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“A lot of people have called in or texted in asking our firm, what does an arraignment mean? And the problem is, is in the state of Colorado, different judges in different courts use the term arraignment differently. What the term arraignment actually means is it's a decision about whether or not you're going to enter a plea of guilty or not guilty. It's that opportunity where you can enter that plea.”
“However, some courts use an arraignment just as a general term for a court date, they're not requiring you to set a not guilty plea. They're just saying we're setting for arraignment because they want some kind of decision. Sometimes that decision is we need another court date. So arraignment can be used a lot of different ways.”
“So the best thing to keep in mind is get a qualified criminal defense attorney from that area, who knows that judge and knows that court and can walk you through what that judgment means when they say arraignment, and then they can advise you as to whether or not you're going to have to make a decision on that day, or if it's just a standard term that they're using for that court date in that courtroom.”
“So the best thing to keep in mind is get a qualified criminal defense attorney from that area, who knows that judge and knows that court and can walk you through what that judgment means when they say arraignment,”
“In the state of Colorado, different judges in different courts use the term arraignment differently.”