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an officer of the court who represents the government in a criminal case and who tries to prove that the person accused of committing a crime is guilty
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Recent Examples of prosecutors
As prosecutors worked to bring him to New York to face charges, new details emerged about his life and his capture.
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Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
In the meantime, Mangione will remain at State Correctional Institute Huntingdon giving prosecutors 30 days to obtain a governor’s warrant.
—Caitlyn Frolo, Baltimore Sun, 11 Dec. 2024
While its viability under New York law is unclear, prosecutors suggested Merchan could take an innovative approach.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Manhattan prosecutors were working to bring Mangione to New York.
—Michael R. Sisak and Mark Scolforo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
The Institute for Justice is involved in a different lawsuit against Indiana, arguing that private prosecutors shouldn't be able to keep profits from civil forfeitures.
—Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Dec. 2024
The man, Luigi Mangione, has been arrested and denied bail on several charges in Pennsylvania, and New York prosecutors filed a murder charge against him on Monday night.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
Most cases don’t even get to a jury, because prosecutors exercise so much leverage in threatening things that people plead out.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
The drug ring funneled more than a half ton of marijuana, several hundred kilograms of cocaine and significant quantities of other drugs into UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke University and Appalachian State University, prosecutors said.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
In the meantime, Mangione will remain at State Correctional Institute Huntingdon giving prosecutors 30 days to obtain a governor’s warrant.
—Caitlyn Frolo, Baltimore Sun, 11 Dec. 2024
While its viability under New York law is unclear, prosecutors suggested Merchan could take an innovative approach.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Manhattan prosecutors were working to bring Mangione to New York.
—Michael R. Sisak and Mark Scolforo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
The Institute for Justice is involved in a different lawsuit against Indiana, arguing that private prosecutors shouldn't be able to keep profits from civil forfeitures.
—Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Dec. 2024
The man, Luigi Mangione, has been arrested and denied bail on several charges in Pennsylvania, and New York prosecutors filed a murder charge against him on Monday night.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
Most cases don’t even get to a jury, because prosecutors exercise so much leverage in threatening things that people plead out.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
The drug ring funneled more than a half ton of marijuana, several hundred kilograms of cocaine and significant quantities of other drugs into UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke University and Appalachian State University, prosecutors said.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Prosecutors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosecutors. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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