Arraignment Case Study

Within the criminal justice system, there is a process to ensure that crime is controlled and ensure crimes committed are punished. An investigation is the first stage of the process. In many cases it is the investigation that leads to the arrest. In both cases there are different components in which are taken into place prior to the arrest. In the following case study “Officer Tim Bronson”, we will discuss the process from arrest leading to pretrial.
Case Information
In the following night of October 3rd, Officer Bronson was called to a burglary on 4321 West Jefferson. When an officer is dispatched they are presented with details presenting the following call. In this particular case, Officer Bronson received information pertaining to the alleged perpetrator, which was

According to Kuckes (2006),“Arraignment is simply an initial court appearance typically limited to such preliminary matters as informing the defendant of the charges and of his rights, determining whether counsel should be appointed, or determining how the defendant will plead,”(p.23). As it is the suspect first time appearance, defendant will officially enter a plea. It is during the arraignment where the judge will allow for the defendant to accept a plea and a lawyer will be appointment if the defendant does not have one. They first plea that can be entered, is the guilty plea. When a defendant submits the guilty plea, they are confessing they are guilty of committing the crime and the judge will then sentence them. Second plea that can be entered is the not guilty plea. In the following plea the defendant is denying guilt and therefore the case will be sent to next stage in the criminal process, pre-trial or a disposition. Lastly, the other plea a defendant can enter is a no contest plea, a plea of no contest the defendant does not admit guilt, but acknowledges that the government can prove that there is evidentiary