The arraignment process typically occurs within 24 hours of a person's arrest, under state law. The process begins with an attorney (or prosecutor) from the district attorney's office reading the defendant's charges aloud and requesting that bail be set at a certain amount or no bail be set. If no bail is requested, then the defendant will be released on their own recognizance, which means that they are released on the belief that they will return to court on the ordered date.

The bail amount is determined according to the severity of the charges and the defendant's personal circumstances, including:

• Prior criminal history

• Employment ties

• Familial ties

• Community ties

Our 24-Hour New York arraignment attorney can fight to reduce or eliminate the bail amount by arguing that the defendant is not a flight risk, or that the charges are improper in some way. In certain cases, we may even be able to get the entire case dismissed if the criminal complaint filed by the DA is not properly drafted or lacks the correct signatures.