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").
Wrightstown is a village in in Brown and Outagamie Counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,934 at the 2000 census. The village is located mostly within the town of Wrightstown in Brown County. On February 28, 2002, the village annexed a portion of land within the adjacent town of Kaukauna in Outagamie County. Wrightstown is part of the Green Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area.