King County Superior Court Domestic Violence Trial September 2015:
Charges of Assault in the Fourth Degree Domestic Violence and Witness Tampering.
Andrea cross examined the Alleged Victim and main State’s witness.
Jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty on the Felony Witness Tampering charge.
Renton Municipal Court Domestic Violence Trial March 2017
Charges of Assault in the Fourth Degree Domestic Violence and Interfering with Reporting of Domestic Violence.
Hung Jury and the City chose to dismiss rather than retry the case.
Kent Municipal Court DUI Trial November 2018:
DUI with a blood toxicology result of .12 BAC and 33 ng/mL of THC and failed Field Sobriety Tests.
Andrea was able to exclude the blood toxicology results prior to trial
Not Guilty after only half an hour of deliberations
King County Superior Court Domestic Violence trial January 2018:
Charge of Assault in the Second Degree with a Deadly Weapon.
Judge dismissed the case after Defense argued motions that there was insufficient evidence to prove a crime at trial.
King County Superior Court Assault in the Second Degree Strangulation Domestic Violence July 2019 trial:
Jury found client Not Guilty of Strike Offense of Assault in the Second Degree Strangulation.
Because of this Not Guilty verdict, the State negotiated another pending case to significantly lower charges and less prison time.
King County Superior Court Residential Burglary trial August 2019:
Jury found client Guilty but the Court sentenced to a First Time Offender Waiver so the client served no additional jail time.
King County Superior Court Domestic Violence trial January 2020:
Charges of two counts of Assault of a Child in the Second Degree by Strangulation Domestic Violence and one count of Assault in the Fourth Degree with Sexual Motivation Domestic Violence.
Jury found client Not Guilty of all three charged offenses as well as two lesser included misdemeanors presented by the prosecutor.
Pierce County Superior Court Unlawful Possession of a Firearm in the First Degree trial in July of 2021:
Jury found the client Not Guilty of the crime of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm in the First Degree
COVID protocols during trial, including in person but small group jury selection.
King County Superior Court Sex Offense trial in September of 2021:
State dismissed a strike offense of Assault in the Second Degree when the alleged victim did not want to participate in an interview demanded by Defense
State proceeded in Superior Court (requiring 12 jurors instead of 6) on a Misdemeanor charge of Assault in the Fourth Degree with Sexual Motivation and the jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty
Case Dismissals:
Dozens of cases dismissed over the last two years
November 2021: One count of Assault in the Fourth Degree Domestic Violence, one count of Exposing children to Domestic Violence, and one count of Assault in the Fourth Degree all dismissed by the Prosecutor the week before trial. This dismissal was a victory for the client who had been abused by the alleged victim in the case for over 15 years! This freed her from his abuse and allowed her to pursue her and her children’s freedom in family law Court without the criminal case hindering the family law case any longer.
May 2021: Strike Offense of Assault in the Second Degree Domestic Violence dismissed by the King County Prosecuting Attorney when the case was ready to proceed to trial.
Summer of 2019: Juvenile Unlawful Possession of a Firearm charge dismissed by the Prosecutor after reading the motion to exclude evidence filed by Defense.
12 cases under investigation never filed because of Andrea’s representation
Plea Deals to Lesser Charges:
15 DUIs amended to lower charges.
Child Molestation in the First Degree amended down to Communication with a Minor for Immoral Purposes.
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Andrea Kim was recommended by a friend of mine. She took my case and work hard and never left one stone unturned we nicknamed her "THE SHARK" because Andrea loves a challenge.. I never had…
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