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Recent Examples of public defender
Each will now be appointed a public defender.
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Richard Ramos, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
The motion for a trial delay was filed by Srilekha Jayanthi, an assistant federal public defender from the Office of the Federal Public Defender, which is representing the congresswoman’s brother, Edwin Cherfilus, 51, in the case.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
Daniel Moreno-Gama, 20, was assigned a public defender team ahead of his hearing before Judge Kenneth Wine.
—Jonathan Vanian,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
His public defender, Anton Fetkulov, and the state’s largest teachers union, United Teachers of Dade, did not immediately respond Sunday to a request for comment.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
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Richard Ramos, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
The motion for a trial delay was filed by Srilekha Jayanthi, an assistant federal public defender from the Office of the Federal Public Defender, which is representing the congresswoman’s brother, Edwin Cherfilus, 51, in the case.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
Daniel Moreno-Gama, 20, was assigned a public defender team ahead of his hearing before Judge Kenneth Wine.
—Jonathan Vanian,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
His public defender, Anton Fetkulov, and the state’s largest teachers union, United Teachers of Dade, did not immediately respond Sunday to a request for comment.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for public defender
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The woman, now in her early 40s, sat down for a follow-up interview with a pair of detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department and two prosecutors from the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office in Long Beach late last month, according to Escoto’s affidavit.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Aida Ashouri, a human rights attorney, John McKinney, a deputy district attorney, and Marissa Roy, a deputy attorney general, are challenging Feldstein Soto to be the city’s top prosecutor and legal adviser.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The Florida Justice Association — the trial lawyer lobby — spent millions to stop the reforms Maxwell now blames for failing consumers.—
David Wilson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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Courtesy Robert Madden Madden studied archaeology as an undergraduate, then spent 25 years as a trial lawyer.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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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.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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My dreams were like, makeup artist, criminal lawyer and singer, that’s it.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Feb. 2026
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The prosecuting attorney requested that the judge sentence Delisle to 40 years fixed in prison.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Apr. 2026
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According to the prosecuting attorney’s office, he was previously charged in 2019 with assault in the second degree – domestic violence.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
2 Apr. 2026
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Chandler’s family sued, and Jackson settled for about twenty-three million dollars; afterward, Chandler stopped coöperating with prosecutors, and the investigation was closed.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Brenda Beadle, the chief deputy county attorney, said prosecutors in her office had urged the court not to release Guzman during her initial bond hearing.—
Selina Guevara,
NBC news,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Public defender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20defender. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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