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Recent Examples of public defender
Lawes-Richards’ public defender did not immediately return a call seeking comment Monday.
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Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2024
Amanda Sizemore, a public defender representing Lorincz, had no comment ahead of the sentencing when contacted by CNN.
—Chris Boyette, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
Some county public defenders fear their clients will spend much more time in jail under a Hochman administration, with an increase in misdemeanor and felony filings, along with sentencing enhancements, Garrett Miller, president of the Los Angeles Public Defenders’ union, told CNN.
—Emma Tucker, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
The men were each charged with one misdemeanor count of pandering-solicitation on Monday, days after a prominent former public defender was charged in the same investigation.
—Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
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Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2024
Amanda Sizemore, a public defender representing Lorincz, had no comment ahead of the sentencing when contacted by CNN.
—Chris Boyette, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
Some county public defenders fear their clients will spend much more time in jail under a Hochman administration, with an increase in misdemeanor and felony filings, along with sentencing enhancements, Garrett Miller, president of the Los Angeles Public Defenders’ union, told CNN.
—Emma Tucker, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
The men were each charged with one misdemeanor count of pandering-solicitation on Monday, days after a prominent former public defender was charged in the same investigation.
—Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for public defender
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Trump's lawyers argued that prosecutors from the Manhattan district attorney's office had introduced evidence during his hush-money trial that was protected by the High Court ruling issued earlier this year.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Hours after his arrest, the Manhattan district attorney’s office filed paperwork charging him with murder and other offenses.Jake Offenhartz and Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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Tom Girardi, the once legendary Los Angeles trial lawyer, was scheduled to be sentenced Friday after a federal jury convicted him of wire fraud.Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Other Justice Department Jobs Todd Blanche, Trump’s hush money trial lawyer, was tapped as the president-elect’s deputy attorney general.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Kraven tracks down Calypso (Ariana DeBose), the girl who gave him that life-saving elixir way back when and is now a criminal lawyer in London.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024
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Greenhalgh’s father, the late criminal lawyer and Georgetown University Law School associate dean William Greenhalgh, died before she was murdered.KC Baker, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
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On cross-examination, deputy prosecuting attorney Janna Skelton asked Ahmad if Whitfield was still a threat after he was handcuffed.Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Dec. 2024
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As prosecuting attorney Nico Della Guardia, Fagbenle is a delightfully wicked presence, all smug dandyism when navigating the case against Rusty Sabich for the murder of Carolyn Polhemus.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 23 July 2024
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Bove represented Trump alongside Blanche throughout the hush money trial and is a former federal prosecutor.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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An Alameda County jury last week found David Misch, 63, guilty of murdering best friends Jennifer Duey and Michelle Xavier, prosecutors said.Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Public defender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20defender. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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