How to Use district attorney in a Sentence

district attorney

noun
  • The case will be submitted to the district attorney for possible charges.
    Dallas News, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Beck is not eligible for bail because of the first-degree murder charges, according to the district attorney's office.
    Bynadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Instead, the panel issues a report and recommendations to the district attorney for action.
    Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The Le family of eight lived at the home, and the grandparents were the ones who called 911, the district attorney said Wednesday.
    Danny Freeman, CNN, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The district attorney has not yet announced any action on the case.
    Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
  • Later, as the group prepared to go to the dumpsite, the district attorney says Harris fatally shot Mahogany in the back of the head.
    Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The two have not yet been charged by the Los Angeles County district attorney.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Yu could face up to eight years and eight months in prison if she is convicted on all counts, the district attorney's office said.
    Julianne McShane, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2023
  • No trial date has been set in the Georgia case, but Willis, the district attorney, had sought to begin by August.
    Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Gun culture is to blame for her death no matter who was or wasn’t charged by the Tuscaloosa County district attorney.
    Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 16 Apr. 2023
  • The court denied a request to modify the bond, the district attorney's office said.
    Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
  • In fact, footage released by the district attorney — who charged the officer with murder — shows that the man was sitting in his own car.
    Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The man’s charges were later dismissed by the district attorney’s office.
    Jeremy Childs, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2023
  • The district attorney’s office opted not to proceed with the case three months later.
    Debra Kamin, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The district attorney's office has not announced any charges against her.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The district attorney’s office plans to present Sanchez’s case to a grand jury soon, according to a spokesperson.
    oregonlive, 29 June 2023
  • The mayor and police chief even took issue with the district attorney for bringing charges and then the jury for its guilty verdict.
    Ashley Remkus | Aremkus@al.com, al, 6 Feb. 2023
  • The district attorney’s office filed the waiver on Monday.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Feb. 2024
  • On Tuesday, the day of his swearing in, Park walked into a conference room of the district attorney’s office around 3:30 p.m.
    Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2023
  • He was charged with possessing a firearm on school grounds, according to the district attorney.
    Andrew Blankstein, NBC News, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Police are pushing for the district attorney’s office to charge the teens as adults, Johansson said.
    Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Vega drew his weapon and gave chase, ordering Guardado to drop the firearm, according to the district attorney’s memo.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2023
  • The police have not yet handed the case over to the district attorney’s office, so indictments have not been filed, according to Brown.
    Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The district attorney's office also confirmed the news in a statement.
    Graham Kates, CBS News, 16 May 2024
  • Bryce Oliver, 22, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 49 years and six months in prison, according to the district attorney’s office.
    James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2024
  • The incident comes as crime continues to rise amid the LA district attorney’s soft-on-crime approach to court cases.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 22 Apr. 2024
  • He has since been promoted to chief deputy district attorney.
    Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 25 June 2024
  • He was arraigned Thursday and pleaded not guilty to all charges, according to the district attorney’s office.
    Rene Ray De La Cruz, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The blind agreement means Metz, 33, and the district attorney's office have not made a deal regarding her sentencing length, which will be up to a judge in November.
    Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Johnson was found guilty on all three counts after nearly four hours of deliberation, the district attorney’s office said.
    Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2024

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