Recent Wins From Griffin Law Firm, San Diego
1st Degree Murder: Out on Bail/Reduced to Assault w/ Great Bodily Injury
Client was charged with first degree murder on Thanksgiving when he ran over another person after an altercation at an adult softball game. Client was involved in an incident that took place at an annual Thanksgiving Day softball game. Client was...
Felony Battery w/ Strike Allegation: NOT GUILTY
A Griffin Law Office, APC client was entering her Army base in Washington state when she was pulled aside by Military Police and informed that she had a felony arrest warrant out of San Diego. The client had not been contacted by police and was...
Felony DUI Causing Paralysis: NOT GUILTY
Mr. Griffin was retained after a client was arrested and charged with the following: Vehicle Code § 23153(a) – Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol Causing Injury Vehicle Code § 23153(b) – Driving With a Measurable Blood Alcohol Causing Injury...
Domestic Violence and Vandalism: NOT GUILTY
A 19-year-old San Diego State University Student retained Griffin Law Office after she was charged with Domestic Battery, Inflicting a Traumatic Condition on her 27-year-old boyfriend, and Vandalism. The client weighs 110 pounds, and there was a...
Intentional Negligent Discharge of Firearm: Not Guilty Verdict
A Griffin Law Office client was arrested at his home after his girlfriend called the police because she was worried he was going to hurt himself. In his state of anguish, he slapped one of his guns against his leg, causing the firearm to discharge...
Driving Under the Influence: NOT GUILTY
The San Diego City Attorney charged a Griffin Law Office client for Driving Under the Influence and Driving with a BAC of more than .08%. The client had more riding on the outcome of this case than an average person because she was a teacher, and...
Sexual Assault Case: Dismissed
Client is a massage therapist and was initially the suspect of sexual assault after a misunderstanding with a patient during an appointment. After a thorough investigation into the allegations, discussions with the detective assigned and the...
Felony Charges: Dismissed, Reduced to Misdemeanor
Charge: DUI, Resisting Arrest with Strike Priors (VC § 23152, PC § 69) Result: Felony Charges Dismissed, Reduced to Misdemeanor Following a serious incident involving driving under the influence of alcohol and a subsequent altercation with law...
Felony Assault w/ Great Bodily Injury: Dismissed
Charge: Assault w/ Great Bodily Injury (PC § 245(a)(4)) Result: Felony Case Dismissed Our client was accused of punching and knocking an individual unconscious during a confrontation in the downtown San Diego Gaslamp district. The potential...
Juvenile Vandalism: Dismissed
Charge: Juvenile Vandalism (PC § 594(B)(1)) Result: Case Dismissed Our client, a juvenile, was charged with vandalism after accidentally shooting out a neighbor's two windows with a BB gun while playing with friends. Though the act was...
Important Preparation, Effective Negotiation, and Relentless Advocacy Saves Our Client’s Medical License
Charge: DUI (VC § 23152) Result: Misdemeanor Reduced to Wet Reckless, Saving Medical License Each of our clients have unique criminal defense needs, including those who hold professional licenses throughout California. Recently, our trusted San...
Juvenile Vandalism – Case Dismissed
Our client, a juvenile, was charged with vandalism after accidentally shooting out a neighbor's two windows with a BB gun while playing with friends. Though the act was undoubtedly irresponsible, it was crucial for us to ensure that the legal...
DUI – Misdemeanor Reduced to Wet Reckless, Saving Medical License
Client was facing a first-time DUI charge that could have jeopardized their valuable medical license. We took proactive measures to address any potential concerns from the medical board, ensuring they were fully aware of the steps our client had...
Assault w/ Great Bodily Injury – Felony Case Dismissed
Our client was accused of punching and knocking an individual unconscious during a confrontation in the downtown San Diego Gaslamp district. The potential consequences were a prison sentence of up to six years, military discharge, and multiple...
DUI and Resisting Arrest with Strike Priors – Felony Charges Dismissed, Reduced to Misdemeanor
Our client's case revolved around a serious incident involving driving under the influence of alcohol and a subsequent altercation with law enforcement. The ramifications of the charges were compounded by the fact that our client already had two...
