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").
For other places with the same name, see Ludlow (disambiguation). Ludlow is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 324 at the 2000 census. The town of Ludlow features as the first victim of in the 1957 creature feature Beginning of the End.