prosecuting attorney
noun
: an attorney who conducts proceedings in a court on behalf of the government : district attorney
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Last month, Gayle's relatives gave their blessings to an agreement between the St. Louis County prosecuting attorney's office and Williams' attorneys to commute the sentence to life in prison.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 25 Sep. 2024
Bush, a second-term lawmaker, was bested in the Democratic race for Missouri’s 1st District by St. Louis prosecuting attorney Wesley Bell, who was backed by a major pro-Israel group.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024
For his part, Bell had established himself in the St. Louis area after the unrest in Ferguson, winning a seat on Ferguson's city council in 2015 and then winning the post of St. Louis County's prosecuting attorney in 2018.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2024
The county elected a new prosecuting attorney in 2022.
—Faith Karimi, CNN, 15 Sep. 2024
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 25 Sep. 2024
Bush, a second-term lawmaker, was bested in the Democratic race for Missouri’s 1st District by St. Louis prosecuting attorney Wesley Bell, who was backed by a major pro-Israel group.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024
For his part, Bell had established himself in the St. Louis area after the unrest in Ferguson, winning a seat on Ferguson's city council in 2015 and then winning the post of St. Louis County's prosecuting attorney in 2018.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2024
The county elected a new prosecuting attorney in 2022.
—Faith Karimi, CNN, 15 Sep. 2024
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