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").
Manson is an unincorporated community (it is advertised as a "village," but not considered as such by the Census Bureau) in Chelan County in the state of Washington. It is located in the north-central portion of the state on the shore of Lake Chelan, approximately seven miles from the nearby town of Chelan. Manson is part of the Wenatchee–East Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The USPS ZIP Code for Manson is 98831. According to data from the 2000 census, the total population in the Manson ZIP code was 3,178 persons occupying 1,540 housing units. Manson itself is not incorporated, and is not tracked by the Census.