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").
Morrilton is a city in Conway County, Arkansas, United States, 51 miles (82 km) northwest of Little Rock. The town was home to Harding College, now Harding University of Searcy, Arkansas, for about a decade in the 1920s and 1930s. The population was 6,550 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Conway County. Morrilton was the birthplace of former Lieutenant Governor Nathan Green Gordon (1916-2008), a distinguished naval aviator during World War II. Former Governor Winthrop Rockefeller's WinRock Farms is located near there.