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Recent Examples of criminal lawyer
Abrego Garcia’s criminal lawyers, from the Federal Public Defender’s office in Nashville, argue the government has not given enough evidence to warrant his detention.
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Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Ravaglia was a highly admired criminal lawyer who shared a love of flying with De Stefano, according to another report from the Corriere della Sera.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 25 July 2025
Although a lawsuit has been filed against Cincinnati police and the Hamilton County jail in Rodney Hinton Jr.'s name, his criminal lawyer says Hinton had nothing to do with it.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Growing up with seven siblings in Marietta, Ohio, Moynihan wanted to be a criminal lawyer like Perry Mason.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 25 June 2025
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Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Ravaglia was a highly admired criminal lawyer who shared a love of flying with De Stefano, according to another report from the Corriere della Sera.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 25 July 2025
Although a lawsuit has been filed against Cincinnati police and the Hamilton County jail in Rodney Hinton Jr.'s name, his criminal lawyer says Hinton had nothing to do with it.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Growing up with seven siblings in Marietta, Ohio, Moynihan wanted to be a criminal lawyer like Perry Mason.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminal lawyer
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Added to this, the Secretary’s ally, an anti-vaccine trial lawyer named Aaron Siri who previously petitioned the FDA to revoke approval of the polio vaccine, was given a platform to present on the childhood vaccine schedule.—
Dr. Debra Houry,
Time,
5 Dec. 2025
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The conviction was vacated in 2016, after a new legal team argued that Max’s original trial lawyer had a conflict of interest in the case.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
21 Nov. 2025
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The 19-year-old, who had completed three semesters of college before the incident, appeared in court on Monday and was appointed a public defender, CNN reported.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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McKee’s public defender indicated to the judge that his client intends to plead not guilty in Ohio.—
Elise Hammond,
CNN Money,
13 Jan. 2026
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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
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The prosecution’s case was built from the more than three years of investigative work from over 20 people in the prosecuting attorney’s office and countless law enforcement officers in the Kansas City metro, Thompson said.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
25 Nov. 2025
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Trump has lambasted both Polis and the Republican district attorney who brought the charges, Dan Rubinstein, for keeping Peters in prison.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Now that possibility of a Republican district attorney, no matter how remote, is gone.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Criminal lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminal%20lawyer. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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