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").
Hillview is a city in Bullitt County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 7,037 at the 2000 census. The primary road through the area is Kentucky Route 61 (Preston Highway). Long a rural farming community, it was connected to what became Interstate 65 in 1954 grew in the 1950s and especially 1960s as a suburb of Louisville. The larger subdivisions included Maryville, Overdale, and Lone Acres, and they incorporated in 1974 to form Hillview.