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Recent Examples of district attorney
The victim does not want to prosecute and the sheriff’s department submitted the case to the Los Angeles district attorney’s office for rejection, the detective said.
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Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 16 Jan. 2026
There will be a presentation by David Vallero, deputy district attorney for San Diego County, followed by the community walk.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
An assault suspect who exchanged gunfire with a Fort Worth police officer in 2024 has been sentenced to 26 years in prison, district attorney Phil Sorrells said.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Jan. 2026
An El Paso County district attorney’s office spokesperson declined to comment Thursday on whether it was involved in an investigation.
—Michael Biesecker, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
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Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 16 Jan. 2026
There will be a presentation by David Vallero, deputy district attorney for San Diego County, followed by the community walk.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
An assault suspect who exchanged gunfire with a Fort Worth police officer in 2024 has been sentenced to 26 years in prison, district attorney Phil Sorrells said.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Jan. 2026
An El Paso County district attorney’s office spokesperson declined to comment Thursday on whether it was involved in an investigation.
—Michael Biesecker, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for district attorney
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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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Martinez was charged with assault of a federal employee, but prosecutors dropped the charges six weeks later.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Police, prosecutors and the family of Gastonia homicide victim John Luke Moore gathered at police headquarters Wednesday to plead with the public for information in the 2021 case.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
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West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is preparing for his team of lawyers to make their argument in front of the top court, a case defending the state's Save Women's Sports Act, which prohibits those who were assigned male at birth from playing on competitive female sports teams.—
Lauren Linder,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Many others — Democrats, lawyers and other law enforcement officials — have watched the video with the conclusion that the ICE agent’s life was not at risk and the woman was not trying to ram her vehicle into him, based on the positioning of the tires.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2026
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“District attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/district%20attorney. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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