• Commonwealth v. Young (Jury Trial)
Aug 09, 2013OUTCOME: Not Guilty (both counts)
Complicity to Murder, Tampering with Physical Evidence
Leslie K Smith's Legal Cases (9)
Louisville, KY
Criminal defense Lawyer at Louisville, KY
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Juvenile, Administrative Law
• T.P. v. Williams (Writ of Habeas Corpus)
Mar 01, 2010OUTCOME: Writ granted (child released from Louisville Metro Youth Detention Center)
Juvenile client facing status offense in Jefferson Family Court improperly incarcerated for contempt, and relief sought from Jefferson Circuit Court
• Commonwealth v. R.W. (Pretrial Dismissal: Bad Identification)
Jan 17, 2010OUTCOME: Dismissed
Charges:: first degree robbery, first degree burglary, & being a minor in possession of a handgun. After a pretrial identification hearing in which the defense attempted to demonstrate a pattern of ... bad identifications by same detective, defense became aware that police internal affairs unit was investigating same. Counsel later testified before the Louisville Police Department's Merit Board regarding dozens of bad identifications that counsel had compiled in defending RW and another client. (termination upheld by Merit Board on Aug. 9, 2011). *footnote: "RW" is one of over ten plaintiffs (represented by different counsel) who have sued due to their false arrests and incarceration.
• B.M. v. Williams (Writ of Habeas Corpus)
Jul 25, 2008OUTCOME: Writ granted in part as to improper incarceration for contempt and denied in part as to commitment to Cabinet (client released from Louisville Metro Youth Detention Center)
Juvenile client facing status offense in Jefferson Family Court improperly incarcerated for contempt after no contempt hearing held; client was also committed to the Cabinet for Health and Family Servi ... ces; writ addressed 1) improper contempt sentence; 2) commitment to Cabinet without formal dispositional hearing
• Commonwealth v. Durr (Jury Trial)
Feb 11, 2008OUTCOME: Not Guilty (all counts)
First Degree Rape (two counts), Second Degree Rape, Incest (two counts), and First Degree Sexual Abuse (three counts)
• S.P. v. Williams (Writ of Habeas Corpus)
Dec 06, 2007OUTCOME: Writ dismissed by agreement after Commonwealth conceded that child must be released from Louisville Metro Youth Detention Center
Juvenile client facing status offense in Jefferson Family Court summarily held in contempt of court sentenced to incarceration, and relief was sought in Jefferson Circuit Court
• Commonwealth v. Alsalehy (Constitutional Challenge)
Jul 24, 2007OUTCOME: Motion to dismiss granted
Ex post facto challenge to KRS 17.495 (sex offender residence restriction law)
• Barnes v. Campbell (Writ of Habeas Corpus)
Jan 12, 2007OUTCOME: Writ granted (client released from jail)
Per RCr 3.10, client was not given a probable cause hearing on felony charges in Jefferson District Court within ten days of arrest; relief sought in Jefferson Circuit Court after District Court refuse ... d to dismiss charges
• Bowman v. Shake (Writ of Prohibition)
N/AOUTCOME: Writ granted
Commonwealth moved for, and the Jefferson Circuit Court ordered the defense to produce in reciprocal discovery, defense expert’s underlying notes; stay granted, and relief was sought at Kentucky Court ... of Appeals.
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