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Recent Examples of public defender
Elizabeth Lashley-Haynes, Lewis’ public defender, didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Court records show that his federal public defender requested that Myers be sentenced to eight years in prison, followed by six years of supervised release, due to his age and the terms of his supervised release.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
Reiner is now being represented by a public defender.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
He will now be represented by public defender Kimberly Greene, according to TMZ.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
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Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Court records show that his federal public defender requested that Myers be sentenced to eight years in prison, followed by six years of supervised release, due to his age and the terms of his supervised release.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
Reiner is now being represented by a public defender.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
He will now be represented by public defender Kimberly Greene, according to TMZ.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for public defender
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Police say no charges have been filed against her in connection with the dog attacks at this time, but sources say police are coordinating with the district attorney's office regarding possible charges.—
Ross DiMattei,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Diane Neal's starred as assistant district attorney Casey Novak for five seasons, but like many of her former costars, has returned for recurring and guest spots.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 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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The conviction was vacated in 2016, after a new legal team argued that Max’s original trial lawyer had a conflict of interest in the case.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
21 Nov. 2025
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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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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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According to Victoria Burton-Harris, the chief assistant prosecuting attorney in Washtenaw County, the home invasion charge is punishable by up to five years in prison and a $2,000 fine.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
12 Dec. 2025
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The prosecution’s case was built from the more than three years of investigative work from over 20 people in the prosecuting attorney’s office and countless law enforcement officers in the Kansas City metro, Thompson said.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
25 Nov. 2025
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Martinez was charged with assault of a federal employee, but prosecutors dropped the charges six weeks later.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Police, prosecutors and the family of Gastonia homicide victim John Luke Moore gathered at police headquarters Wednesday to plead with the public for information in the 2021 case.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Public defender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20defender. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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