Arraignment
Meaning of Arraignment in Spanish
Description/ translation of arraignment into Spanish: comparecencia del acusado ante el órgano jurisdiccional al comienzo de la fase oral, en el curso de la cual se da lectura a la acusación y se invita al acusado a que se declare culpable o no culpable (SUG) = comparecencia inicial; en el derecho norteamericano, se utiliza también esta expresión para designar la comparecencia inicial del imputado ante el magistrate u órgano equivalente[1]
Note: for more information on related terms and on the area of law where arraignment belongs (criminal procedure law), in Spanish, see here.
Notes and References
- Translation of Arraignment published by Antonio Peñaranda
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See Also
Hearing; Incarceration; Sixth Amendment; Trial.
Related Case Law
Barker v. Wingo, 407 U.S. 514, 530 (1972).
Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238 (1969).
County of Riverside v. McLaughlin, 500 U.S. 44 (1991).
Garland v. Washington, 232 U.S. 642 (1914).
Gerstein v. Pugh, 420 U.S. 103 (1975).
Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963).
Johnson v. Zerbst, 304 U.S. 458 (1938).
Mallory v. United States, 354 U.S. 449 (1957).
McNabb v. United States, 318 U.S. 332 (1943).
Further Reading
Dressler, Joshua. Understanding Criminal Procedure, 2d ed. § 1.03[C][6] at 10: Matthew Bender, 1997.
Gilmore, Warren H. “Arraignment by Television: A New Way to Bring Defendants to the Courtroom.” Judicature 63 (1980): 396.
Kamisar, Yale; Lafave, Wayne R.; Israel, Jerold H.; and King, Nancy. Modern Criminal Procedure, 9th ed. St. Paul, Minn.: West Group, 1999. Pages 28-29; 1013-1014.
Steinberg, Corey. Note, “Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied’-The Abuse of Pre-Arraignment Delay.” New York Law School Journal of Human Rights 9 (1992): 403.
Thaxton, Ronnie. Note, “Injustice Telecast: The Illegal Use of Closed-Circuit Television Arraignments and Bail Bond Hearings in Federal Courts.” Iowa Law Review 79 (1993): 175.
Whitebread, Charles H., and Slobogin, Christopher. Criminal Procedure: An Analysis of Cases and Concepts, 3d ed. New York, N.Y.: Foundation Press, 1993. Pages 487-545.
More Further Reading
Arraignment Meaning in the U.S. Court System
A proceeding in which an individual who is accused of committing a crime is brought into court, told of the charges, and asked to plead guilty, not guilty, or nolo contendere (no contest).
Meaning of Arraignment in the U.S. Legal System
Definition of Arraignment published by the National Association for Court Management: A proceeding in which an individual who is accused of committing a crime is brought into court, told of the charges, and asked to plead guilty or not guilty. Sometimes called a preliminary hearing or initial appearance.
Arraignment is usually a criminal defendant’s first appearance in court or before a judge on a criminal charge.
Arraignment is usually a criminal defendant’s first appearance in court or before a judge on a criminal charge.
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