public defender
noun
: a lawyer usually holding public office whose duty is to defend accused persons unable to pay for legal assistance
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But Dominguez’s defense attorney, Yolo County deputy public defender Daniel Hutchinson, depicted a man devastated by mental disease — treated, involuntarily at times, by antipsychotic medication since his arrest in the violent attacks.
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 May 2025
Sinatra Jordan outside his public defender's office in Jackson, about three weeks after his release.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC news, 2 May 2025
While working with a public defender appointed by the court, Knight accepted a plea deal on Sept. 20, 2018.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2025
Hemphill’s public defender could not be reached for comment.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 May 2025
Sinatra Jordan outside his public defender's office in Jackson, about three weeks after his release.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC news, 2 May 2025
While working with a public defender appointed by the court, Knight accepted a plea deal on Sept. 20, 2018.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2025
Hemphill’s public defender could not be reached for comment.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Public defender.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20defender. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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