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").
Bowling Green is an incorporated town in Caroline County, Virginia, United States. The population was 936 at the 2000 census. The county seat of Caroline County since 1803, Bowling Green is best-known as the "cradle of American horse racing", the home of the second-oldest Masonic Lodge, and the current location of the oldest continuously inhabited residence in Virginia.