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").
Racine is a village in Meigs County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 746 at the 2000 census. Racine is Ohio's closest incorporated village to Buffington Island, the site of Ohio's only battle in the American Civil War.