Results.
Motion to Suppress Granted after Motion to Reconsider, October 2024
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...
Authored Amicus Brief for GACDL on Case Where Murder Convictions Reversed
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...
Felony Murder Reduced to Involuntary Manslaughter, December 2024
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...
Drug Trafficking Case Dismissed before Hearing on Motion to Suppress, February 2025
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....
Appellate Case Remanded to Trial Court, May 2019
Leslie successfully argued that the Court of Appeals of Georgia should remand—send back—a Client’s case to the trial court because the trial court failed to conduct a proper analysis of the legal...
Client Acquitted of Home Invasion, December 2021
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...
Client Acquitted of Family Violence Charges, April 2022
In a domestic violence case, Leslie obtained acquittal of the most serious charges after a jury trial. Client was charged with family violence battery and family violence simple battery. Leslie’s...
Filing Motions Results in Dismissal of Case, April 2023
Client was charged with drug possession charges based on a traffic stop. Leslie carefully reviewed all of the legal issues associated with the case, and filed a series of motions challenging all...
Rape Charge Reduced to Probation, July 2023
Client was charged with one count of rape for an incident that was reported months after the alleged crime occurred. After Leslie conducted pre-trial hearings challenging certain aspects of the...
Aggravated Assault Case Dismissed the Morning of Trial, September 2023
Client was charged with aggravated assault, false imprisonment, and obstruction of a 911 call. Total possible time Client could have received if convicted was as much as 31 years in prison. Case was...
Not Guilty of Aggravated Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer, May 2023
Client was charged with aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer. Through cross-examination of the State’s witnesses and closing arguments, Leslie showed the Jury that the officer’s claim...
Motion for New Trial Granted, December 2021
After three days of post-conviction hearings held in July 2021, Leslie convinced a trial court to grant her Client a new trial. The Court issued its order granting the motion in December 2021. In...

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Strong, skilled, strategic defense across Northeast Georgia.