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").
Lunenburg is a town in Essex County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,328 at the 2000 census. The name stems from one of the titles of George 2nd of England, Duke of Brunswick-Lunenburg. Lunenburg contains the villages of West Lunenburg, South Lunenburg, Gilman, and Mill Village, and the town is part of the Berlin, NH–VT Micropolitan Statistical Area.