Assault w/ Great Bodily Injury – Felony Charges Dismissed, Reduced to Misdemeanor
Our client was accused of punching an individual in the face during a verbal group argument outside of a brewery in Chula Vista, CA. The resulting injury raised the gravity of the situation, with a felony charge threatening to irreversibly alter...
Federal Bulk Cash Smuggling
No Jail Time: Client was charged with bulk cash smuggling after she did not report the amount of cash currency that she was bringing over the U.S. Border in violation of Title 31 U.S.C. 5316. We were able to get the client probation instead of the...
Federal Conspiracy to Distribute Hashish Oil Containing Tetrahydrocannabinol
Client was a mechanical engineer who was asked to join a company that was illegally producing hashish oil to repair machine parts and ensure all machines were used safely. Client was looking at a possible 10-year jail sentence. With Mr. Griffin’s...
3rd DUI – No Jail Time
Client was charged with his 3rd DUI while on probation for his 2nd DUI. DA wanted jail time, but Mr. Griffin was able to convince the court that rehab and an outpatient program would be more suitable for Client. Client successfully completed...
Felony Domestic Battery
Client was initially charged with felony domestic battery. Mr. Griffin was able to get this charge reduced to a misdemeanor because of the other party’s erroneous allegations. After Client successfully completed an 8-week DVRP Program, case was...
Felony Robbery – Case Dismissed
Mr. Griffin was retained after Client was arrested for allegedly stealing a scooter from another person. DA could not produce adequate evidence that Client intended to steal the scooter. DA dismissed the case prior to the Preliminary Hearing.
LAPD Officer Charged with Alien Smuggling and Conspiracy: Serious Charges Dismissed at Trial- Probation Sentence
Mr. Griffin was retained by a 10-year LAPD veteran, who had been arrested for smuggling a 26-year old Mexican citizen across the border into the U.S. On March 14, 2015, as the 34-year-old and his 31-year-old girlfriend attempted to cross into south...
Child Molestation and Restraining Order: All Charges Dropped & Restraining Order Dismissed
Mr. Griffin of Griffin Law Office, APC put an end to a yearlong nightmare for his client, a 26-year-old Navy hovercraft pilot who was wrongfully accused of sexually abusing his 4-year-old daughter. His client was deployed for the majority of the...
Felony Drug Sales While Personally Armed With a Firearm: Probation and No Jail Time
A young college student retained Mr. Griffin after being arrested for possession of ecstasy pills, cocaine, alprazolam (anxiety medication), and a firearm. The client was facing more than ten years in prison. The client was charged with seven...
Felony Arson, Felony Burglary, and Vandalism of Business in Downtown San Diego: Probation and No Jail Time
A client in the Marine Corps went to the Gaslamp district of downtown San Diego for a belated celebration of his recent twenty-first birthday. He had been in Marine Corps training during the date of his actual birthday. The client drank heavily for...
California Felony Possession and Transportation of Heroin: Charges Dropped
Griffin Law Office, APC, was retained to represent a client who somehow became a primary suspect in a drug trafficking case with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Two anonymous 911 calls came in explaining to dispatchers that the client...
Burglary, Forgery, and Attempted Grand Theft: Case Dismissed
A Griffin Law Office client was attempting to purchase a vehicle at a used car dealership. When the car salesman called to verify the client’s employer, the number given was fake, and the employer didn’t exist. The client was arrested for allegedly...
Felony Possession and Transportation of Cocaine by DACA Individual: Case Reduced to Misdemeanor Possession
A Griffin Law Office client was parked at Southwest College without a parking permit. SWCPD approached the client. Further inspection led to the discovery of multiple controlled substances and drug paraphernalia for the distribution of those...
Federal Drug Conspiracy- Case Dismissed
Big news from the federal court! A client approached the Griffin Law Office, APC because his prior attorney was encouraging him to accept a 37-month prison offer on a drug conspiracy case. Once the Griffin Law Office assumed the case, attorneys...
