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Recent Examples of public defender
Dixon’s public defender did not respond to a message left with his office requesting comment.
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Jake Goodrick
july 3, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2025
He is being represented by a public defender and undertook a cognitive evaluation this week.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 10 July 2025
Vickers said many camping cases are resolved during the person’s initial appearance, which means a public defender is never assigned.
—Christie Zizo, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2025
Crosby, 37, has been represented by a federal public defender since being charged with federal crimes in October 2023.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Jake Goodrick
july 3, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2025
He is being represented by a public defender and undertook a cognitive evaluation this week.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 10 July 2025
Vickers said many camping cases are resolved during the person’s initial appearance, which means a public defender is never assigned.
—Christie Zizo, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2025
Crosby, 37, has been represented by a federal public defender since being charged with federal crimes in October 2023.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for public defender
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The home invasion that Muller was most recently convicted of happened just two weeks after that of Huskins and Quinn, but it was never reported to authorities at the time, according to the district attorney’s statement.—
Annie Goodykoontz
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
12 July 2025
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Her brothers, ages 3 and 5, were hospitalized for the same issues, according to the district attorney’s office.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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The court ruled that Conley's first trial lawyer was ineffective and failed to prevent her cell phone from being a primary source of evidence, according to Syracuse.com.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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In spite of his advocacy, Keefe never lost sight that the goal of litigation was justice, according to U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who faced Keefe very early in his career, first as a trial lawyer and later as U.S. Attorney.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
11 July 2025
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Ravaglia was a highly admired criminal lawyer who shared a love of flying with De Stefano, according to another report from the Corriere della Sera.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
25 July 2025
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Although a lawsuit has been filed against Cincinnati police and the Hamilton County jail in Rodney Hinton Jr.'s name, his criminal lawyer says Hinton had nothing to do with it.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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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
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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
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At that hearing, neither government prosecutors nor US Probation objected to Fields' request for immediate release from BOP custody.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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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
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