A Skilled Criminal Defense Attorney

The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states: "In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right… to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense."

Since our nation's founding, it is an individual liberty and right of an accused, facing charges which could result in imprisonment, to be represented by legal counsel in U.S. courts.

In 1963, the U.S. Supreme Court in its landmark case Gideon v. Wainwright, ruled that the Sixth Amendment applied to the individual states as well. The U.S. Supreme Court stated that the assistance of counsel is "one of the safeguards of the Sixth Amendment deemed necessary to insure fundamental human rights of life and liberty."

In 1964, the U.S. Congress enacted the Criminal Justice Act (CJA) to ensure that indigent criminal defendants in federal criminal cases have access to effective legal representation.

In 2003, the Georgia General Assembly enacted the Georgia Indigent Defense Act which established the presently named Georgia Public Defender Council (GPDC) to ensure that indigent criminal defendants in Georgia criminal cases have access to effective legal representation.

Ms. Timmers represents indigent criminal defendants under both the CJA and the GPDC. Ms. Timmers is admitted to practice in all three federal districts in the State of Georgia (northern, middle, and southern), the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia, and the Supreme Court of Georgia. 

U.S. v. Collier et al.

The defendant exercised her constitutional right to purchase firearms for personal use. The U.S. Government accused the defendant of purchasing firearms not for personal use but as a favor for her landlord, a convicted felon. Ms. Timmers' client pleaded Not Guilty and exercised her right to a jury trial. The jury acquitted.

State of Georgia v. Mulverty

The defendant was accused of shoplifting from Walmart. She pleaded Not Guilty and exercised her right to a jury trial. The evidence was weak, and Ms. Timmers' client moved for a directed verdict. The Cobb County State Court agreed, granted the motion, and found the defendant Not Guilty.

State of Georgia v. Demar

The defendant was found guilty of felony battery and family violence and sentenced to five years to serve in confinement. Ms. Timmers filed a post-conviction motion for a new trial on account of an incorrect interpretation of Georgia's recidivist statute. The Cobb County Superior Court agreed, granted the motion, and immediately released the defendant from incarceration.

U.S. v. Solorio Herrera

The defendant was an undocumented Mexican working in the State of Oregon when he was indicted for brokering sales of more than 60 kilograms of methamphetamine between Mexican sellers and undercover federal agents in Atlanta. The defendant's sentencing guideline range was calculated at 135 to 168 months and Ms. Timmers' client received a sentence of 72 months.

U.S. v. Duran Caicedo

The Defendant was extradited from Panama to the United States to face charges of conspiring to intentionally and knowingly distribute at least 5 kilograms of cocaine into the United States. After negotiations with the government, Ms. Timmers' client pled guilty to a lesser included offense of distributing at least 500 grams of cocaine with a mandatory minimum of five years incarceration. The defendant was accountable for over 450 kilograms of cocaine and his sentencing guideline range was calculated at 262 to 327 months. Ms. Timmers' client received a sentence of 108 months.