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Recent Examples of public defender
West is being represented by a public defender.
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026
Now, Nick is being represented by public defender Kimberly Greene.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Reiner was subsequently assigned a public defender.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026
Nick now has a public defender.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 June 2026
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026
Now, Nick is being represented by public defender Kimberly Greene.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Reiner was subsequently assigned a public defender.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026
Nick now has a public defender.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for public defender
Recent Examples of Synonyms for public defender
Noun
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Before law enforcement could serve a search warrant at Sepulveda's home, the district attorney's office said, an unindicted conspirator warned others about the pending warrant.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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The probe seeks to determine how a major military and commercial aircraft gear manufacturer could have allowed such a toxic failure to occur, according to the district attorney.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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George Psoras is a serious trial lawyer who will make the office tougher, fairer and more competent.—
Clarke Ahlers,
Baltimore Sun,
10 June 2026
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For one example, Cleesattle, a trial lawyer for 32 years, was asked about a disturbing 2009 National Academy of Sciences report on forensic science in law enforcement.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
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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.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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My dreams were like, makeup artist, criminal lawyer and singer, that’s it.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Feb. 2026
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Leahy, 31, was charged with murder in the first degree with a deadly weapon enhancement on Monday, May 18, the prosecuting attorney's office tells PEOPLE.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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The victim provided a statement the prosecuting attorney shared during sentencing, according to a news release from Canyon County.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Apr. 2026
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The prosecutor asked Parra if the case was about race or self-defense, and Parra said no.—
Dawn White,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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One case was resolved following an agreement between German prosecutors, lawyers for Zverev and his former partner.—
Andrew Dampf,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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“Public defender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20defender. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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