the defense
noun
law
: the lawyer or lawyers who represent the defendant in a court case
The defense rests, Your Honor.
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In its closing statement, the defense says the state just doesn't have enough to make its case against Bob Atrops.
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Sarah Prior, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2026
The challenge for state prosecutors is they are focused on analyzing the officer’s actions with 20-20 hindsight, while the defense is focused on what the officer was thinking in a fast-moving, high-pressure situation, Eldridge said.
—Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 24 Jan. 2026
Edge rusher Jared Verse, lineman Kobie Turner, linebacker Nate Landman and safety Quentin Lake lead the defense.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026
Judge Garnett had ordered Altoona police to send someone in person after oral arguments on the defense motion to suppress evidence from Mangione's backpack.
—Michael Ruiz , Maria Paronich, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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Sarah Prior, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2026
The challenge for state prosecutors is they are focused on analyzing the officer’s actions with 20-20 hindsight, while the defense is focused on what the officer was thinking in a fast-moving, high-pressure situation, Eldridge said.
—Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 24 Jan. 2026
Edge rusher Jared Verse, lineman Kobie Turner, linebacker Nate Landman and safety Quentin Lake lead the defense.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026
Judge Garnett had ordered Altoona police to send someone in person after oral arguments on the defense motion to suppress evidence from Mangione's backpack.
—Michael Ruiz , Maria Paronich, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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