{"id":13525,"date":"2018-02-09T20:53:07","date_gmt":"2018-02-09T20:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=13525"},"modified":"2018-02-17T04:04:42","modified_gmt":"2018-02-17T04:04:42","slug":"arraignment-the-initial-step-in-a-criminal-prosecution-whereby-the-defendant-is-brought-before-the-court-to-hear-the-charges-and-to-enter-a-plea","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=13525","title":{"rendered":"3. Arraignment – defendant hears the charges and enters a plea:"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The suspect makes his first court appearance at the arraignment.\u00a0 During arraignment, the judge reads the charges filed against the defendant in the complaint, and the defendant chooses to plead “guilty,” “not guilty” or “no contest” to those charges.\u00a0 The judge will also review the defendant’s bail<\/a> and set dates for future proceedings.<\/strong> [1]<\/span><\/p>\n

arraignment<\/span>:<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
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1. The initial step in a criminal prosecution whereby the defendant is brought before the court to hear the charges and to enter a plea. Fed. R. Crim. P. 10.\u00a0<\/strong> Cf. PRELIMINARY HEARING; initial appearance<\/em> under appearance. \u2014 arraign<\/strong><\/em><\/span>, vb<\/em>. [2]<\/span><\/p>\n

1. The act of bringing an accused before a court to answer the charge made against him by indictment, information, or complaint.\u00a0 It consists o bringing the accused into court, reading the charge to him then and there, and then calling upon him to plead thereto as “guilty” or “not guilty.”<\/strong> [3]<\/span><\/p>\n

1. The act of bringing an accused before a court to answer a criminal charge made against him and calling upon him to enter a plea of guilty or not guilty.<\/span><\/strong> [4]<\/span><\/p>\n

plea<\/span><\/a> – a response required by law of a person formally accused of a crime.<\/strong> \u2014 aka criminal plea<\/strong><\/em><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Types of Pleas:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

guilty plea<\/a><\/span> \u2013 the defendant\u2019s formal admission in court of having committed the charged offense.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n