defendant
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Gutman, who joined CBS News in January, is named as a defendant as well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Judge Phillips said the incident had been "out of character" for the defendant, who has no previous convictions.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
A new prosecution of the defendant, Olympic canoeist David Hearn, would be unusual, especially after U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
"The defendant was arrested over the weekend and is now in federal custody. Further information will be provided shortly," federal prosecutors told AFP Monday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
“To be sure,” the intern wrote, “I think the defendant is guilty of manslaughter.”
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
"The defendants made enormous sums of money for themselves," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
The federal jail facility houses defendants awaiting criminal trials; adjacent is an immigration detention facility known as B-18.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
The about-face also could provide an avenue for three-time Olympian David Hearn and other defendants to sue the government and press for sanctions against the prosecutors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
He said that the five defendants had denied almost every allegation against them from the outset.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
The practice of encouraging defendants to plead guilty to crimes, rather than affording them the benefit of a full trial, has always carried its risks and downsides.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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