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...
June 30 2015 in Asset Forfeiture, Case Results
A man in his early 20s recently sought out San Diego asset forfeiture attorney Jessica McElfresh to help him with property seized by law enforcement. The young man had been traveling to San Diego from the East Coast. He was searched at the airport in San Diego where $20,000 in cash and a joint were ...
June 29 2015 in Criminal Convictions, Drug Crimes, Federal Marijuana Issues, Legal Blog, Marijuana Charges, Medical Marijuana
Medical marijuana has been legal in California for almost 20 years now thanks to the California Compassionate Use Act and Proposition 215. Despite this, many people still have a number of misconceptions about how this act applies and when, including patients and law enforcement alike. This has been ...
June 15 2015 in Legal Blog, Theft
Wage theft is a crime in California that happens all too often. According to a recent UCLA study, about 8 out of 10 low-paid workers in some of the major metropolitan areas of California experience wage theft. These victims tend to also be the victims of discrimination, as women and workers of color...
June 10 2015 in Alcohol, Case Results, Traffic Violations
San Diego criminal defense was recently contacted by a 22-year-old female arrested and charged with Driving Under the Influence. Our client was a college student with a medical condition that caused problems with her balance. After being pulled over for a simple traffic violation our client was susp...
June 4 2015 in Legal Blog, Media Coverage, Medical Marijuana
We're excited to share that San Diego medical marijuana lawyer Jessica McElfresh will be speaking at HIGH TIMES' 2015 NorCal Medical Cannabis Cup on Saturday, June 20 in Daly City, CA. Jessica will be speaking at 3:30 p.m. with the NORML Women's Alliance (NWA). Madeline Martinez, a foun...
June 3 2015 in Case Results, Criminal Convictions, Domestic Violence
Jessica McElfresh was recently contacted by a woman in her 30s arrested and charged with Misdemeanor Corporal Injury to a Spouse and Misdemeanor Criminal Threats. Our client was living in San Diego county illegally after coming to the United States with her family when she was a small child. After m...
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...
May 21 2015 in Federal Marijuana Issues
If you know anything about medical marijuana dispensary regulations in California, you probably are aware of how patchwork the current local regulations are. The rules governing a provider of medical marijuana in one jurisdiction may be very different than the rules in another just a few blocks away...
May 18 2015 in Case Results, Drug Crimes, Misdemeanor
San Diego criminal defense attorney Jessica McElfresh was recently contacted by a woman in her 40s arrested and charged with misdemeanor for driving under the influence of prescription drugs. Our client had been moving out of California on her way to Arizona when she was pulled over under suspicion ...
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