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").
Blanchard is an unincorporated community in Blanchard Township, Traill County, North Dakota in the United States. Blanchard is near the North Dakota-Minnesota border, near the junction of North Dakota State Highway 18 and North Dakota State Highway 200. Near Blanchard stands the KVLY-TV mast, the second tallest man-made structure in the world. The KXJB-TV mast stands six miles from Blanchard, near Galesburg.