public defender
noun
: a lawyer usually holding public office whose duty is to defend accused persons unable to pay for legal assistance
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Agreeing with a public defender’s motion detailing the jail’s conditions and a technicality about an old offense that shouldn’t count towards McClure’s record, Cullen reduced the sentence from 57 to 71 months in prison to 48 months.
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Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
Davis was represented by the state public defender’s office, which does not comment on criminal cases.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
That attorney, Noel Erinjeri, an assistant public defender in the county, had no comment after the arraignment.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Aram James, a former public defender and co-chair of CJA, at the protest asked that the county increase the transparency surrounding the use of Tasers, including releasing the video footage and medical records of the Taser deployments.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
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Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
Davis was represented by the state public defender’s office, which does not comment on criminal cases.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
That attorney, Noel Erinjeri, an assistant public defender in the county, had no comment after the arraignment.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Aram James, a former public defender and co-chair of CJA, at the protest asked that the county increase the transparency surrounding the use of Tasers, including releasing the video footage and medical records of the Taser deployments.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Public defender.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20defender. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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