Indiana Code 34-28-6-4. Time and place of appearing; informing defendant of consequences of guilty plea or agreed judgment
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 34-28-6-4
- Arraignment: A proceeding in which an individual who is accused of committing a crime is brought into court, told of the charges, and asked to plead guilty or not guilty.
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
Sec. 4. The time specified for appearance must be at least five (5) days after the arrest or stop unless the person demands an earlier arraignment. The place specified for appearance must be in a court having jurisdiction within the county where the person was arrested or given notice to appear. The person shall be properly informed of the consequences of a guilty plea or agreed judgment.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-32.5-4.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.24.