Roberts was, if anything, even more belligerent in questioning the lawyer defending the city.

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Thein Than Oo, a lawyer defending the men sentenced Tuesday, said one of his clients, Myat Ko Ko, was given life in prison for murder.

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Gu seems to have tried to hire a lawyer experienced in defending anti-corruption cases, as is her right under Chinese law.

CNN: China murder trial a rigged spectacle

Years ago while interning at the Houston Defender, I remember writing an editorial about a Texas ACLU lawyer and member of the NAACP defending a leader of the Ku Klux Klan, who was being ordered to turn over membership rolls of the group.

CNN: To ban mosque is to subvert Constitution

Prince "testified that he was intimately involved in his father's affairs, " an AEG Live lawyer said in an e-mail defending the questioning.

CNN: Paris Jackson questioned about dad's death in lawsuit

The widow, Katherine Russell, has hired New York criminal lawyer Joshua Dratel, who has experience defending terrorism cases, as she continues to face questions from federal authorities investigating the bombing.

NPR: Saga Of Boston Marathon Suspect's Body Drags On

The son of poor farmers, Mr Roh had studied for the bar and then become a practising lawyer, becoming known as a people's champion after defending students who had been arrested for protesting against Chun Doo-hwan, a dictatorial leader.

ECONOMIST: South Korean politics

"It's just a necessary part of transacting business in the U.S., " says Alan Kaplinsky, a Philadelphia lawyer who has spent much of his 40-year career advising and defending financial-services firms.

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