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").
Hudson is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 22,928 at the 2000 census. The primary settlement in town, where over 34% of the population resides, is defined as the Hudson census-designated place (CDP) and is located at the junctions of New Hampshire Routes 102, 111 and 3A, directly across the Merrimack River from the city of Nashua.