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").
Frenchboro is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States, and a village within this town located on Outer Long Island in Blue Hill Bay. The population was 38 at the 2000 census. 12 islands in the Gulf of Maine comprise the town: Black Island Crow Island Duck Islands Drum Island Green Islands (2) Harbor Island Long Island (formerly Outer Long Island) Mount Desert Rock Placentia Island Pond Island