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Recent Examples of criminal lawyer
Prominent criminal lawyers and college professors in a similar vein likened the plea bargains at the heart of Operation Car Wash to torture, and other maneuvers included smear campaigns against judges and prosecutors.
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Eduardo Mello, Foreign Affairs, 7 May 2018
In a recent quantitative meta-analysis, Stetson University’s Christopher Ferguson and Sven Smith found substantial evidence for something conservative scholars and criminal lawyers have long suspected.
—Wilfred Reilly, National Review, 3 Jan. 2024
But some criminal lawyers who have defended female drug bosses in the U.S. told me that women crave fame and power in the drug world as much as men do.
—Deborah Bonello, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
The elite criminal lawyer handles cases for defendants as well as victims and has worked with clients including Hammer and Darren Sharper.
—Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Sep. 2023
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Eduardo Mello, Foreign Affairs, 7 May 2018
In a recent quantitative meta-analysis, Stetson University’s Christopher Ferguson and Sven Smith found substantial evidence for something conservative scholars and criminal lawyers have long suspected.
—Wilfred Reilly, National Review, 3 Jan. 2024
But some criminal lawyers who have defended female drug bosses in the U.S. told me that women crave fame and power in the drug world as much as men do.
—Deborah Bonello, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
The elite criminal lawyer handles cases for defendants as well as victims and has worked with clients including Hammer and Darren Sharper.
—Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminal lawyer
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Tom Girardi, the once legendary Los Angeles trial lawyer, was scheduled to be sentenced Friday after a federal jury convicted him of wire fraud.Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Other Justice Department Jobs Todd Blanche, Trump’s hush money trial lawyer, was tapped as the president-elect’s deputy attorney general.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Biden cited his work as a public defender and Trump's support for the death penalty as guiding factors.Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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Cox’s public defender, Pat Forester, chose not to make an opening statement, according to the local paper.Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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On cross-examination, deputy prosecuting attorney Janna Skelton asked Ahmad if Whitfield was still a threat after he was handcuffed.Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Dec. 2024
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As prosecuting attorney Nico Della Guardia, Fagbenle is a delightfully wicked presence, all smug dandyism when navigating the case against Rusty Sabich for the murder of Carolyn Polhemus.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 23 July 2024
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Hours after his arrest, the Manhattan district attorney’s office filed paperwork charging him with murder and other offenses.Jake Offenhartz and Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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Trump's lawyers argued that prosecutors from the Manhattan district attorney's office had introduced evidence during his hush-money trial that was protected by the High Court ruling issued earlier this year.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Criminal lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminal%20lawyer. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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