Leslie was hired early in February, 2025 to help a Client charged with child molestation. When Leslie was hired, the Client had already been in jail for almost a year. Leslie began investigating the case and discovered a long history with the alleged victim and other...
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...
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...
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...
Recidivist Client was charged with home invasion, two counts of aggravated assault, terroristic threats, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Client opted for a jury trial, even though he was...
