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Recent Examples of public defender
In 2021, Cal/OSHA fined the court $25,000 for multiple health and safety violations after three court interpreters and public defenders died of the virus during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
He was ordered held without bond and appointed a public defender, the station reported.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
Boyd, who is from Charlotte, appeared in court with his public defender on Thursday, where details of the previous night’s events were shared.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2025
Nevertheless, in November Elizabeth Bourdon, his public defender, successfully delayed proceedings in the murder case after requesting additional time to reevaluate him.
—Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2025
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James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
He was ordered held without bond and appointed a public defender, the station reported.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
Boyd, who is from Charlotte, appeared in court with his public defender on Thursday, where details of the previous night’s events were shared.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2025
Nevertheless, in November Elizabeth Bourdon, his public defender, successfully delayed proceedings in the murder case after requesting additional time to reevaluate him.
—Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for public defender
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Friday’s development is just the latest twist in a complicated, layered, yearslong corruption scandal that has engulfed Alameda County, its county seat, Oakland, and led to the ousting of its mayor and a district attorney.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Feb. 2025
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The inmate and the Norristown man accused of posting from the fake account are charged with criminal solicitation of murder of the first degree, conspiracy to murder of the first degree and criminal use of a communications facility, the district attorney’s office said.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2025
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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.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2025
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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
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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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The detainees must show a willingness to follow the program's rules and regulations, and their participation must be approved by the prosecuting attorney's office.—
Tom Sissom,
arkansasonline.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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The budget also covers the Health Department, sheriff's office, circuit court divisions, prosecuting attorney, coroner, constables, Office of Emergency Management, museum, Veterans Services and Cooperative Extension.—
Eplunus Colvin,
arkansasonline.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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Yoni Barrios, 34, pleaded guilty but mentally ill to murder and terrorism charges as part of a deal with prosecutors to avoid the death penalty for a series of stabbings on the Las Vegas Strip that left two people dead and six injured.—
Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
2 Feb. 2025
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During the exchange, prosecutors said DeLisa expressed skepticism about her chances of landing the job, which upset her.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
2 Feb. 2025
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“Public defender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20defender. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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