Editing Arraignment (section)

=== United States ===
The [[Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution]] grants criminal defendants the right to be notified of the charges against them. Under the [[Law of the United States|United States]]' [[Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure]], arraignment shall consist of an open reading of the indictment (and delivery of a copy) to the defendant, and a call for them to plead.<ref>Rule {{frcrp|10}} – via [[Cornell Law School]]</ref>

In [[Federal judiciary of the United States|federal courts]], arraignment takes place in two stages. The first is called the "initial arraignment" and must take place within 48 hours of an individual's arrest, or within 72 hours if the individual was arrested on the weekend and not able to go before a judge until Monday.<ref>{{cite book |title=Criminal Procedure |publisher=Thomson Wadsworth |year=2012 |edition=8th |first=Joel |last=Samaha |isbn=978-0-495-91335-1 }}</ref> During this stage, the defendant is informed of the pending legal charges and is informed of his or her [[Right to counsel|right to retain counsel]]. The presiding judge also decides at what amount, if any, to set [[Bail in the United States|bail]]. During the second stage, the post-indictment arraignment, the defendant is allowed to enter a plea.

In [[New York (state)|New York]], a person arrested without a warrant and kept in custody must be brought before a local criminal court for arraignment "without unnecessary delay".<ref>NYS Criminal Procedure Law § 140.20(1).</ref> A delay of more than 24 hours is [[wikt:rebut#Verb|rebuttably]] presumed to be unnecessary.<ref>''People ex rel. Maxian on Behalf of Roundtree v. Brown,'' 77 N.Y.2d 422, 570 N.E.2d 223 (1991).</ref>

In [[California]], arraignments must be conducted without unnecessary delay and, in any event, within 48 hours of arrest, excluding weekends and holidays.<ref name=riverside>[[County of Riverside v. McLaughlin]], 500 U.S. 44 (1991)</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.spolinlaw.com/blog/2016/08/16/los-angeles-criminal-court-arraignments/|title=Los Angeles Criminal Court Arraignments {{!}} Spolin Law P.C.|website=spolinlaw.com|date=16 August 2016|access-date=2016-12-03}}</ref>