defendant

Example Sentences

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The Court of Appeal found “the trial court’s handling of the note deprived defendant of his constitutional right to counsel at a critical stage of his trial.”

From Los Angeles Times

Two defendants invoke the former, while members of the church that was the target of protest invoke the latter.

From The Wall Street Journal

That would make Andrew the defendant rather than a witness, complicating the status of a request for a statement from him, while the case was in progress.

From BBC

The defendants were all convicted last month at Stratford Magistrates' Court of harassment without violence.

From BBC

"Whether in isolation or combination, the defendant's failures were so exceptionally bad they amount to gross negligence," she added.

From BBC