March 11 2016 in Case Results, Criminal Convictions, Marijuana Charges
In San Diego, criminal defense attorney Jessica McElfresh sometimes represents clients more than once at different stages of their lives. Recently, a former client contacted Jessica McElfresh about ending his current probation. The man, now in his fifties, previously accepted a plea agreement for ma...
February 25 2016 in Assault, Battery, Case Results, Felony, Misdemeanor
On a hot day in San Diego, a 62-year-old man pulled into a bank parking lot to make an ATM withdrawal. On his way to the machine, a 77-year-old man pulled into a handicapped parking spot. When he exited the car, the older man did not appear to be disabled and there was no hanger or plate indicating ...
February 19 2016 in Case Results, Criminal Convictions, Drug Crimes, Marijuana Charges
Probation typically comes with a list of conditions that you must meet and if you fail to meet any of the conditions of your probation you may find yourself going back to court to face a judge for a probation violation hearing. This was the situation a young man found himself in by not paying attent...
February 16 2016 in Case Results, Marijuana Charges, Medical Marijuana
Sometimes attorneys become embroiled with their clients’ legal troubles in unusual ways, which was recently the case for San Diego criminal defense attorney Jessica McElfresh. While assisting another client with a traffic offense, an elderly woman approached attorney McElfresh after a strange cour...
February 11 2016 in Case Results, Domestic Violence
During a night out, and after drinking too much a young woman engaged in an argument with her boyfriend. The disagreement continued once they arrived home and escalated to pushing and shoving each other. The neighbors heard the commotion, became concerned, and alerted the police. Upon arrival, the c...
January 14 2016 in Alcohol, Case Results
A top student in her class was attending a large concert in the San Diego area when she was charged with minor in possession of alcohol. The underage woman was asked by a friend to hold her alcoholic beverage and several officers patrolling the area observed her holding the beverage. Although she wa...
January 8 2016 in Case Results, Theft
A 21-year-old woman was recently alleged to have stolen a laptop case cover and keyboard from a local university bookstore in California while she was waiting for a friend. The woman was therefore charged with shoplifting with the total value of the stolen items just under $120. Immediately after h...
December 29 2015 in Assault, Case Results
A night of drinking with friends resulted in a California woman in her mid-20s being charged with felony level assault. A few hours later, the woman began searching for her car in the urban setting and called over to her friends once she found her vehicle. Out of nowhere, a drunk man ran out of his ...
July 10 2015 in Asset Forfeiture, Case Results
An entrepreneur in his mid-30s recently hired California asset forfeiture lawyer Jessica McElfresh to help recover assets seized. His cousin on the opposite side of the country in New York had sent the client $25,000 in cash via FedEx for a wedding present. However, the cousin put the cash inside of...
July 2 2015 in Case Results, Marijuana Charges
A man in his 40s was recently charged with felony possession with intent to sell and transportation of marijuana. At the time of the alleged offense, he was driving from San Diego to Los Angeles and stopped at a border checkpoint. Upon stopping him, law enforcement stated that they thought the man's...
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