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Recent Examples of public defender
Court records indicate Popma has been assigned a federal public defender.
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Logan Smith,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
Fox News Digital has reached out to the LVMPD, as well as the legal teams for Hamade and Sobh and the Clark County public defender's office, for comment.
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Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
He is being represented by a public defender, who was not immediately available for comment.
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Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
Burleson’s public defender, James Freeman, declined to comment when reached by phone Tuesday.
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Amber Gaudet
june 17,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
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Logan Smith,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
Fox News Digital has reached out to the LVMPD, as well as the legal teams for Hamade and Sobh and the Clark County public defender's office, for comment.
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Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
He is being represented by a public defender, who was not immediately available for comment.
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Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
Burleson’s public defender, James Freeman, declined to comment when reached by phone Tuesday.
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Amber Gaudet
june 17,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for public defender
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Beyond murder, the district attorney’s office charged Moore with possession on the day of the homicide of between one gram and just less than four grams of methamphetamine.
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In its decision not to pursue charges in Martinez-Sarmiento’s death, the district attorney’s office said Colorado Springs officers responded to a report on July 5, 2025, of a man yelling and brandishing a firearm near a nightclub.
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Earley is a trial lawyer who founded her own law firm and has worked as a public defender.
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George Psoras is a serious trial lawyer who will make the office tougher, fairer and more competent.
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Just as extraordinary was that Friedmann, who knew as much about criminal law as many criminal lawyers do, appeared to have designed the plot precisely to confound prosecutors.
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My dreams were like, makeup artist, criminal lawyer and singer, that’s it.
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Leahy, 31, was charged with murder in the first degree with a deadly weapon enhancement on Monday, May 18, the prosecuting attorney's office tells PEOPLE.
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The victim provided a statement the prosecuting attorney shared during sentencing, according to a news release from Canyon County.
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As Hinkley’s family and fiancée mourn the loss of a young man who still had his entire future ahead of him, prosecutors emphasized the scrutiny applied when criminal allegations involve an on-duty law enforcement officer.
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According to the Créteil prosecutor’s office, criminal investigators raided a home in the Paris suburb on June 15, expecting to find a cache of drugs.
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“Public defender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20defender. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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