How to Use public defender in a Sentence

public defender

noun
  • The lawyer, a public defender, said the teen had not slept well the night before.
    Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 2024
  • He has been assigned a public defender, who was not named in court records.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2024
  • Dan agrees to return, but this time as a public defender.
    Joshua Alston, Variety, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Akopyan slapped her across the face, said Palomares, who is now 29 and a public defender in Colorado.
    Molly Hensley-Clancy, Washington Post, 23 July 2024
  • Blankenship’s public defender has yet to respond to a phone call and email from The Enquirer.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Jackson will be the first former federal public defender to serve on the Supreme Court.
    John Fritze, USA TODAY, 30 June 2022
  • His public defender did not return a call or email late Wednesday.
    Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Blair was hired by the Orange County public defender's office in 2017.
    Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2023
  • His public defender has yet to respond to a phone call from The Enquirer seeking comment.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Jacque Wilson, a San Francisco public defender for the last 20 years, took on his brother’s case.
    Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
  • In his run-ins with the law, that has meant using a public defender or representing himself.
    Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
  • The office of the alternate public defender did not respond to a request for comment.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
  • The stint as a public defender gave Judge Mehta a wealth of courtroom experience — good training for a future judge.
    Steve Lohr, New York Times, 2 May 2024
  • An email seeking comment from him was sent to his federal public defender, and a voicemail was left.
    Mark Pratt, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Court records show he has been appointed a public defender.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
  • The public defender has not commented publicly on specifics of the charges against Henderson.
    Adrian Sainz, ajc, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Dawn Butorac, the county’s chief public defender, declined to comment on Juares’s case.
    Olivia Diaz, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The sitcom brings back John Larroquette three decades later as a public defender.
    Rodney Ho, ajc, 15 Jan. 2023
  • In an order Monday, McAfee agreed to appoint a public defender to represent Floyd for the time being.
    Chris Joyner, ajc, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Although prosecutors filed hate crime charges, Shirley was alarmed to learn a judge dismissed the case in 2022 because of a public defender shortage.
    Agreen, oregonlive, 13 Aug. 2023
  • His public defender in those cases could not be reached Tuesday for comment.
    Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Seefried's public defenders did not respond to CBS News' request for comment.
    Robert Legare, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Mingo was denied a public defender, according to KARE 11, and his bond was set at $5 million.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Frey has been working as a public defender in the Marion County Family court system for the past five years.
    Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Oct. 2022
  • But in a bail motion, Riera’s public defender turned that theory on its head.
    Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 22 May 2024
  • Two months later, the man’s public defenders appeared before Rasin again.
    Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 25 July 2024
  • He was screened for a public defender and was found to be ineligible, according to court records.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2024
  • Haven’t had a public defender in these chambers since Thurgood Marshall.
    Fiona Landers, The New Yorker, 21 July 2022
  • The court declared Cato indigent and ordered for a public defender to represent him.
    Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 19 Sep. 2024
  • He’s been with a private practice since 1991, served as an assistant city attorney for various municipalities and as a public defender over the years, according to his law firm website.
    Staff, Detroit Free Press, 21 Sep. 2024

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