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").
Christmas Valley is an unincorporated community in Lake County, Oregon, United States. The community of Christmas Valley, named after nearby Christmas Lake, was a real estate development started after World War II, with a post office established in 1963 as a rural station of Silver Lake.