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").
Lowell is a city in Benton County, Arkansas, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 5,013. It is part of the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area. Lowell is the headquarters location of the nation's largest publicly owned trucking company, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. Lowell has the sixth highest median household income in Arkansas, after Maumelle, White Hall, Cabot, Bryant, and Bethel Heights.