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").
White Oak is a small rural community in Camden County, southeast Georgia, USA some miles north of the Florida state line. The Shaker Community at White Oak, Georgia was short-lived. In 1999, the only evidence of the site of the community is a side street named Shaker Way off Providence Church Road. Evidence that the community once existed here can be seen from space but not on the ground. White Oak is in the middle of swamps between Brunswick to the North and Folkston, Georgia to the West and Woodbine, Georgia to the south. It is a small farming community with a Pentecostal Church and no apparent businesses otherwise. The coordinates are:31.01'.55.32" North and 81.43'.50.74 West.