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").
McMinnville is the largest city in and the county seat of Warren County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 12,749 at the 2000 census. The 2005 census estimate is 13,242, a change of only +3.9%, making McMinnville one of Tennessee's slowest growing cities. It was named after Joseph McMinn, a governor of Tennessee, in 1810.