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Recent Examples of public defender
Patel, a former federal public defender who served in several roles in President Donald Trump's first administration, has been a vocal critic of the FBI's investigation into potential ties between Russia and Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
And that’s a partnership between us, Municipal Court, public defender’s office and Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker’s office.
—Mará Rose Williams, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2025
Before starting his career with the FBI more than two decades ago, Veltri served as an assistant public defender in the Broward County Pubic Defender’s Office.
—Jay Weaver, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2025
Maria Jacob, a public defender and Mr. English’s lawyer, did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment on Tuesday evening.
—Hank Sanders, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2025
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
And that’s a partnership between us, Municipal Court, public defender’s office and Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker’s office.
—Mará Rose Williams, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2025
Before starting his career with the FBI more than two decades ago, Veltri served as an assistant public defender in the Broward County Pubic Defender’s Office.
—Jay Weaver, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2025
Maria Jacob, a public defender and Mr. English’s lawyer, did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment on Tuesday evening.
—Hank Sanders, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for public defender
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The department did not provide the warrants and referred reporters to the district attorney’s office, which declined to release any documentation.—
Jerry Mitchell,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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Though the brothers can still push for clemency or resentencing, Hochman’s Friday announcement upends the powerful momentum that had been building in their favor under the district attorney’s predecessor, George Gascón.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN,
21 Feb. 2025
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The firm’s team of 40 lawyers includes former government prosecutors, trial lawyers, commercial litigators, and trust and estate experts, many from the top law schools and blue-chip firms.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025
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The most famous trial lawyer of his time, Clarence Darrow inspired reverential biographies, stage plays and performances from some of the 20th century’s greatest actors.—
Christopher Goffard,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Dec. 2024
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Amid Adams’ absence, Adams’ criminal lawyers were in talks last week with President Trump’s Justice Department about potentially dropping his indictment, as first reported by the New York Times.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2025
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Kraven tracks down Calypso (Ariana DeBose), the girl who gave him that life-saving elixir way back when and is now a criminal lawyer in London.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
5 Dec. 2024
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Jeremy Best, 50, pleaded guilty on Feb. 13 to first-degree murder in the death of his son, Zeke Best, and second-degree murder in the death of his wife, Kali Randall Best, 39, and her unborn child Freya, prosecuting attorneys for Teton and Bonneville Counties wrote in a joint news release.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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Defendants in the lawsuit include Crawford County and its county judge along with prosecuting attorneys in each of Arkansas' 28 judicial districts.—
Ron Wood,
arkansasonline.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Irvin, an Army veteran and former prosecutor, has been the mayor of Aurora since 2017, and in 2022, ran unsuccessfully for governor of Illinois, losing in the Republican primary.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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The prosecutor who began the investigation into Matthew Perry’s death details the series of events that led to his overdose in Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Public defender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20defender. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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