The jury ACQUITTED the client and Mr. Canet got the win. The Judge ordered transcript of his cross examination of the State’s breath expert.