Supreme Court Rules - Rule 24 - Rules of Criminal Procedure - Misdemeanors or Felonies - Arraignment and Proceedings Before Trial: Misdemeanors of Felonies

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		Section/Rule:	24.01
Subject:	Rule 24 - Rules of Criminal Procedure - Misdemeanors or Felonies - Arraignment and Proceedings Before Trial	Publication / Adopted Date:	June 13, 1979
Topic:	Misdemeanors of Felonies - Arraignment	Revised / Effective Date:	July 1, 2022

24.01 MISDEMEANORS OR FELONIES – ARRAIGNMENT

Arraignment shall be conducted in open court. The judge may conduct the arraignment with the defendant appearing by interactive video technology if the defendant is entering a plea of not guilty. The arraignment shall consist of reading the indictment or information to the defendant or stating to him or her the substance of the charge and calling on the defendant to plead thereto. The defendant shall be given a copy of the indictment or information before being called upon to plead.

(Adopted June 13, 1979, eff. Jan. 1, 1980; Oct. 26, 2021, eff. Jul. 1, 2022.)

Committee Note - 1979

This is the same as Fed.R.Crim.P. 10.

Compare: Prior Rule

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