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").
Doddridge is an unincorporated community in southern Miller County, Arkansas, United States. It is located near the intersection of U.S. Highway 71 and Highway 160, approximately five miles north of the Louisiana border. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 71834. The community is part of the Texarkana, TX–Texarakana, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area.