lead prosecutor
Top state attorney
The lead prosecutor is the attorney who directs a criminal case for the government, coordinating strategy and typically handling the most important courtroom arguments.
In high-profile trials, the lead prosecutor often becomes a public figure: The lead prosecutor delivered a compelling closing argument.
The role carries both legal authority and administrative responsibility over the prosecution team.
- district attorneyCounty's chief prosecuting officer
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
- criminal caseLegal proceeding for offenses
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
- courtroom dramaGenre featuring trial proceedings
trial · opening statement · jury · verdict · cross-examination · star witness · sworn testimony · evidence · charges · guilty · objection · witness · burden of proof · state's evidence · closing argument · grand jury · briefcase · subpoena
- Prosecutorsdistrict attorney, DA, assistant DA, county attorney, state attorney
- legal termstrial, legal, appeal, lawsuit, law
lead prosecutordefense counsel
Lawyer representing the accused
defense lawyer · public defender · defense team · court-appointed lawyer
lead, leads, leading, leader, leaders, leadership, mislead, misleads, misleading