Residential Burglary & Assault with a Deadly Weapon: Probation and No Jail Time
Mr. Griffin was retained by a young man serving active duty in the United States Navy. The client and his wife originally moved to San Diego three and a half years ago when the client received military orders in San Diego. Mr. Griffin’s client...
Burglary and Grand Theft: Case Dismissed
A Griffin Law Office client was re-entering the country at the U.S./Mexico border when he was pulled into the secondary search checkpoint. Unknown to the client, there was a felony warrant for his arrest. The case involved a string of burglaries...
Domestic Battery: Charges Dismissed at Trial
A Griffin Law Office client had been charged with several counts of felony domestic battery, causing great bodily injury under Penal Code 243(d). The District Attorney aggressively pursued the case because the client had a prior conviction for...
Drug Sales and Firearm Possession: Charges Dismissed at Trial
Griffin Law Office was contacted by an individual who was debating whether to take a plea deal on a serious felony drug sales and firearm case. The client had previously retained a very well-known San Diego criminal defense attorney with over 30...
Federal Drug Trafficking: Record Minimum Sentence
Griffin Law Office was retained by the parents of a 19-year old charged with federal drug trafficking. The client was arrested at the San Ysidro border crossing. The client grew up in Tijuana, and his father was from Orange County, and his mother...
Battery causing GBI & Assault with a Deadly Weapon: CASE DISMISSED AT PRELIM
A young man retained San Diego assault & battery attorney Mr. Griffin after he was arrested and charged with four felonies, including battery causing great bodily injury and assault with a deadly weapon. The client had an incredible life story...
Possession of Drugs with Intent to Distribute: Case Dismissed After Suppression Hearing
Mr. Griffin of Griffin Law Office was retained after a client was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance with the intent to distribute. The client faced prison time because of the quantity of drugs and a prior drug sales...
Making a Criminal Threat: Charges Dropped
Client was arrested for making a criminal threat (Penal Code § 422) to his wife after an argument between the two. All charges were dropped.
Felony Domestic Violence: Charges Dropped
A client was arrested for inflicting minor injuries on his girlfriend while together in a hotel room in San Diego and charged with Felony Domestic Violence (Penal Code § 273.5(a)). Hotel guests had heard yelling from the hotel room. After further...
Carrying a Concealed Weapon: Charges Dropped
A client was cited for allegedly pulling a gun in traffic on another driver during a road rage incident. All charges were dropped.
Felony Domestic Violence: Charges Dropped
A client was arrested for inflicting minor injuries on his girlfriend while together in a hotel room in San Diego and charged with Felony Domestic Violence (Penal Code § 273.5(a)). Hotel guests had heard yelling from the hotel room. After further...
Felony Domestic Violence: Charges Dropped
A client got into an argument with his girlfriend. Law enforcement was called, and our client was arrested for felony domestic violence (Penal Code § 273.5(a)). All charges were dropped.
Battery: Charges Dropped
Client was arrested for battery (Penal Code § 242) due to an altercation she had with her roommate where she pushed her roommate in their apartment. All charges were dropped.
Felony Domestic Violence: Charges Dropped
Client had a fight with his girlfriend that resulted in some minor injuries, and he was arrested for Felony Domestic Violence (Penal Code § 273.5(a)). All charges were dropped.
DUI: Charges Dropped
Client was arrested for a DUI (Vehicle Code §§ 23152(a) and (b)) after leaving a bar in Pacific Beach and pulling over so his passenger could get out of the vehicle on the side of the road. The CHP office pulled up behind our client’s vehicle. A...
Felony Domestic Violence: Charges Dropped
Client was arrested for a felony domestic violence charge (Penal Code § 273.5(a)) after a physical altercation with her boyfriend. Our firm was able to convince the prosecuting agency that our client was, in fact, the victim in this case and not...
Felony Domestic Violence: Charges Dropped
Client was initially arrested for a felony domestic violence charge (Penal Code § 273.5(a)) against his husband. After his husband’s cooperation and plea to get our client some help rather than a criminal conviction. All charges were dropped.
