prosecuting attorney
noun
: an attorney who conducts proceedings in a court on behalf of the government : district attorney
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According to the prosecuting attorney’s office, he was previously charged in 2019 with assault in the second degree – domestic violence.
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Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
Deputy prosecuting attorney Joel Garner said Gerhardt Konig, an anesthesiologist, came at her with a syringe and hit her in the head with a rock.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
The perpetrators often looked down at the floor or straight ahead as approximately 30 victim impact statements were read – most from young female victims, but also from distraught parents and Janine Swinehart, the prosecuting attorney.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
The issuance of a chaperone order requires verified notice from a prosecuting attorney that a licensee has been charged with a qualifying criminal offense.
—Tara Molina, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
Deputy prosecuting attorney Joel Garner said Gerhardt Konig, an anesthesiologist, came at her with a syringe and hit her in the head with a rock.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
The perpetrators often looked down at the floor or straight ahead as approximately 30 victim impact statements were read – most from young female victims, but also from distraught parents and Janine Swinehart, the prosecuting attorney.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
The issuance of a chaperone order requires verified notice from a prosecuting attorney that a licensee has been charged with a qualifying criminal offense.
—Tara Molina, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
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