public defender
noun
: a lawyer usually holding public office whose duty is to defend accused persons unable to pay for legal assistance
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Most of those counties do not have hired public defenders.
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Ilana Panich-Linsman, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Soriano’s public defender could not immediately be reached for comment.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025
Commentary and opinions The O.C. public defender who exposed the jailhouse snitch scandal is retiring, but not done, columnist Gustavo Arellano writes.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Stephens has yet to enter a plea to any of the charges and his public defender did not respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Ilana Panich-Linsman, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Soriano’s public defender could not immediately be reached for comment.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025
Commentary and opinions The O.C. public defender who exposed the jailhouse snitch scandal is retiring, but not done, columnist Gustavo Arellano writes.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Stephens has yet to enter a plea to any of the charges and his public defender did not respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Public defender.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20defender. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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