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").
Fairfield is a town in Teton County, Montana, United States. The population was 659 at the 2000 census. Fairfield is the self-proclaimed "Malting Barley Capital of the World" with 83,000 acres of irrigated cropland and 56,000 acres (227 km) of non-irrigated cropland in production for the purpose of raising malt barley in the vicinity.