prosecuting attorney
nounDefinition of prosecuting attorney
: an attorney who conducts proceedings in a court on behalf of the government : district attorney
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At the time that Hupp’s plea deal was announced in June, Lincoln County prosecuting attorney Mike Wood pledged to take a new look at Betsy Faria’s murder. — Jeff Truesdell, PEOPLE.com, "'Monster' Gets Life in Prison for Murder Staged to Frame Man Who Suspected Her in His Wife's Killing," 13 Aug. 2019 As the prosecuting attorney in the Manson trial, Helter Skelter is an account of the first detective work on the murders and how Bugliosi built his case. — Nick Romano, EW.com, "Mindhunter season 2: A true-crime companion guide to podcasts, books, and more," 10 Aug. 2019 The prosecuting attorney read aloud a letter from the victim’s mother and grandmother at the sentencing. — Katrina Pross, Twin Cities, "St. Paul coffee shop owner who sexually assaulted 15-year-old girl sentenced to 12 years in prison," 11 July 2019 The Kauai County prosecuting attorney’s office can be reached at 808-241-1757 and Kauai police at 808-241-1696. — Ashley Mcbride, SFChronicle.com, "The Scanner: Friends seek clues 9 years after Bay Area woman’s killing on Kauai," 24 June 2019 Sanders is the lead prosecuting attorney in both cases. — Chris Mayhew, Cincinnati.com, "Jacob Julick case: Erlanger police reveal story of how shots were fired at officers June 6," 3 July 2019 Vancouver Police Spokeswoman Kim Kapp said the department forwarded charges of trespass and criminal mischief to the juvenile prosecuting attorney’s office. — oregonlive.com, "Vancouver teen accused of stealing cat may be connected to other pet thefts, police say," 28 June 2019 In 2007, Satterberg was elected King County prosecuting attorney and soon began charging drug possession as a misdemeanor rather than a felony. — Author: Justin Jouvenal, Anchorage Daily News, "No charges for personal drug possession: Seattle’s bold gamble to bring ‘peace’ after the war on drugs," 24 June 2019 The prosecuting attorney said Friday that the defendants in this case received the maximum sentence for the animal abuse charges. — Kaitlyn Schwers, kansascity, "Missouri men sentenced to prison for dragging kitten behind Jeep, killing it | The Kansas City Star," 3 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'prosecuting attorney.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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