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At the arraignment the judge read the two charges aloud, and the defendant answered not guilty to both within a minute.
Law
The thriller's tensest scene is the arraignment, when the lawyer whispers to her client just before the judge asks how he pleads.
Movies
Colonial court records show that an arraignment could be over in minutes, the charge read once and a plea taken.
History
The novel's opening chapter is an arraignment, and the plea the narrator enters colors everything that follows.
Literature
The senator's arraignment drew cameras to the courthouse steps, and he entered his plea in under a minute.
Politics
The executive's arraignment lasted six minutes, long enough to hear three charges read and enter a plea.
Business
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