We’re prepared to champion your criminal defense case.
Looking for experienced criminal defense attorneys in Marietta? When battling a savvy prosecutor or arguing complicated motions before the trial judge, your best weapon is a lawyer with real courtroom EXPERIENCE. As a former felony prosecutor, Maddox Kilgore understands exactly how the State is preparing to prosecute your case. In both prosecuting and defending dozens of jury trials, Maddox and Carlos have questioned or cross-examined a wide variety of experts and professional witnesses, such as police officers, homicide detectives, medical examiners, chemists, toxicologists, firearms examiners, blood spatter experts, DNA scientists, arson investigators, cell phone experts, medical doctors, bankers, and child abuse experts.
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Abogados de criminal defensa en Marietta, Cobb County, y Atlanta.
Criminal Defense Practice Areas
Kilgore & Rodriguez are experienced criminal defense attorneys based in Marietta, GA. Our firm has experience in several criminal defense practice areas, including:
SEX CRIME DEFENSE
Defending serious sexual charges such as Rape, Child Molestation, and Sexual Exploitation of Children requires tenacity with discretion.
MENTAL HEALTH DEFENSE
Armed with years of defending the mentally ill, we have a record of success in navigating the complexity of raising an insanity defense.
DRUG & MARIJUANA CHARGES
Our priority in drug cases never changes – get the evidence excluded, get the case dismissed, and keep our clients out of jail.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Cases involving Family Violence Battery, Stalking, Cruelty to Children, and Aggravated Stalking require careful skill to avoid life-changing consequences.
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
Because the firm is devoted exclusively to defending people charged with crimes, we proudly offer our clients a wealth of real courtroom experience and a proven track record of success.
POST-CONVICTION MATTERS
Motion for New Trial, Appeal, Habeas Corpus, Probation Revocation, and Parole Matters – No area of criminal practice demands more knowledge, skill, and experience.
Case Results
CHARGES DISMISSED
Following routine traffic stop, client’s vehicle was searched by police and pills located in the center glove box which did not belong to him. After investigation K&R obtained proof that the pills did not belong to client and that client had not knowingly possessed them. Evidence was presented to the District Attorney, who dismissed the charges before case ever presented to a grand jury.
- Gilmer County, 2019
CASE DISMISSED IN MIDDLE OF TRIAL
Young man fleeing the abusive uncle of his fiancé, was falsely accused of striking and injuring the man with his car. The prosecutor demanded almost a decade in prison. K&R demanded a jury trial wherein the truth of the false arrest was uncovered. After a week in front of a jury, the government was forced to abandon the unfair prosecution in the middle of trial and dismiss the charges altogether
- Cobb County, 2018
NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY
Teenager with schizophrenia suffered from delusions that his mother was poisoning him. K&R worked with numerous psychologists and psychiatrists to explain how the killing of his mother resulted from symptoms of schizophrenia and not merely a malignant heart. The jury returned a verdict of NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY on malice murder, which allowed the judge to commit the young man to a state mental hospital for the treatment which he needs.
- Cobb County, 2017
ARREST PREVENTED ALTOGETHER
When a family member falsely accused a prominent Cobb County businessman of rape and child molestation, K&R immediately launched an aggressive investigation into the allegations and convinced the detectives to terminate their investigation. K&R shielded our client from arrest, prosecution, and any media coverage.
- Cobb County, 2017