public defender in English

noun
1
a lawyer employed at public expense in a criminal trial to represent a defendant who is unable to afford legal assistance.
And most are defended not by private attorneys but by public defenders or appointed lawyers.

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1. Public defender quickly shouted: goal ah!

2. James is entitled to a public defender.

3. I saw her public defender on TV.

4. A public defender defends someone accused of a crime.

5. Her lawyer was a public defender appointed by the court.

6. The judge appointed a federal public defender to represent him.

7. He was accused of a felony; she was the public defender.

8. How many times have we heard a public defender say that?

9. The two juveniles are being represented by Marshall County public defender Roger Bolin.

10. The public defender, who must have been desperate, put her client on the stand.

11. During my third year I spent a lot of time as a public defender.

12. Most indigent people facing charges use defense attorneys from state-funded public defender offices.

13. He and his public defender, Barry Collins, have acknowledged that Davis committed the crime.

14. He cried so much that he barely could talk to his public defender, Dale Nielson.

15. Public defender Pat Murphy is representing a third juvenile who previously pleaded guilty to the same charge.

16. His public defender says he expects Stiles to fight the more than 20 felony charges against him.

17. Most individual indigent people facing charges used to defense attorneys from state - founded state - funded public defender offices.

18. The two-month study involved about 35 public defender cases in which Fuhrman was the investigating officer.

19. Tim Candela is a LEAD Project Manager for the Public Defender Association and serves Seattle Police Department's West Precinct

20. Heather Williams, the first assistant federal public defender in Arizona, said they're asking that San Diego attorney Judy Clarke be appointed.

21. If the defendant wants an attorney present, the court cannot Arraign the defendant without giving the defendant an opportunity to obtain counsel or appointing a public defender

22. Ben Reiss left his job as an assistant public defender 10 years ago, in favor of a higher paying job with a top private law firm.

23. But opponents have seized on another fish tale -- Mr. Goetschel's defense of the big pike -- to argue that a mandatory public defender could make for absurd results.

24. Mr. Goetschel is the official animal lawyer for the Swiss canton of Zurich, a sort of public defender who represents the interests of pets, farm animals and wildlife.

25. The country's only public defender of animals, Mr. Goetschel is a vegetarian who has no pets and avoids taking medication because of his opposition to research on lab animals.

26. "To Have & to Hold" provides sparks galore from the captivating Moira Kelly and Beefcakey Jason Beghe playing a Boston public defender and police detective, respectively, who happen to be

27. What we are talking about is something like what happened to public defender Theresa Olson when she took it upon herself to give her client a ride in a jail conference room.

28. Additionals: SUPERIOR COURT II-Judge McLaughlin Public Defender- $30,000 (1001) MAINTENANCE: Eric Hartmann Janitorial Supply- $10,000 (1001 & 1136) CLERK ELECTION- Gayle Pennington Supplies, Overtime, Ads- $20,254 (1001) Transfer of funds for Employee payout $4,478 COMMISSIONER- Sue Hayden Lighting-$ 508,900 (1001)