Background
Frohn, David R. was born on May 10, 1945 in Amite, Louisiana, United States.
Frohn, David R. was born on May 10, 1945 in Amite, Louisiana, United States.
Georgia Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Arts.E., 1967). Loyola University (Juris Doctor, 1971). Licensed Professional Mechanical Engineer, Louisiana, 1972.
Instructor, Tulane University School of Mathematics, 1967-1968. Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Louisiana, since 1979.
Perkins v. FIE, 743 F.2d 262; Guillory v. Employer's Mutual, 411 So.2d 504; Lopez v. CBI, 546 So.2d 291; Schnltheiss v. Mobil Oil, 1984 AMC 2526; Duplantis v. Zigler, 1981 AMC 1991; Molett v. Penrod, 826 F.2d 1419; Felice v. Valleylab, 520 So.2d 920; Caldarera v. Eastern Airlines, 705 F.2d. 778; Taylor v. Tanner, 442 So.2d 435; DeSoto v. Cameron, 574 So.2d 547; EK v. Nationwide, 403 So.2d 780; Bussie v. Lowenthal, 535 So.2d 378; Thibodeaux v. Century Manufacturing Company, 625 So.2d 351; Simon v. Yamaha, 1993 Ant. Lit. Rptr. 18,275.On the morning February 27, 1985, Huffman was fatally stabbed by a suspected burglar in San Diego. The suspected burglar, a 16-year-old illegal alien from Mexico named Genaro Samano Villanueva, had been living in San Diego with family members for approximately five months. He had dropped out of high school but re-enrolled and was due to return to school on February 27.
Earlier that morning, Villanueva was taken into custody by police after attempting to steal a radio from a car near his home on India Street. Police released Villanueva into the custody of the vice principal of his high school and told him to return to class. Instead, Villanueva left school and went to Balboa Park where he was spotted by Canadian tourist Jack Beamer.
Beamer saw Villanueva prowling around inside his friends' motor home and yelled at him causing Villanueva to flee the scene. At the time of his death, David Huffman was appearing in the play Of Mice and Men at the Old Globe Theatre. He had visited the theatre shortly before noon to share cookies with the cast and crew.
Huffman was sitting in his van near the theatre playing his bagpipes when he saw Beamer yell at Villanueva. He then gave chase in his vehicle before parking the van near the Spreckels Organ Pavilion and following Villanueva into the park. Huffman eventually caught up with the suspect and the two got into a physical altercation during which Villanueva stabbed Huffman twice in the chest with a screwdriver.
Huffman died of exsanguination in 30 to 45 seconds. Huffman's body was found less than an hour later in a gulley in Palm Canyon by a group of children visiting the park on a field trip. As he was not carrying identification at the time of his death, Huffman's body was not positively identified until later that night.
Police initially had no leads until the Canadian tourists whose motor home was being burglarized saw Huffman's photo and death announcement in the newspaper several days later and called police. Villanueva was arrested on March 12 after a police officer recognized Villanueva from a composite sketch given to police by the Canadian tourist. In June 1986, Villanueva was sentenced to 26 years to life in prison for Huffman's murder.
Huffman was set to begin work on the television miniseries North and South the following week. In December 2011, Genaro Villanueva was denied parole for 15 years.
Member: Southwest Louisiana, Houston, Louisiana State (Member, Hearing Committee, Disciplinary Board, 1992-1996) and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas; Louisiana Engineering Society. National Society of Professional Engineers.
Maritime Law Association of the United States (Proctor in Admiralty, 1978). Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates (Louisiana Chapter President, 1992-1993). Product Liability Advisory Council.
(Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy).