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").
Boggstown is an unincorporated town in Sugar Creek Township, Shelby County, Indiana. The population has varied between 350 and 500 persons in recent years. During the American Civil War, the town and the surrounding township seceded from the Union. Actress Marjorie Main best known as Ma Kettle spent her teenage years here growing up on the first road north of town (300 North)