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In a recent quantitative meta-analysis, Stetson University’s Christopher Ferguson and Sven Smith found substantial evidence for something conservative scholars and criminal lawyers have long suspected.
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Wilfred Reilly, National Review, 3 Jan. 2024
But some criminal lawyers who have defended female drug bosses in the U.S. told me that women crave fame and power in the drug world as much as men do.
—Deborah Bonello, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
The elite criminal lawyer handles cases for defendants as well as victims and has worked with clients including Hammer and Darren Sharper.
—Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Sep. 2023
The first, in 1972, in which criminal lawyer F. Lee Bailey defended Mr. Phillips, ended in a mistrial, with the jury deadlocked 10-2 for acquittal.
—Robert D. McFadden, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2023
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Wilfred Reilly, National Review, 3 Jan. 2024
But some criminal lawyers who have defended female drug bosses in the U.S. told me that women crave fame and power in the drug world as much as men do.
—Deborah Bonello, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
The elite criminal lawyer handles cases for defendants as well as victims and has worked with clients including Hammer and Darren Sharper.
—Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Sep. 2023
The first, in 1972, in which criminal lawyer F. Lee Bailey defended Mr. Phillips, ended in a mistrial, with the jury deadlocked 10-2 for acquittal.
—Robert D. McFadden, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2023
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Groups representing trial lawyers and environmentalists, for example, almost exclusively support Democrats, while those representing businesses and gun owners have thrown their lot in with Republicans.James D’Angelo, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2019
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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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Newsweek reached out via email to Routh's lead public defender on Tuesday for comment.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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Her public defender, Catherine Gardner, did not respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 14 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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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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After Biden won the state in 2020, Atlanta's Democratic district attorney, Fani Willis, indicted Trump and 18 others for allegedly trying to overturn the result.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Criminal lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminal%20lawyer. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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