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").
Minneapolis is a city in Ottawa County, Kansas, United States. The population was 2,046 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Ottawa County. It shares its name with the much larger and more famous city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, as well as the small township of Minneapolis, North Carolina. Rock City is located just southwest of town. Minneapolis is part of the Salina Micropolitan Statistical Area.