arraignment
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After the arraignment, a swarm of reporters gathered around Light.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
York pleaded no contest to both charges at an arraignment hearing and was found guilty.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
The D.A.’s decision to release such information before the arraignment and then issue a press release amounted to a “publicity stunt,” Jackson said in the filing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Pearsall appeared Thursday at the Westminster courthouse and was scheduled to be arraigned, but his arraignment was continued until Sept. 21.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
A veteran, he approached this stage of the process, the arraignment, with efficiency.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
Last year, county supervisors raised the possibility of using Metro buses, and court officials tried exploring the idea of doing remote video arraignments from inside the jails — but neither plan worked out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2025
Mark Sanders, 27, of Tracy, and Allen Starr Brown, 28, of Chico, appeared in an Alameda County courtroom but waived their arraignments.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 4, 2024
Georgia state courts often allow arraignments via Zoom or permit defendants to waive their arraignment.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 28, 2023
In the Georgia case, Willis has requested that arraignments begin the week of Sept. 5, though defendants in Georgia are permitted to waive those appearances and plead not guilty via court filing.
From Reuters ● Aug. 25, 2023
He replied to their arraignments in an angry but very effective letter.
From Essays on Scandinavian Literature by Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen
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