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Recent Examples of public defender
The 1991 movie stars Nick Nolte as Sam Bowden, the one-time public defender who Cady haunts, blaming his long prison incarceration for rape on purposefully faulty defense tactics.
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Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
He was accompanied by a public defender.
—Lauren Victory, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, 35, appeared in a yellow jail uniform with a waist shackle and entered the plea through her public defender.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
Aaron, a lanky public defender and former college football kicker, led off.
—Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
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Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
He was accompanied by a public defender.
—Lauren Victory, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, 35, appeared in a yellow jail uniform with a waist shackle and entered the plea through her public defender.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
Aaron, a lanky public defender and former college football kicker, led off.
—Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for public defender
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Shah Alam was released on bail this month after agreeing to a plea deal, according to the district attorney's office.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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But in January, the state Supreme Court ordered the 3rd District Court of Appeals to take another look at the case, and to demand that the Nevada County district attorney’s office explain, on the record, why it shouldn’t be sanctioned.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Courtesy Robert Madden Madden studied archaeology as an undergraduate, then spent 25 years as a trial lawyer.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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By prohibiting attorneys from suggesting a value for non-economic damages, the measure blocks victims from telling a jury what their claims are worth, trial lawyer Jeff Wilson told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee at a hearing on the proposal last month.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
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Just as extraordinary was that Friedmann, who knew as much about criminal law as many criminal lawyers do, appeared to have designed the plot precisely to confound prosecutors.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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My dreams were like, makeup artist, criminal lawyer and singer, that’s it.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Feb. 2026
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Deputy prosecuting attorney Joel Garner said Gerhardt Konig, an anesthesiologist, came at her with a syringe and hit her in the head with a rock.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
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The issuance of a chaperone order requires verified notice from a prosecuting attorney that a licensee has been charged with a qualifying criminal offense.—
Tara Molina,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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But the spokesperson stated that the DA's prosecutors suggested a sentence of five years in the Colorado Department of Corrections.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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For Javier Hernandez, cooperating with federal prosecutors felt like the only option.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Public defender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20defender. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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