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state's′

(or state′) attor′ney


n.
(in judicial proceedings) the legal representative of the state.
[1770–80, Amer.]
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Kroncke, who lives with her husband William, and three and a half year old twins in Shelbyville, is the First Assistant States Attorney of Macon County, where she supervises 15 assistant state's attorneys and the prosecution of all criminal cases.
The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J.
sentenced Michael Murray, age 61, of Street, MD, on October 6 to 10 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for wire fraud in connection with a scheme to establish bogus credit with 71 companies in order to receive $2,304,833.60 in products for which he did not pay, announced United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J.
Applications are now being accepted to fill the position of United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida.
Bush was not involved in the firings, but newly released documents show that he personally fielded a senator's political complaint about David Iglesias, who was fired as United States attorney in New Mexico.
According to a release issued by the United States Attorney, District of Maryland, the 39-count indictment charges the former BE 100s CEO with mail fraud, wire fraud, securities fraud and conspiracy.
A prisoner who was a dual citizen of the United States and Canada who was incarcerated in a Canadian prison filed a complaint seeking an order directing the United States Attorney General to accept custody of him to allow his return to the United States.
The district court granted the petition in part, finding that the parole hearing was improperly tainted by the vindictive actions of an assistant United States Attorney. The court also found that the parole board's ex parte discussion with the assistant United States Attorney violated the parolee's right to confront and cross-examine witnesses.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Daniel T.