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At the arraignment, it was alleged that young Oliver had stood trial in Mr. Bernard's apartment after he had made it known he wanted to leave the Black Panthers.

After the arraignment it was reported that the D.A. had been willing to give DeVincenzo immunity if he would testify concerning the awarding of major city contracts, about which he was believed to have considerable knowledge--but, of course the fact that he had an untouchable pension had reduced their leverage.

After being held in secret CIA custody for four years, he refused to take part in his tribunal at Guantánamo, and if he speaks at his arraignment it will be his first publicly available statement since his capture.

"Judges during arraignments, it's hectic, there's a lot of pressure," he told NBC New York.

As the world's press gathers, and the spotlights are prepared for the 9/11 arraignments, it's another example of how tawdry and incoherent the administration's much-vaunted "terror trials" really are.

A lawyer for Mr. Hilson, Dennis Murphy, said at the arraignment that it would be premature to comment on the case.

"They're engaging in jihad in a courtroom," said Debra Burlingame, who watched the arraignment as it was shown by live feed in a special facility in Brooklyn.

Nevertheless, both federal and state courts look closely at confessions secured during unusually long interrogations prior to arraignment, and it is not uncommon for such confessions to be ruled inadmissible in a criminal trial.

Earlier in the morning, Judge Fahey denied requests from The Buffalo News and local television stations to photograph Mr. Kopp's arraignment, saying it might be disruptive and jeopardize his right to a fair trial.

Ms Chambers, who has prosecuted two of the three inmates now on Colorado's death row, told reporters outside the courthouse that the decision on the death penalty had to be made within 60 days of his arraignment, "so it's months down the line".

The sheer speed of the arraignment process makes it virtually impossible for the court to make informed decisions.