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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Jiang, 65, was recently appointed a public defender.
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Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2025
Jay Logsdon, North Idaho’s state public defender and co-counsel for the case’s defense, will be replaced for Kohberger’s capital murder trial, a Thursday court order said.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 22 Feb. 2025
The Maryland state public defender's office, which is representing Lasota, Blank and Zajko in the Maryland arrests, declined to comment Friday.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
The series follows Ryan Atwood’s (Ben McKenzie) arrival from Chino after his public defender Sandy Cohen (Peter Gallagher) decides to take him in.
—Sezin Devi Koehler, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2025
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Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2025
Jay Logsdon, North Idaho’s state public defender and co-counsel for the case’s defense, will be replaced for Kohberger’s capital murder trial, a Thursday court order said.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 22 Feb. 2025
The Maryland state public defender's office, which is representing Lasota, Blank and Zajko in the Maryland arrests, declined to comment Friday.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
The series follows Ryan Atwood’s (Ben McKenzie) arrival from Chino after his public defender Sandy Cohen (Peter Gallagher) decides to take him in.
—Sezin Devi Koehler, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Public defender.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20defender. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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