In a criminal case, the state, through a prosecutor, initiates the suit, while in a civil case the victim brings the suit. Persons convicted of a crime may be incarcerated, fined, or both. Criminal defense attorneys represent clients who have been accused of committing a crime, and defend their rights at each stage of a misdemeanor or felony case -- from an arrest to an appeal after conviction. Criminal defense attorneys may be hired privately or provided by the government (called "public defenders").
Lillian is an unincorporated community in eastern Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. Lillian sits on the north shore of Perdido Bay. It is the second-largest organized unincorporated community in Baldwin County. As of March 12, 2006, the Mobile Register reported that the community is trying to incorporate itself to stop it from being annexed by the city of Orange Beach, the third fastest growing in Baldwin County, Alabama and first in annexing communities around it. The community was named for Lillian Kee, the daughter of William Thomas Kee, postmaster. Lillian post office was established in 1884. Lillian is part of the Daphne–Fairhope–Foley Micropolitan Statistical Area.