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N0help4u · Jul 25, 2009, 08:44 AM

When the cops dragged me off to jail the other guys were asking why they didn't read the moranda rights and they said because even though you are cuffed and going to jail you are not considered under arrest. They said you are not arrested until you are fingerprinted and booked.

davep5 · Jul 25, 2009, 08:47 AM

If I was going to get arrested I would have been arrested at that point in time when the incodent occurred

JudyKayTee · Jul 25, 2009, 08:48 AM

Originally Posted by davep5

if i was going to get arrested i would have been arrested at that point in time when the incodent occured

You WERE arrested - that is what the ticket was. Either get carted off to jail or get a ticket because it was a "minor" offense.

You apparently have no idea what your status is so why are you arguing when you're the one who asked for advice.

AK lawyer · Jul 25, 2009, 11:55 AM

:p
Now we are getting somewhere.

It's an arraignment. That means the judge will ask you whether you are guilty or not. If you plea "guilty" (or "nolo contendre", or "no contest" - it all means the same thing), the judge will probably sentence you then and there.

At this point, I am reviewing the entire thread and thinking "what was the question again?"

Was it, as I originally thought, that you wanted to know if your buddy's case could be heard (sentencing determined, I guess) at the same time as yours? It's possible, but why?

davep5 · Jul 25, 2009, 07:40 PM

I was just wondering why it would have changed, but the letter he got said a parent needs to be present because he's 17

N0help4u · Jul 25, 2009, 07:57 PM

Then it possibly has something to do with that.

JudyKayTee · Jul 25, 2009, 08:02 PM

Originally Posted by davep5

i was just wondering why it would have changed, but the letter he got said a parent needs to be present because hes 17

And so with all the info posted the answer is evident.

AK lawyer · Jul 26, 2009, 04:35 AM

BTW, this should technically have been posted in the criminal forum.

Anyway, when you go to the court appearance, if you plead guilty, the judge will probably make sure you are knowingly giving up certain rights: right to confront your accusers, right to present witnesses in your defense, right to make the prosecution prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, possibly right to an attorney, right not to incriminate yourself, etc.