Leanna Jane Smith

Attorney Leanna Smith is a criminal defense lawyer with nearly two decades of experience in the courtroom. As a former Volusia County prosecutor, Attorney Smith knows what it takes to effectively advocate for the defense of her clients—no matter what the situation may be.

Whether you need a DUI attorney, a lawyer to defend you against drug charges, or dedicated, solid defense against any other felony or misdemeanor offense, Attorney Smith can help.

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Florida

Since 1998

Florida

Since 1997

Owner/ Attorney

Law Offices of Leanna J Smith

2000 - Current

Assistant State Attorney

Volusia County State Attorney's Office, 7th Circuit

1997 - 2000

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

J.D.

1994 - present

Activities: Moot Court, The Innocence Project

Yale Law School

J.D. (1997)

I attended both Cardozo Law School as well as transferring to Yale Law School in my final year

Award for the vigorous prosecution of Crimes against Animals

Halifax Humane Society

1999

Florida State Bar  # 132780

Member

1998 - Current

Sealing and Expungments, NAACP, Deland

August 1, 2016

NAACP Legal Redress Program

Lead speaker

Q. What is a pretrial conference and what will be done. Its for 2 counts of petite theft.

August 27, 2020

A: Your question is somewhat unclear. For a new criminal case a person is charged with a crime, they go to arraignment to plead guilty or not guilty. If they plead guilty they are sentenced. If they plead not guilty the case gets set for a pretrial conference. At the pretrial the defendant can enter a plea to the charge or ask for a continuance for more time to conduct discovery/ investigate the case and defenses, or announce that they are ready for trial. If he has already pled and been sentenced to 2 counts of petty theft and now has a VOP because he has not completed his conditions of probation (as your question seems to suggest) then it will follow much of the same pattern as a new case. He will be scheduled for a pretrial where he can do one of the three options above: plead/ admit , ask for more time, or announce ready for a violation of probation hearing. ... Read More