prosecuting attorney
noun
: an attorney who conducts proceedings in a court on behalf of the government : district attorney
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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.
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Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024
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
Murray’s body was discovered in the basement, with his wrists and ankles also duct-taped, the prosecuting attorney’s office said.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
Maria Miller, an assistant prosecuting attorney for the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office, said in an email that Al-Alikhan hasn’t been officially charged with a hate crime under the facts of the case so far.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024
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Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024
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
Murray’s body was discovered in the basement, with his wrists and ankles also duct-taped, the prosecuting attorney’s office said.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
Maria Miller, an assistant prosecuting attorney for the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office, said in an email that Al-Alikhan hasn’t been officially charged with a hate crime under the facts of the case so far.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024
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