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The formal charging of a defendant with an offense.
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"We went to Brooklyn and Queens, and they embraced technology and change, and we cut the time from arrest to arraignment by a third.
Similarly, the public display of a defendant handcuffed — the famous "perp walk" between two policemen on the way to arraignment — which so profoundly shocked the French in the case of DSK, is a common accessory in American justice.
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.
Alexander posted bail prior to arraignment and was ordered by the court to have no contact with Gray or his two sons.
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The average arrest-to-arraignment time on the weekend in all city courts was just over 26 hours.
During the Republican convention, protesters were detained for 40 to 50 hours in violation of a judge's order and the 24-hour guideline for arrest-to-arraignment time.
Legal Aid lawyers said that abiding by the 24-hour arrest-to-arraignment time limit was especially important in light of the large number of people arrested for minor infractions that rarely result in prosecutors' seeking jail time.
He will also "identify issues that may affect the arraignment process and modify, develop and implement procedures to maximize effectiveness in reducing arrest-to-arraignment times," the statement said.
Keeping a watchful eye over the proceedings was United States Attorney Christopher J. Christie, a regular at Mr. Adubato's annual event in recent years, and whose personal contact with that many elected officials in one room is usually limited to arraignments.
Then, accompanied by the marshal, she went to court, riding a city trolley -- he paid the fare -- to get to the arraignment.
His lawyers informed Colorado state court Judge William Sylvester on Thursday that they were not ready to proceed to an arraignment of their client on the scores of criminal counts leveled against the 25-year-old former graduate student.
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