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").
Two Rivers is an unincorporated area of homes between mile 13 (the Little Chena River) and mile 25 along the Chena Hot Springs Road, northeast of Fairbanks, Alaska. It is the dogmushing community The Two Rivers area had an estimated 588 residents in 2002.