district attorney
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The district attorney “remains committed to seeking justice for Mr. Thompson and his family,” an office spokesman said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
In a statement issued after Brooks’ 2019 release from prison, the former district attorney said he offered Brooks the plea deal because his office believed he was “rehabilitated and will not go out and reoffend.”
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
The assistant district attorney assigned to the case spoke to jurors in terms that seemed to guarantee Mulholland’s exoneration.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Murdaugh was the fourth-generation scion of one of the Lowcountry’s most powerful families, which ran the district attorney, or solicitor’s office, for five counties for the better part of a century.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
The jury found that the district attorney, Harry Connick Sr., had illegally suppressed evidence of Thompson’s innocence and had allowed him to spend fourteen years in prison for a crime he had not committed.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
