SAVANNAH, Ga. — The defense team for Lelani Simon, the mother of Quinton Simon charged in the Georgia toddler’s death, filed a motion to quash a subpoena to turn her dental records and personal writings over to the court.
The motion was filed Wednesday after the prosecution was granted a subpoena earlier this month, according to court documents.
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The original subpoena issued to Aspen Dental and Billie Jo Howell, the mother of Lelani Simon, requested they submit to the court “any and all journals, diaries or other writings” that belonged to Simon and for Aspen Dental to provide Simon’s dental records.
According to the new motion, the defense argues the subpoena violates Simon’s Fourth Amendment rights to unreasonable search and seizure.
Assistant Public Defender Robert W. Attridge, Jr. wrote in the motion that the subpoena asked Howell to “act as an agent of law enforcement and forces her to unlawfully search for evidence that the defendant enjoys as ‘expectation of privacy.’”
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The Chatham County Police Department arrested and charged Leilani Simon with murder, concealing a death, making false statements and false report of a crime following the disappearance of her 20-month-old son.
Simon initially reported that her son Quinton disappeared from their home on Oct. 5. On Oct. 12. His remains were found on Nov. 18.
Simon is expected to make her next court appearance on Feb. 13, according to the court calendar.
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