prosecuting attorney
noun
: an attorney who conducts proceedings in a court on behalf of the government : district attorney
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And, like Latimer, primary opponent Wesley Bell Bell holds local office as the prosecuting attorney for St. Louis County.
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Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 27 June 2024
Eric Barden, deputy chief of Seattle police, reportedly asked a deputy to lie on a police report and not arrest his former domestic partner who had been accused of violating a protective order last year, according to documents released by the Pierce County prosecuting attorney's office.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 9 July 2024
The fees are limited by state law to $3 for sheriff pension funds and $4 for prosecuting attorney pension funds per defendant.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2024
According to Price, one of the prosecuting attorneys involved in jury selection on the Dykes case was Morris Jacobson, who now serves as a judge in Alameda County.
—Nick Watt, CNN, 21 June 2024
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Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 27 June 2024
Eric Barden, deputy chief of Seattle police, reportedly asked a deputy to lie on a police report and not arrest his former domestic partner who had been accused of violating a protective order last year, according to documents released by the Pierce County prosecuting attorney's office.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 9 July 2024
The fees are limited by state law to $3 for sheriff pension funds and $4 for prosecuting attorney pension funds per defendant.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2024
According to Price, one of the prosecuting attorneys involved in jury selection on the Dykes case was Morris Jacobson, who now serves as a judge in Alameda County.
—Nick Watt, CNN, 21 June 2024
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