Were Arraigned on Charges?

An arraignment is a court proceeding at which a criminal defendant is formally advised of the charges against him and asked to enter a plea to the charges. In many states, the court may also decide at arraignment whether the defendant will be released pending trial.

Does an arraignment mean your going to jail?

At arraignments, people are taken into custody for 3 reasons: A Judge Orders Bail. ... In most cases, as we have our clients prearrange and qualify for bail, posting bail takes about 2-4 hours to post and then however long it takes the local jail to process you and release you.

Can charges be dismissed at arraignment?

Criminal charges generally do not get dismissed at an arraignment. While prosecutors can dismiss a charge if there is a compelling reason to do so (for instance if they learn that a defendant was wrongly charged), in practice, they rarely do this. This is true with both misdemeanor charges and felony charges.