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Recent Examples of public defender
Despite arguments from Cornish’s public defender, Erik Ellis, for his client to be eligible for parole after serving 25 years, McCarthy said he wasn’t persuaded.
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Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
Hayes said Sousa-Martin's' public defender has consented to a motion that delays proceedings until late February.
—Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
His public defender doesn’t return his calls.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2026
Avalos was assigned a public defender.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
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Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
Hayes said Sousa-Martin's' public defender has consented to a motion that delays proceedings until late February.
—Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
His public defender doesn’t return his calls.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2026
Avalos was assigned a public defender.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for public defender
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The judge's ruling dismissing the charges was based on evidence the state presented at a preliminary hearing in 2023, when a different district attorney was in office, Cicchini told the station.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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In an email response to The Times, Jenny Smith, spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Department, said that although the jury in the civil case reached a different conclusion, an independent investigation by the San Bernardino County district attorney’s office found the shooting was legally justified.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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New Orleans trial lawyer Hank Graham, 75, says he’s been going to Galatoire’s for about 55 years, since his college days.—
Tom Sietsema,
Washington Post,
17 Jan. 2026
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Added to this, the Secretary’s ally, an anti-vaccine trial lawyer named Aaron Siri who previously petitioned the FDA to revoke approval of the polio vaccine, was given a platform to present on the childhood vaccine schedule.—
Dr. Debra Houry,
Time,
5 Dec. 2025
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Tautly written, this first novel by a former criminal lawyer who spent 17 years in the Arctic is a hard look at the desolate lives of people resigned to life in the bleak far north.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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Burke’s criminal lawyer has not responded to multiple requests for comment from Rolling Stone.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
24 Nov. 2025
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During cross-examination by prosecuting attorney Michael Morse, the government played audio of Puig discussing the interview in relatively good English.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Williams' lead attorney declined to comment, and prosecuting attorney Josh Kocher said the terms of the agreement are not yet public.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
4 Feb. 2026
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During his 156-day trial, prosecutors accused him of conspiring with six former Apple Daily staffers, two activists and others to request foreign forces to impose sanctions or blockades or engage in other hostile activities against Hong Kong or China.—
Kanis Leung,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Videos and photos seized from Epstein's homes in New York, Florida and the Virgin Islands didn't depict victims being abused or implicate anyone else in his crimes, a prosecutor wrote in one 2025 memo.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Public defender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20defender. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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