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The trial has been repeatedly delayed because of evidence leaks and the withdrawal of Allen's public defenders, who were later reinstated by the Indiana Supreme Court.
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2024
Her public defender, Jennifer Patton, declined to comment to PEOPLE on the case.
—Emily Palmer, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Kristy Militello, the federal public defender assigned to Routh’s case, declined to comment after the hearing.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 16 Sep. 2024
Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., the former president’s eldest sons, have remained public defenders of their father, attacking the four indictments and supporting his presidential campaign efforts.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2024
Her public defender, Jennifer Patton, declined to comment to PEOPLE on the case.
—Emily Palmer, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Kristy Militello, the federal public defender assigned to Routh’s case, declined to comment after the hearing.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 16 Sep. 2024
Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., the former president’s eldest sons, have remained public defenders of their father, attacking the four indictments and supporting his presidential campaign efforts.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
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Boyarsky has worked for the DA’s office for three decades, about half of that time as a trial attorney and supervisor and the other half as chief assistant district attorney, running the day-to-day operations of the office including overseeing hiring and prosecution assignments.Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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John Walsh was elected Denver’s next district attorney on Tuesday as voters decided his uncontested race and a handful of competitive district attorney races across the metro area.Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
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Williams' attorneys argued that his DNA was not on the murder weapon and that his 2001 trial was unfair, saying that a trial lawyer dismissed a juror based on race and that there was only one Black juror on the panel.Daniella Silva, NBC News, 25 Sep. 2024
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In preparation for Tuesday’s meeting, Vance has reportedly been working with a team of advisers including his wife, trial lawyer Usha Vance, and Tom Emmer, who has represented Minnesota’s 6th congressional district since 2015 and served as majority whip in the House of Representatives since 2023.Emma Specter, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2024
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Greenhalgh’s father, the late criminal lawyer and Georgetown University Law School associate dean William Greenhalgh, died before she was murdered.KC Baker, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
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In New York, a bill has been introduced repeatedly in the Albany statehouse to ban campaign funds from being used to cover a public official’s bills for criminal lawyers.Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2024
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Bush, a second-term lawmaker, was bested by St. Louis prosecuting attorney Wesley Bell, who was backed by a major pro-Israel group.Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024
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The suspects returned the following day, around 10 a.m., and were permitted inside and were taken by Murray to inspect the gas leak in the basement, the prosecuting attorney’s office said.Christine Pelisek, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
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Sandu narrowly won a second presidential term in Sunday’s runoff vote, beating former prosecutor Alexandr Stoianoglu.Clare Sebastian, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
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Trump's opponent, , is our vice president, a former prosecutor, and a state attorney general.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Public defender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20defender. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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