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Recent Examples of public defender
In court filings, his deputy federal public defender, Margaret Farrand, wrote that her client said he’d been left in the Mexican city of Tapachula with no money and no food.
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Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
In Yolo County, Ryan Davis, a former public defender who currently serves as a Superior Court Commissioner hearing family law cases in Sacramento County, is facing off against Diane Ortiz, a Yolo County Deputy District Attorney.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Jennifer Spradley, Abugharbieh's public defender, declined to comment on the case.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Represented by a team led by public defender Kimberly Greene, the 32-year-old youngest son of photographer faces life behind bars or the death penalty.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
In Yolo County, Ryan Davis, a former public defender who currently serves as a Superior Court Commissioner hearing family law cases in Sacramento County, is facing off against Diane Ortiz, a Yolo County Deputy District Attorney.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Jennifer Spradley, Abugharbieh's public defender, declined to comment on the case.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Represented by a team led by public defender Kimberly Greene, the 32-year-old youngest son of photographer faces life behind bars or the death penalty.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for public defender
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The department processed 330 district attorney service requests and 324 dispositions, totaling 654 actions, or about 327 staff hours.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Nathan Hochman, the Los Angeles county district attorney, has said that Reiner could face the death penalty, though no decision has been made on that question.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Florida Justice Association — the trial lawyer lobby — spent millions to stop the reforms Maxwell now blames for failing consumers.—
David Wilson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 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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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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The prosecuting attorney provided additional details to PEOPLE about the sequence of events in the murders Rodriguez admitted to in his plea.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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The prosecuting attorney requested that the judge sentence Delisle to 40 years fixed in prison.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Apr. 2026
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He has been asked to present himself to prosecutors in Milan for questioning on Thursday.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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As part of Lololee’s deal, federal prosecutors agreed to recommend a prison term at the low end of the sentencing range, according to the court filing.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Public defender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20defender. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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