Arraignment definition

Arraignment means the formal act of calling the defendant into open court, informing him of the offense with which he is charged, and the entry of a plea to the charge.

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Arraignment means the formal act of calling the defendant into open court to enter a plea answering a charge.

Arraignment means the formal act of calling the defendant before a court having jurisdiction to impose sentence for the offense charged, informing the defendant of the offense with which the defendant is charged, and asking the defendant whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty.

Examples of Arraignment in a sentence

• Unlike ABA Standards Relating to Pleas of Guilty § 3.4 (Approved Draft, 1968), and ALI Model Code of Pre- Arraignment Procedure § 350.7 (Proposed Official Draft, 1975), rule 11(e)(6) does not also provide that the de- scribed evidence is inadmissible ‘‘in favor of’’ the de- fendant.

• COUNT IV ☐
  Amended ☐
  Arraignment Needed ☐
  Plea of Guilty ☐
  Dismissed Charge Description: MACRO"___________________________________ ☐
  Misdemeanor ☐
  Felony Class: A B C D E UNCLASSIFIED ☐
  ☐
  ☐
  ☐
  ☐
  ☐
  Disposition: Confinement Term:MACRO"_____ Select one: MDAI/ JCDC
  .

• COUNT I ☐
  Amended ☐
  Arraignment Needed ☐
  Plea of Guilty ☐
  Dismissed Charge Description: MACRO"___________________________________ ☐
  Misdemeanor ☐
  Felony Class: A B C D E UNCLASSIFIED ☐
  ☐
  ☐
  ☐
  ☐
  ☐
  Disposition: Confinement Term:MACRO"_____ Select one: MDAI/ JCDC
  .

• COUNT VI ☐
  Amended ☐
  Arraignment Needed ☐
  Plea of Guilty ☐
  Dismissed Charge Description: MACRO"___________________________________ ☐
  Misdemeanor ☐
  Felony Class: A B C D E UNCLASSIFIED ☐
  ☐
  ☐
  ☐
  ☐
  ☐
  Disposition: Confinement Term:MACRO"_____ Select one: MDAI/ JCDC
  .

• COUNT II ☐
  Amended ☐
  Arraignment Needed ☐
  Plea of Guilty ☐
  Dismissed Charge Description: MACRO"___________________________________ ☐
  Misdemeanor ☐
  Felony Class: A B C D E UNCLASSIFIED ☐
  ☐
  ☐
  ☐
  ☐
  ☐
  Disposition: Confinement Term:MACRO"_____ Select one: MDAI/ JCDC
  .

More Definitions of Arraignment

Arraignment means the date determined under CrRLJ 4.1(b).

Arraignment means the date determined under CrR 4.1(b).

Arraignment means the date determined under JuCR 7.6 and CrR 4.1(b)

Arraignment means the formal act of calling the defendant into open court to enter a plea

Arraignment means the first hearing in a designated case at which

Arraignment means a proceeding in which a criminal defendant is brought into court, told of the charges in an indictment or information, and asked to plead guilty or not guilty.

Arraignment mean the following: An