defense lawyers
Noun
Meaning
the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
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Lawyers claim that their clients have been grossly mistreated, which is what criminal defense lawyers are paid to do.
the defense called for a mistrial
Defense lawyers say the trial judge improperly allowed five other accusers to testify.
Defense lawyers and civil libertarians say if the original surveillance application is riddled with errors, any resulting prosecution is tainted.
"Defense lawyers enjoy delay and it benefits those accused because witnesses disappear, they die, they forget," Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg told 13 Investigates.