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").
Dent is a city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 192 at the 2000 census. Every summer Concordia Language Villages' Mori no Ike Japanese village is held just outside Dent at Lakeside Camp.