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Recent Examples of prosecuting attorney
Brandon Carter will also be sworn in Wednesday as prosecuting attorney for Washington and Madison counties.
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Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Honolulu’s prosecuting attorney’s office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
In spite of a dearth of evidence, the judge in the case sent it back to the Pulaski County prosecuting attorney's office.
—Tony Holt, Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2025
Jones also claimed to train dogs in narcotics detection, scent detection and tracking dogs, the prosecuting attorney wrote in the court documents.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
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Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Honolulu’s prosecuting attorney’s office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
In spite of a dearth of evidence, the judge in the case sent it back to the Pulaski County prosecuting attorney's office.
—Tony Holt, Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2025
Jones also claimed to train dogs in narcotics detection, scent detection and tracking dogs, the prosecuting attorney wrote in the court documents.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosecuting attorney
Noun
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The only categories of crime brought to the district attorney’s office that have fallen are felony burglary, felony motor vehicle theft, and felony narcotics, which decreased by 13%, 10%, and 2%, respectively.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
16 May 2025
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Prosecutor Tracy Prior, chief of the district attorney’s Family Protection Division, said the office has long worked with Olive Crest, which provides help from toy drives to lining up foster parents.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Security footage from the gas station captured the shooter running with a distinctive stride, prosecutors said during the trial.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
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Groves was recently convicted of second-degree murder and faces a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole, prosecutors said.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
21 May 2025
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“Prosecuting attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosecuting%20attorney. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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