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7. I think dismissals happen more often at preliminary hearing (after arraignment)

Reply to Unwind Your Mind (Reply #4)

Fri Jun 13, 2025, 12:37 PM

Jun 13

Arraignment is pretty basic procedural stuff.

Maybe if the charges were based on an expired law or something blatantly wrong as a matter of law, dismissal could happen at arraignment. I'd think this would be very rare.

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