Below you will find example sentences with "defence counsel". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Defence Counsel in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: counsel
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 11
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 27.6 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 9 start, 8 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "defence counsel" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 27.6 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as the defence counsel could not, after the defence counsel ms taiwo, court, aid and bail stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with special counsel, defence minister, general counsel, special counsel, general counsel and investment counsel, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with defence counsel
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
The two defence counsel did not oppose the application. (9 words)
The defence counsel could not immediately present the defendants’ bail papers to the court. (14 words)
But in an unexpected development, defence counsel informed the three-judge panel that the challenge was being withdrawn. (18 words)
There is a chief legal aid defence counsel and three deputy chief legal aid defence counsels who handle criminal cases at the city civil and sessions courts, while 10 assistant legal aid defence counsels look after criminal matters in metropolitan courts. (41 words)
Prosecutors argued for the case to be dealt with at Crown Court - saying the magistrates lacked sufficient authority - and the officers’ defence counsel made no objections but requested dashcam footage to be served prior to their next court appearance. (39 words)
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the date was fixed after the Defence Counsel, Ms Taiwo Makinde, informed the court that the defence had just served the prosecution a copy of their final written addresses. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
There is a chief legal aid defence counsel and three deputy chief legal aid defence counsels who handle criminal cases at the city civil and sessions courts, while 10 assistant legal aid defence counsels look after criminal matters in metropolitan courts.
On their part, the State Counsel protested that the 1st, 2nd and 3rd defendants were yet to file their written deposition, to which the defence counsel promised to do the needful before the next adjourned date.
Thursday’s adjournment came due to the absence from the court of Sindh government’s counsel Farooq Naek, who was unwell and following the request of Sheikh’s defence counsel.
He started out as a Crown Counsel and I got to know him immediately as I frequently appeared as defence counsel in matters against him.
However, the move was countered by the prosecution counsel on the grounds that the defence counsel did not lay foundation for the admission of the statement.
The defence counsel: David Dumwe; T. Ogaree, O.K. Okeke. and B. Igbongidi did not oppose the prosecution counsel's prayers.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the date was fixed after the Defence Counsel, Ms Taiwo Makinde, informed the court that the defence had just served the prosecution a copy of their final written addresses.
After the magistrate gave him time to reconsider his plea, Mallia consulted defence counsel Sue Mercieca and then said he was pleading not guilty to the charges.
But in an unexpected development, defence counsel informed the three-judge panel that the challenge was being withdrawn.
Defence counsel Michael Anderson KC said Cook had found recounting the events of the murder to a social worker, who prepared a background report on him, to be "extremely distressing".
Defence counsel told jurors they would not be able to rule out this possibility, even if they debated the issue of intent "until the cows come home".
Earlier, the defence counsel to the first defendant, James Alara, informed the court that he withdrew the earlier motion for the bail of his client and replaced it with a new one.
Justice Richardson raised the issue of whether Mr. Marquardt would require a Gladue Report to aid the defence counsel in terms of sentencing.
Prosecutors argued for the case to be dealt with at Crown Court - saying the magistrates lacked sufficient authority - and the officers’ defence counsel made no objections but requested dashcam footage to be served prior to their next court appearance.
The 11-year prison sentence for Ha was a joint recommendation from his defence counsel, Kristen Jones, and federal Crown prosecutor Janna Hyman, which took Ha's heavy involvement with the trafficking operation into account.
The defence counsel could not immediately present the bail papers of the defendants to the court, though he furnished the court with the earlier court rulings of Justice Onigbanjo with regard to the bail applications.
The defence counsel could not immediately present the defendants’ bail papers to the court.
The defence counsel was however quick to assure the judge that his client’s absence was not out of disregard for the court.
The two defence counsel did not oppose the application.
Abdulkarim gave the ruling after an oral application by the defence Counsel, M. A Ashara, that the matter be referred to police for investigation.