prosecuting attorney
noun
: an attorney who conducts proceedings in a court on behalf of the government : district attorney
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The prosecuting attorney’s office said that evidence found in Christine's home backed up her story, including a broken window in the rear of the home and a screwdriver found next to the door where Condon entered.
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Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
The release said an investigative case file will be presented to the prosecuting attorney, who will determine whether the use of deadly force was consistent with Arkansas law.
—The Sentinel-Record, arkansasonline.com, 12 Mar. 2024
Justin Oleson, the Custer County prosecuting attorney, has not yet decided on charges related to Liddell’s fatal shooting, an office staffer, Christine Matson, told the Statesman by phone.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 28 Jan. 2024
King County deputy prosecuting attorneys Celia Lee and Mary Barbosa describe him as a serial predator with a clear pattern.
—Natalie Morales, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2023
The Jackson County prosecuting attorney's office set up in-person counseling for the traumatized.
—Nick Ingram, arkansasonline.com, 17 Feb. 2024
Circuit Judge Robin Green's private attorney sent a cease and desist letter to candidate Sarah Phillips in the Benton County prosecuting attorney's race for using the judge's name in campaign advertising, the judge confirmed Monday.
—Doug Thompson, arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2024
If that were to happen, a council that supports prosecuting attorneys in Georgia would find a new attorney to take over who could either proceed with the charges against Trump and 14 others or drop the case altogether.
—TIME, 15 Feb. 2024
Assistant prosecuting attorney Brady Twenter argued O’Connor was a flight risk due to the severity of the case.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2024
Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
The release said an investigative case file will be presented to the prosecuting attorney, who will determine whether the use of deadly force was consistent with Arkansas law.
—The Sentinel-Record, arkansasonline.com, 12 Mar. 2024
Justin Oleson, the Custer County prosecuting attorney, has not yet decided on charges related to Liddell’s fatal shooting, an office staffer, Christine Matson, told the Statesman by phone.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 28 Jan. 2024
King County deputy prosecuting attorneys Celia Lee and Mary Barbosa describe him as a serial predator with a clear pattern.
—Natalie Morales, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2023
The Jackson County prosecuting attorney's office set up in-person counseling for the traumatized.
—Nick Ingram, arkansasonline.com, 17 Feb. 2024
Circuit Judge Robin Green's private attorney sent a cease and desist letter to candidate Sarah Phillips in the Benton County prosecuting attorney's race for using the judge's name in campaign advertising, the judge confirmed Monday.
—Doug Thompson, arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2024
If that were to happen, a council that supports prosecuting attorneys in Georgia would find a new attorney to take over who could either proceed with the charges against Trump and 14 others or drop the case altogether.
—TIME, 15 Feb. 2024
Assistant prosecuting attorney Brady Twenter argued O’Connor was a flight risk due to the severity of the case.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2024
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