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Recent Examples of public defender
Court records show that Schubert is being represented by a public defender.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Suspect’s first court appearance Rinderknecht appeared in federal court before a judge who appointed him a public defender and continued the detention hearing to Thursday morning.
—Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Aisha Nash, the federal public defender assigned to represent Rinderknecht, has not responded to Associated Press requests for comment.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Rocha’s public defender, Stephen Reynolds, urged the jury to have mercy on him because of the trauma throughout his life and his impairments.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Suspect’s first court appearance Rinderknecht appeared in federal court before a judge who appointed him a public defender and continued the detention hearing to Thursday morning.
—Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Aisha Nash, the federal public defender assigned to represent Rinderknecht, has not responded to Associated Press requests for comment.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Rocha’s public defender, Stephen Reynolds, urged the jury to have mercy on him because of the trauma throughout his life and his impairments.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for public defender
Noun
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So are the district attorney, sheriff and all but two of the county’s 19 state legislators.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Oct. 2025
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According to the Danville San Ramon, Moseby’s criminal trial has been delayed eight times in recent years as both his attorneys and prosecutors from the district attorney’s office have requested more time to work on the case.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Perczak has over 30 years of experience representing homeowners and homeowner associations in construction defect claims and litigation across a 40-year career as a trial lawyer.—
Sponsored Content,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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For decades, trial lawyer ads have been a staple of late-night television.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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As a new three-month excavation begins at the temple and underwater site, Martínez, a criminal lawyer from the Dominican Republic who has turned to diplomacy and archaeology, believes the find is a promising next step in her 20-year search for the tomb of Queen Cleopatra VII.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Martinez has a degree in archaeology but initially became a criminal lawyer.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
24 Sep. 2025
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Thompson tried the case alongside assistant prosecuting attorneys Rob Sanders, Spencer Curtis and Savina Balano.—
PJ Green
October 9,
Kansas City Star,
9 Oct. 2025
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Following the verdict, neither the defense or prosecuting attorneys were willing to comment on the outcome of the trial.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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According to the Danville San Ramon, Moseby’s criminal trial has been delayed eight times in recent years as both his attorneys and prosecutors from the district attorney’s office have requested more time to work on the case.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Zhi and a network of top executives in the Prince Group are accused of using political influence in multiple countries to protect their criminal enterprise and paid bribes to public officials to avoid actions by law enforcement authorities targeting the scheme, according to prosecutors.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Public defender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20defender. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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