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").
Starlight, Pennsylvania is an unincorporated community in northeastern Pennsylvania, about 30 miles southeast of Binghamton, New York, along Pennsylvania Route 370 in Buckingham Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. The geographic coordinates are 41.5418N -75.1952W . The zip code is 18461. The community is near Lake Starlight and Shehawken Creek.