The report raised the possibility that many of the poorer defendants pleaded guilty at arraignment for sentences with no jail time, simply to avoid being behind bars while awaiting trial.
Bernie Ebbers wore an expensive suit to work -- and arraignment, trial and sentencing.
That thing included handing down five sentences and presiding over an arraignment -- a fairly important workload considering the number of minor status conferences and news-free initial hearings that were occurring on Monday.
Mr. Sandler pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct at his arraignment on Wednesday and was sentenced to two days of community service, the Manhattan district attorney's office said.
Beginning with Turner's February 2015 arraignment and continuing through his June 2016 sentencing, multiple outlets have chosen to identify him as an "All-American swimmer".
"Viewed within the context of law enforcement or criminal justice, where no person is sentenced to death or prison without an indictment, an arraignment, and a trial before an impartial judge or jury, these characterizations might be understandable.
At his arraignment in January 1606 Grant pleaded not guilty to high treason, but he was nevertheless sentenced to be hanged, drawn and quartered, and was executed three days later, on 30 January.
All three men will be held for two days pending a formal arraignment, most likely on charges of inflicting grave bodily harm, which can bring a prison sentence of two to eight years.
Angel Rivas, 33, of Shirley, N.Y., was set for arraignment Wednesday at U.S. District Court in Central Islip, N.Y., on the charge, which carries a maximum prison sentence of 5 years, according to the U.S. attorney's office.
Mr. Wilder's arraignment is Thursday.
