In many jurisdictions the initial and first appearance before a judge where the state reads the official charges, called an information or indictment, against the defendant is referred to as the

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Iyana Dennis

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21 May, 05:24

In many jurisdictions the initial and first appearance before a judge where the state reads the official charges, called an information or indictment, against the defendant is referred to as the

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Arjun Collins · Answer 1

The initial and first appearance before a judge is the arraignment. Here, the defendant is formally read the charges against them. In odd hours of the day this is sometimes done via video-chat between the judge and the defendant.