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").
Fair Play is an unincorporated community in southern Oconee County, South Carolina, United States, a few miles north of Lake Hartwell. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP Code of 29643. The population of the ZCTA for ZIP Code 29643 was 2,386 at the 2000 census. The community is also located close to Interstate 85.