Katie has been charged with armed robbery. The judge has set her bail at $250,000. She is currently in jail awaiting a family member to raise her bail. This is Katie's first offense. She claims that she was forced to commit the crime because she could not pay her rent.
-Katie was charged with armed robbery at which point during the pretrial process?

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Katie has been charged with armed robbery. The judge has set her bail at $250,000. She is currently in jail awaiting a family member to raise her bail. This is Katie's first offense. She claims that she was forced to commit the crime because she could not pay her rent.
-Katie was charged with armed robbery at which point during the pretrial process?​

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The arraignment is the formal reading of the charges against the defendant in front of a judge. It is at this point that bail is set and the defendant enters a plea of guilty or not guilty.

Katie Has Been Charged with Armed Robbery