Felony Child Abuse and Felony Corporal Injury to a Child Reduced to Misdemeanor Battery

May 27 2015 in Case Results, Criminal Convictions, Felony

McElfresh Law was recently contacted by a woman in her 40s with two teenage children who was arrested and charged with Felony Child Abuse and Felony Corporal Injury to a Child. Our client had been in an argument with her 15-year-old son and decided to take his cell phone away as punishment. Becoming...

California Lifts Ban on Public Assistance for People with Drug Convictions

May 14 2015 in Criminal Convictions, Drug Crimes

In what many have lauded as a move towards a more just public policy, California has joined with the majority of states in the U.S. to lift the lifetime ban on allowing people with prior drug-related convictions to receive public assistance. For over 18 years, citizens in California were not able to...

Felony Possession and Felony Transportation of Marijuana Dropped to Misdemeanor

May 10 2015 in Case Results, Criminal Convictions, Drug Crimes, Felony, Misdemeanor

San Diego criminal defense attorney Jessica McElfresh was recently contacted by a client in his 40s with no prior criminal record, arrested and charged with a felony possession of marijuana for sale and a felony possession of transportation of marijuana. Driving on I-5 our client was stopped at a po...

Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance, with a Prior Strike, Dismissed

May 9 2015 in Case Results, Criminal Convictions, Drug Crimes, Felony

San Diego criminal defense was recently contacted by a man in his 60s arrested and charged with a felony possession of a controlled substance. The client had previously served time for a felony strike drug conviction in his 30s and faced mandatory prison sentencing if convicted on this charge. After...

Misdemeanor Disorderly Conduct & Drunk in Public Dismissed

May 7 2015 in Case Results, Criminal Convictions, Misdemeanor

Jessica McElfresh was recently contacted by a 20-year-old female college student from a nearby University who became drunk one evening while on campus with friends. Our client became separated from her friends and went to a building to knock on the front door. The residents of the home heard the lou...

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