In a criminal case, the accused person is called the defendant. Defendants are represented by an attorney, who may be an attorney from the Federal Public Defender’s Office if they can’t afford a private attorney. There is a Federal Public Defender for each of the federal districts. He or she is assisted by several Assistant Federal Public ... More @Wikipedia
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