Assault: Charges Dropped
Client was arrested for assault (Penal Code § 243(e)(1)) after a domestic violence issue with his husband. All charges were dropped.
Felony Domestic Violence: Charges Dropped
Client got in a fight with his girlfriend that became physical. Neighbors called the police after overhearing some arguing, and our client was arrested for Felony Domestic Violence (Penal Code § 273.5(a)). All charges were dropped.
Felony Domestic Violence: Charges Dropped
Client was arrested for Felony Domestic Violence (Penal Code § 273.5(a)) after slapping her husband during an argument. Our investigation revealed that the husband was the initial aggressor. All charges were dropped.
Battery: All Charges Were Dropped
Client was cited for Battery (Penal Code § 242) after a physical incident between himself and a family member during dinner at his house. The incident arose after our client found that a family member had brought narcotics into his house while our...
Felony Domestic Violence: Spousal Battery Charges Dropped in CA
Client was arrested for Felony Domestic Violence (Penal Code § 273.5(a)) in connection to a physical altercation with his child’s mother’s boyfriend. Client has been continuously going through a custody battle. Client has a TRO against the former...
Felony DUI: No Jail Time
Possession and Transportation of a Controlled Substance: Sentence Reduced
Client was charged with two felony counts of transporting/selling a controlled substance (Health and Safety Code §§ 11352(a) and 11351) in Riverside County. He was arrested with several kilograms of heroin. Client had an underlying medical...
False Information Given to Register a Firearm: Charges Reduced & Expunged
Possession and Transportation of a Controlled Substance: Sentence Reduced conviction reduced to a misdemeanor and get her probation terminated prior to its expiration. We were also able to successfully expunge this misdemeanor conviction off her...
Felony Child Abuse & Making a Criminal Threat: Charges Reduced, No Jail Time
Client, who is a Marine Corps veteran, was arrested and charged with felony child abuse and making a criminal threat (Penal Code §§ 273a(a) and 422). The client had an altercation with his minor son at their residence. After producing extensive...
Driving Under the Influence Without a Valid License: No Jail Time
Client was arrested and charged with a DUI while still on probation for a prior DUI conviction and for driving without a license (Vehicle Code §§ 23152(a), 23152(b), and 12500(a)). Client was looking at extensive jail time. We were able to reach a...
Vandalism: Dismissed
Client was charged with vandalizing a bridge in South Bay San Diego. Client was looking at a misdemeanor violation that could result in extensive fines and possible jail time. His case was dismissed as part of a plea agreement.
Multiple DUIs: No Jail Time
Client is deaf and was arrested and charged with a DUI (Vehicle Code §§ 23152 (a) and (b)), his third DUI within ten years. He was looking at jail time for a second DUI conviction. Instead, we were able to convince the court to convert that jail...
Multiple DUIs: Rehab Diversion
Client was arrested and charged with a felony DUI (Vehicle Code §§ 23152 (a) and (b)) after injuring a passenger in a traffic collision. This client also was arrested for two more DUIs six months after this initial arrest, both within a one month...
Assault Likely to Produce Great Bodily Injury: Charges Reduced
Client was involved in a group altercation outside a bar in Pacific Beach, resulting in a victim being sent to the hospital. He was charged with felony assault by means to cause GBI (Penal Code § 245(a)(4)). We were able to avoid jail time and get...
Civil Case for Battery: Dismissed
Client was involved in a bar fight at Hooters in Vista, CA. No criminal charges for battery (Penal Code § 242) were filed. The other party sued for personal injury. After an aggressive deposition of the Plaintiff, exposing his lies about his...
DUIs: Dismissed & Expunged
Client came to us after she was informed by the HR department of her new dream job that they could not hire her due to a prior conviction and pending case. We were able to get her DUI (Vehicle Code §§ 23152(a) and (b)) case dismissed, convictions...
DUI: No Jail Time
Client was arrested for a serious second DUI (Vehicle Code §§ 23152 (a) and (b)) with a high blood alcohol level (.28) and accident. We were able to avoid any jail time, whos in jail San Diego.
