Appellate wins are hard to come by. Last year, Leslie had the honor to work on an amicus “friend of the court” brief on behalf of the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (GACDL) on an issue that comes up often in serious violent felony cases–bad prior acts character evidence.
On March 4, 2025, the Georgia Supreme Court reversed this defendant’s murder convictions, finding the trial court improperly admitted bad character “propensity” evidence.
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Client, along with two co-Defendants, was charged in a drug case. Basic facts were that Client was outside a business late at night in the early morning hours. Cops claimed there had been burglaries in the area, so even though they had no reason to believe Leslie’s...
Felony murder reduced to involuntary manslaughter in a tragic case where Client was prosecuted for the death of a family member who died of a drug overdose. The original indictment included multiple charges, and the felony murder charge alone carried a possible...
Client charged with drug trafficking based on a traffic stop for a minor traffic violation. Facing 10 to 30 years in prison if convicted. Very difficult facts. Filed a motion to suppress anyway. Case dismissed without a hearing. State also agreed to restrict Client’s...