defendant
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“Indeed, after the Court rejected its request for probation and imposed a custodial sentence, the Government responded by seeking to dismiss all charges — ensuring Defendant serves no time at all.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2025
“J.H. did not have a weapon, did not attack Defendant, was not attempting to flee, and was not actively committing a crime,” Wilson wrote, identifying the woman involved by initials.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2025
He says in, straightforward and simple prose, that“the Defendant has been found guilty on 34 felony counts…by a unanimous jury of Defendant's peers, after trial.”
From Salon • Jan. 7, 2025
"Defendant does not claim to have reviewed the records he seeks, their sources, or their conclusions before or during the time period of his indicted conduct," Chutkan wrote.
From Salon • Oct. 16, 2024
“No evidence was presented to the court that indicates Defendant felt like he was not free to leave.”
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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