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Recent Examples of trial lawyer
Crumbley’s team claims that if the defense knew about the agreement, her trial lawyer could have questioned the two school employees in cross-examination.
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
The two alleged accomplices presented alibis that clemency lawyers for Nelson have argued were not fully contested by Nelson's trial lawyers.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
Trump’s trial lawyers urged Judge Juan Merchan to delay his sentencing until after the November election.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Bowman’s lawyers asked the state Supreme Court to delay his execution to allow a hearing on his last-ditch appeal arguing that his trial lawyer was not prepared and had too much sympathy for the white victim and not his black client.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 5 Jan. 2025
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
The two alleged accomplices presented alibis that clemency lawyers for Nelson have argued were not fully contested by Nelson's trial lawyers.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
Trump’s trial lawyers urged Judge Juan Merchan to delay his sentencing until after the November election.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Bowman’s lawyers asked the state Supreme Court to delay his execution to allow a hearing on his last-ditch appeal arguing that his trial lawyer was not prepared and had too much sympathy for the white victim and not his black client.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 5 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trial lawyer
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Amid Adams’ absence, Adams’ criminal lawyers were in talks last week with President Trump’s Justice Department about potentially dropping his indictment, as first reported by the New York Times.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2025
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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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While lawyers rising through the ranks of the FBI is fairly common, Veltri’s ascent from a local public defender’s office defending accused indigents to the head of a major FBI field office probing federal crimes is an unusual path.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2025
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Murphy worked from 1971-1978 in the Cook County public defender’s office, then in private practice until she was elected judge of the circuit court in 1989.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2025
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Jeremy Best, 50, pleaded guilty on Feb. 13 to first-degree murder in the death of his son, Zeke Best, and second-degree murder in the death of his wife, Kali Randall Best, 39, and her unborn child Freya, prosecuting attorneys for Teton and Bonneville Counties wrote in a joint news release.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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Defendants in the lawsuit include Crawford County and its county judge along with prosecuting attorneys in each of Arkansas' 28 judicial districts.—
Ron Wood,
arkansasonline.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Earlier this week, the county's district attorney announced that Police Chief Jason Marlin, four of his officers and one of their wives was indicted on corruption, tampering and drug charges.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Though the brothers can still push for clemency or resentencing, Hochman’s Friday announcement upends the powerful momentum that had been building in their favor under the district attorney’s predecessor, George Gascón.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN,
21 Feb. 2025
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Chillingly, Pacheco had Escalera’s phone and answered it after she was already declared dead, prosecutors said.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
14 Feb. 2025
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Others have called on the governor to remove Adams after Manhattan's top federal prosecutor, Danielle Sassoon, and five DOJ officials resigned Thursday.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Trial lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trial%20lawyer. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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