What happens at an arraignment?

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Question: What happens at an arraignment?

Answer: There are essentially two types of arraignments - a not guilty arraignment and a guilty arraignment. At a not guilty arraignment, the judge tells the defendant what crimes the State has charged him with and what his release conditions will be prior to his trial. At a guilty arraignment, which is usually held after a defendant has agreed to plead guilty and signed a plea agreement at a preliminary hearing prior to the arraignment, the judge goes over the plea agreement, informs him of the rights he gives up by pleading guilty and listens to the defendant or his lawyer tell him the facts behind the charge to which he is pleading guilty.

At a not guilty arraignment, the judge sets a date for the defendant, his lawyer and the prosecutor to get together for a pre-trial conference. At a guilty arraignment, the judge sets a date for the defendant's sentencing after he enters the plea agreement.

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On 03/26/09 Robert from CA said: I received a driving citation and I am debating if I should just pay the citation or ask for an arraignment. I would like to ask if the judge would decrease the fee. Is this something I can request during an arraignment? Thank you
On 02/13/08 kareem from PA said: what if you decide to plea not guilty at an arraignment
On 10/15/07 mel from NC said: Thank you, I needed to understand the definition and this really helped.
On 02/22/06 Ashaia from LA said: Is it true that an inmate can be reeased from jail and from paying a bond if he has been incarcerated over 90 days, and he has yet had an arraignment or haven't been scheduled for one?
On 03/10/04 Shane from CA said: Thanks for the definition because I had an assignment for my government class to go to court and identify what kind of proceedings I was watching and I wasn't sure. With this definition I know I was watching some arraignments.
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