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Recent Examples of public defender
These types of commissions, which have facilitated significant improvements in other states’ public defender systems, are usually established by the governor.
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Anat Rubin,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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
See All Example Sentences for public defender
Anat Rubin,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for public defender
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The mayor's office and the district attorney's office did not immediately respond.
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He was not taken into custody, and his case will be directed to the Napa County district attorney’s office for review and possible prosecution, the Sheriff’s Office said.
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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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Findings will be presented to the Yell County prosecuting attorney, who will determine how to proceed, the release says.
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The prosecuting attorney's office for King County, Washington, which includes Seattle, publishes some of the most detailed regional reports on shootings in the country.
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In an early instance of what authorities believe to have been an extortion attempt, federal prosecutors charged a California man with sending a fake ransom note via text message to Savannah Guthrie's family.
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The couple of daredevils who scaled the Empire State Building in New York City were released from custody under supervision after a court appearance on July 2, prosecutors said.
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“Public defender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20defender. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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