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").
Hannibal is an unincorporated community in eastern Ohio Township, Monroe County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43931. It lies along State Route 7. An Ohio River town, it lies below Powhatan Point and above Sardis.