Sentence examples for for a preliminary arraignment from inspiring English sources

Mr. Missan was not present when Officer Torres appeared for a preliminary arraignment on Thursday, but he said he believed a plea of not guilty was automatically entered on behalf of his client.

458, 54 L.Ed.2d 424 (1977) (one-person showup at a hearing, which combined the functions of a preliminary arraignment and preliminary examination, that was adversary in nature and at which the accused was entitled to move for suppression of evidence and dismissal of charges).

He had a preliminary arraignment the same day in which a not-guilty plea was entered on his behalf, and he was held on $500,000 bail.

For a preliminary analysis, see Street 2005.

At preliminary arraignments in 2008, half the cases were resolved at the arraignment through dismissal or a plea; of the rest, two-thirds of the defendants were released on their own recognizance.

PHILADELPHIA — In a blistering courtroom session on Friday, the judge overseeing the case involving priests accused in the sexual abuse scandal in the Philadelphia Archdiocese granted the prosecution's request to bypass a preliminary hearing and scheduled arraignment for April 15.

Pfaff was released Monday night with a promise to appear for a court arraignment.

The three are scheduled for a continued arraignment on Feb. 22, Emami said.

After an arraignment Friday, his next court appearance will be a preliminary hearing set for mid-December.

Disturbing as it was, it made for a comically absurd arraignment, caught on video.

Judge Stephen C. Robinson of United States District Court held a preliminary conference on the case immediately after the arraignment yesterday.