defense lawyer
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But Michael Sanft, Davis’ defense lawyer, argued that the prosecution had no forensics, no eyewitness and not a single shred of physical evidence placing Davis in the Cadillac with the shooter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
The defense lawyer cast Davis’ memoir as fiction and said there was no evidence his client was in Las Vegas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
D4vd's defense lawyer Blair Berk said "there was no evidence of deliberate intention to kill."
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Andrew Proto, a defense lawyer, said “a 15-second clip” isn’t worth a criminal record.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Councilman Grandy indignantly denied that the money was a bribe from the pancake people; then he rushed out and hired the most expensive defense lawyer in Fort Myers.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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