DUI: Charges Reduced
Client was arrested for a DUI (Vehicle Code §§ 23152 (a) and (b)) and not having valid vehicle registration due to a mistake in the DMV database. Client had a high blood alcohol level (.25), but we were able to argue that there was no probable...
Federal Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance: Probation, No Jail Time
The client was charged in a massive multi-defendant dark web drug conspiracy indictment in federal court. The government alleged millions of dollars of proceeds and money laundering. The client was looking at almost 10 years of prison time. The...
Felony Child Abuse Driving Under the Influence: Charges Reduced, No Jail Time
Client was charged with a DUI and felony child abuse (Penal Code §§ 273a(a) and Vehicle Code §§ 23152(a) and 23152(b)) when she got in a car accident with her daughter in the car. We were able to reach a plea agreement that resulted in no jail time...
Multiple DUIs: No Jail Time
Client was charged with his second DUI (Vehicle Code §§ 23152 (a) and (b)) that he received while still on probation for his first DUI. Client was looking at over a month of jail time and thousands of dollars in restitution. We reached a plea...
DUI: No Jail Time
Client was charged with a DUI (Vehicle Code §§ 23152 (a) and (b)) and three counts of hit and run, no injuries. Hit parked vehicles. Charges were reduced. No jail time.
Federal Distribution of Methamphetamine: Dismissed
Federal Distribution of Methamphetamine: Dismissed The client was recorded by an undercover distributing methamphetamine and was indicted in federal court (United States Code §§ 841(a)(1) and 853). The client was facing substantial prison time...
Possession and Transportation of a Controlled Substance: Dismissed
Juvenile client was charged with felony transport and possession of a controlled substance (Health and Safety Code §§ 11378 and 11379(a)). Case dismissed.
Second DUI: Charges Reduced, No Jail Time
Client charged with his second DUI (Vehicle Code §§ 23152 (a) and (b)). Charges reduced to Wet Reckless, no jail time.
Grand Theft and Fraudulent Appropriation by Employee: Charges Reduced, No Jail Time
Client was charged with grand theft and fraudulent documents (Penal Code §§ 487(a) and 508). Client avoided jail time and charges were reduced.
DUI: Dismissed
DUI (Vehicle Code §§ 23152 (a) and (b)) was dismissed and the case was resolved with a reckless driving charge (“dry reckless”).
DUI: Case Dismissed
Client was arrested for Driving Under the Influence (Vehicle Code §§ 23152(a) and (b)). Case dismissed.
DUI: Dismissed
DUI (Vehicle Code §§ 23152 (a) and (b)) was dismissed after a motion to suppress where the court excluded the blood evidence because of a mistake made by the arresting officer.
DUI: Dismissed
DUI (Vehicle Code §§ 23152 (a) and (b)) was dismissed and the case was resolved with a reckless driving charge (“dry reckless”).
Felony Domestic Violence in San Diego: Charges Dropped
Client was arrested for Felony Domestic Violence (Penal Code § 273.5(a)) after a physical altercation with his husband. All charges were dropped.
Battery: Rehab Diversion
Client was charged with Battery (Penal Code § 242) for a domestic violence issue against his girlfriend. We were able to get our client the help he needs in a rehab center to help with his substance abuse and anger management in lieu of jail time....
DUI: Dismissed
Our client’s DUI (Vehicle Code §§ 23152 (a) and (b)) case was dismissed after motion to suppress.
San Diego DUI: Dismissed
Driving Under the Influence (Vehicle Code §§ 23152 (a) and (b)) case dismissed after motion to suppress.
DUI: Dismissed & Charges Reduced
DUI (Vehicle Code §§ 23152 (a) and (b)) was dismissed and the case was resolved for reckless driving (“dry reckless”).
Federal Importation of Methamphetamine into the United States: Dismissed
Client was charged with importing a controlled substance over the border (United States Code §§ 952 and 960) from Mexico to the United States by hiding the drugs in a tire under his work vehicle. Due to the government’s lack of proof that the...