Tiffany Haddish Wants 4-Year DUI Case Dismissed

Tiffany Haddish is done waiting. Nearly four and a half years after her 2022 DUI arrest in Peachtree City, Georgia, the Girls Trip star’s legal team has had enough — and they’re now demanding a judge throw the whole case out.

Her attorneys, Marissa Goldberg and Drew Findling, filed a motion to dismiss in Fayette County State Court, arguing the court has violated Haddish’s constitutional right to a speedy trial by letting the misdemeanor case sit in limbo with no resolution in sight. The delay now stands at nearly 52 months — and counting.

“The procrastinated failure to rule on a misdemeanor case with no victims or injuries is unprecedented,” Goldberg and Findling told TMZ. “Fairness and the constitution require that the court dismiss this case.”

What’s Been Happening in Court — Or Rather, What Hasn’t

Haddish was arrested on January 14, 2022, after Peachtree City Police responded to a call about a driver asleep at the wheel on Highway 74 around 2:30 a.m. Officers spotted her vehicle, pulled her over after she rolled into the yard of a nearby home, and arrested her on suspicion of DUI — believing she had been under the influence of marijuana. She was booked at Fayette County Jail and released the same day after posting a $1,666 bond.

The case moved forward in May 2024 when a hearing was held on a motion to suppress certain evidence. But since that hearing — nearly a year ago — the court hasn’t entered a single order. When her lawyers followed up, they were repeatedly told the court was “working on it.” As recently as February 10, they were told orders were “forthcoming.” They’re still waiting.

According to court documents, Haddish has declared herself “ready for trial” approximately ten times since July 2024 and has followed up with the court roughly a dozen times about the outstanding rulings. Prosecutors, meanwhile, filed motions to continue the case twice in 2025 — in March and May — while apparently losing interest in actually pursuing it. Her lawyers note that prosecutors don’t even inquire about the case anymore.

The defense also argues that as time drags on, witness memories fade and potentially exculpatory evidence deteriorates — a real and compounding harm that goes beyond inconvenience.

The Real-World Cost to Her Career

This isn’t just a legal headache. Haddish’s team says the open case has been quietly damaging her professionally for years.

In their filing, her attorneys say corporate clients have been reluctant to hire her while a criminal case remains unresolved — a chilling effect on her earning power that’s hard to quantify but very real. Most recently, the pending case created complications when she tried to obtain travel documents to work in Australia. “She has had difficulty obtaining the proper travel documents to work in certain countries who see a pending case as a concern,” the filing states, as reported by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She’s also had to bring in costly third-party help just to navigate those travel challenges.

Her lawyers describe the impact as “presumptively prejudicial” under Georgia law — language that carries specific legal weight when arguing a speedy trial violation.

The Bigger Picture

This isn’t the only DUI-related chapter in Haddish’s recent history. In November 2023, she was arrested again after police in Beverly Hills found her asleep in her car on Beverly Drive with the engine running. That case resolved relatively quickly — she pleaded no contest to reckless driving and was placed on summary probation for one year, ordered to complete 40 hours of community service, and required to complete the Driver’s Education Program, the MADD Victim Impact Program, and the Hospital and Morgue program.

After that second arrest, Haddish went public about her sobriety journey, disclosing she had entered rehab and was staying off alcohol and marijuana as mandated by the court. She said at the time that it wasn’t much of a struggle — she’d only been using marijuana to manage the pain from endometriosis, a condition she’s been open about for years.

The Georgia case — older, unresolved, and with no injuries or victims on record — is now the one her team wants gone. A motion hearing is scheduled for November 7 at 8:30 a.m. in Fayette County. Whether the judge will finally act, or whether Haddish will still be waiting come next year, is the only question left.