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").
Altamonte Springs is a city in Seminole county in the U.S. state of Florida, which had a population of 41,200 at the 2000 census. Located primarily in Seminole County, the city is in the northern suburbs of the Greater Orlando Metropolitan Statistical Area, which the United States Census Bureau estimated had a population of 2,054,574 in 2008. The name Altamonte is Spanish meaning "high hill".