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").
Clarkston is a town in Cache County, Utah, United States. The population was 688 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Logan, Utah-Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area. Clarkston is most noted for being the last home of Martin Harris, one of the three witnesses of the Book of Mormon. He is buried in Clarkston and every other year a pageant commemorates his life.