prosecuting attorney
noun
: an attorney who conducts proceedings in a court on behalf of the government : district attorney
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The prosecuting attorneys in both counties will recommend in court a total of four life sentences, with no chance of parole.
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Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 17 Dec. 2025
According to Victoria Burton-Harris, the chief assistant prosecuting attorney in Washtenaw County, the home invasion charge is punishable by up to five years in prison and a $2,000 fine.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
The prosecuting attorneys also had access to a trove of Nazi documents to build their cases.
—B.b. Blaber, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2025
Inside the prosecution’s preparations Clay County Prosecuting Attorney Zachary Thompson tried the case, alongside assistant prosecuting attorneys Rob Sanders, Spencer Curtis and Savina Balano.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 25 Nov. 2025
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Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 17 Dec. 2025
According to Victoria Burton-Harris, the chief assistant prosecuting attorney in Washtenaw County, the home invasion charge is punishable by up to five years in prison and a $2,000 fine.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
The prosecuting attorneys also had access to a trove of Nazi documents to build their cases.
—B.b. Blaber, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2025
Inside the prosecution’s preparations Clay County Prosecuting Attorney Zachary Thompson tried the case, alongside assistant prosecuting attorneys Rob Sanders, Spencer Curtis and Savina Balano.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 25 Nov. 2025
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