As used in this code, unless the context otherwise requires, an arraignment is the reading of the indictment to the defendant and the asking of him or her if he or she pleads guilty or not guilty to the indictment.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-85-701
Definition
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Nance v. State (1996)
Most recently applied in Landrum v. State (May 1997)
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