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Recent Examples of public defender
As the hearing closed, Joshua Uller, a federal public defender, sharpened his argument that officers had acted improperly and their search was not lawful.
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Ashley Luthern, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Frazier has served on the New Hope City Council, worked as an attorney at Education Minnesota, the Minneapolis Public School District, and as a Hennepin County public defender.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2025
Bolles owns a second phone dedicated solely to kids in the juvenile system, working with their public defender to be put on their professional call list.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025
Gutierrez’s public defender said mental-health issues related to medication Gutierrez had been taking to help deal with seizures led her to kill her husband, while prosecutors said the stabbing followed a fight the couple had the previous night.
—Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2025
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Ashley Luthern, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Frazier has served on the New Hope City Council, worked as an attorney at Education Minnesota, the Minneapolis Public School District, and as a Hennepin County public defender.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2025
Bolles owns a second phone dedicated solely to kids in the juvenile system, working with their public defender to be put on their professional call list.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025
Gutierrez’s public defender said mental-health issues related to medication Gutierrez had been taking to help deal with seizures led her to kill her husband, while prosecutors said the stabbing followed a fight the couple had the previous night.
—Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for public defender
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Teare, the district attorney, told CNN charges were not filed until authorities had probable cause.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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The county funds the courts, the sheriff’s office, the district attorney’s office and the public health department.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Sep. 2025
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Larsen was one of the few women in Hamilton County to work as a trial lawyer in the 1970s.—
Jeff Suess,
The Enquirer,
21 Aug. 2025
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Gerry Spence, the fringe jacket-wearing trial lawyer from Wyoming known for a string of major court wins starting with a multimillion-dollar judgment against a plutonium processor in the landmark Karen Silkwood case, has died.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Aug. 2025
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Ravaglia was a highly admired criminal lawyer who shared a love of flying with De Stefano, according to another report from the Corriere della Sera.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
25 July 2025
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Although a lawsuit has been filed against Cincinnati police and the Hamilton County jail in Rodney Hinton Jr.'s name, his criminal lawyer says Hinton had nothing to do with it.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Thompson, the Latah County prosecuting attorney, led the case.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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For example, the average starting salary for a prosecuting attorney is around $57,000 per year.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Allen has consistently denied the allegations against him and has never been charged with a crime (though a Connecticut prosecutor said there was probable cause for a criminal case).—
Mekishana Pierre,
EW.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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In a case with no known eye witnesses, the pendant became a direct link between Jones and Nathan, one that prosecutors cited in closing arguments to secure a conviction and, later, a death sentence for Jones.—
Dan Horn,
The Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Public defender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20defender. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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