A few months before a scheduled trial, a respected colleague asked Leslie to serve as co-counsel on a serious sex crimes case. Leslie accepted representation as second chair counsel, met with lead counsel, Client, and Client’s family; reviewed the file and all...
Client was charged with felony theft by shoplifting. Officers discovered him driving a car away from a retail store. Client never went into the store, but drove two other family members there. The two family members entered the store and shoplifted various items. When...
Client was charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and possession of other schedule I and IV drugs. Client was facing more than 60 years in prison if convicted. Drugs were discovered by police...
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...
