district attorney

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Recent Examples of district attorney The budget also includes funds for retaining assistant district attorneys and adjusting youth corrections costs. Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025 Two people indicted in connection with a 10-year-old's death in a watercraft crash on Old Hickory Lake in Wilson County last summer have pleaded guilty to felony reckless homicide, according to the district attorney's office. Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 3 July 2025 Soliman, a 45-year-old from Egypt, is now facing two first-degree murder charges – one for extreme indifference and the other with intent and after deliberation, the district attorney’s office said. Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 30 June 2025 The district attorney's office said the additional charges are being filed after consultation with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the FBI and the Boulder Police Department. Danielle Wallace, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for district attorney
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Noun
  • Once the investigation is completed, its reports will be forwarded to the Saline County prosecuting attorney for review.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2025
  • In June, Brandon Carter of Springdale, 4th Judicial District prosecuting attorney, and Sarah Capp, the district judge for the 7th Judicial District, each announced their intention to run for the Arkansas Court of Appeals District 3, Position 1 post in 2026.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Federal prosecutors served subpoenas associated with the grand jury investigation last week, resulting in a flurry of calls to defense lawyers late in the week and over the weekend.
    Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 31 July 2025
  • The lead prosecutor who tried Combs’ case, Maureen Comey, was fired by President Donald Trump’s Justice Department two weeks ago.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2025
Noun
  • In addition to contacting a divorce lawyer, please reach out to the National Domestic Violence Hotline (thehotline.org, 800-799-SAFE).
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
  • Others must hire lawyers to fend off phony accusations of treason.
    David Remnick, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2025

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