defender

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Cross, the deputy public defender representing Escobar, said the new evidence changed the view of the case and how they would have prepared for trial.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

In making his argument to dismiss the case, Samuel Cross, a deputy federal public defender, said he was quoting the judge in calling it “amateur hour at the U.S. attorney’s office.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Harry Maguire's pull on Evanilson, which led to a penalty and a red card for the Manchester United defender, was backed 4:1.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

"We know we can go to Stamford Bridge and turn this result around," Chelsea defender Lucy Bronze told BBC Sport.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Even Clarence Darrow, the great defender of the downtrodden, had been charged with trying to bribe prospective jurors.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann