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Recent Case Victories Memberships Lectures Publications Published Court Opinions RECENT CASE VICTORIES 30 counts dismissed and hung jury after 9 week long trial in 59 count child molest and sexual assault case. 3 felony counts of statutory rape and unlawful oral copulation with a minor dismissed before preliminary hearing. Violation of a restraining order case dismissed after 1 year of deferred prosecution. Petition to take jurisdiction of a minor child in a dependency matter wherein father was alleged to have molested the child dismissed prior to jurisdictional hearing. DMV administrative Per Se Hearing regarding drivers license suspension won in case with blood alcohol level of .11 and .12. Misdemeanor domestic violence case dismissed. 4 Misdemeanor counts of domestic violence and assault on police officers dismissed. Misdemeanor domestic violence and false imprisonment case dismissed. Juvenile client charged with armed robbery with a gun found NOT GUILTY at trial. Juvenile client charged with escape from a juvenile facility found NOT GUILTY at trial. Adult client facing 445 years to life in prison for 25 counts of sex and assault found NOT GUILTY on all 25 sex and assault charges after a 7 week long jury trial. Romero Motion granted in the case of a 3 Strikes client facing 25 years to life in prison for being an ex-felon in possession of a handgun. Client's sentence reduced to 6 years. New Trial Motion granted and then case dismissed for juvenile client who had already been convicted of shooting and robbing a lady at gunpoint when represented by another attorney. Rape case dismissed at Preliminary Hearing for client accused of raping a college co-ed. Case dismissed in trial court for San Francisco man accused of possession of stolen property. District Attorney agrees not to charge client in case of Berkeley student arrested for felony sexual assault. Romero Motion granted in 3 Strikes case where client faced 25 years to life in prison for felony theft. Kupferer then negotiated a sentence where client served only 38 days in jail. Domestic Violence 3 Strikes case where client was faced with 35 years to life in prison was resolved before trial for 3 years state prison. Client successfully avoided prosecution in serious child abuse case in Alameda County. Client found NOT GUILTY at trial on all counts in alleged multiple counts of forced sex with a minor. Client not charged in alleged assault on a police officer and drunk in public charges. MEMBERSHIPS State Bar of California Federal Court, Northern District of California California Attorneys for Criminal Justice San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association CJA, Federal Indigent Defense Panel Alameda County Bar Association Criminal Law Section of the State Bar of California Women Defenders Executive Committee, Criminal Law Section of the State Bar of California Martindale Hubbel California Public Defender's Association LECTURES BY KIMBERLY KUPFERER 2005 Reporting Techniques for Defense Investigators, Defense Investigators Association 2004 Federal Discovery in State Cases, State Bar of California 2003 Federal Discovery in State Cases, State Bar of California 2002 Federal Discovery in State Cases, Death Penalty Conference CPDA/CACJ 2002 Handling Complicated Death Penalty Issues, Alameda County Public Defender 2001 Using Computer Technology in Criminal Trials, Alameda County Public Defender 2001 Federal Discovery in State Cases, Death Penalty Conference CPDA/CACJ 2000 Practical Discovery in Criminal Cases, Women Defenders 1999 Developing Theories in Homicide Cases, Mendocino County Public Defender 1998-2002 Closing Arguments, Alameda County Public Defender 1998-2002 Developing Investigation in Criminal Cases, Alameda County Public Defender, Marin County Public Defender 1998-1999 Beginning Computer Skills in Death Penalty and Serious Cases, Death Penalty Conference CPDA/CACJ 1999 Perspectives on Criminal Defense and the Death Penalty, Stanford University Law School 1998 Handling 707b Hearings in Juvenile Court, Alameda County Bar Association 1998 Closing Arguments in Homicide Cases, CPDA 1998 Negotiating a Death Penalty Case, Death Penalty Conference CPDA/CACJ 1997 Developing Theories in Homicide Cases, CPDA 1997 The Glass Ceiling for Women Criminal Defense Attorneys, Women Defenders 1995 Handling 3 Strikes Cases, Alameda County Public Defender 1994 Sexual Bias in the Courts, CPDA PUBLICATIONS CEB, Criminal Law: Practice and Procedure, Advising Witnesses Chapter, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 editions PUBLISHED COURT OPINIONS Samuel Johnson vs. Janet Reno, et al People vs. Haskins People vs. James R. Metters Jr. In Re Clinton K. People vs. Guilmette Home | Practice Areas | About Kimberly Kupferer | Accomplishments | Press | Legal Resources | Directions | Contact