Arraignment (First Appearance) Information For New York City

Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Staten Island, and Bronx Counties

If someone has been arrested in Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, or Staten Island, he is going to endure a 24 hour experience that will end with the first appearance in court, or arraignment.

Borough Hall stop near the Brooklyn Arraignment Courthouse.

Arraignments in Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, and Staten Island are confusing and stressful for the person who is arrested. But the New York City arraignment process is also stressful and confusing for the family and friends who often end up scrambling to find out information and desperate to find a way to help.

This arraignment information site provides detailed answers to many of the questions people have about arraignments in New York City. New-York-Arraignments.com is sponsored by New York criminal defense lawyers Shalley and Murray.

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New Weekend Arraignment Hours - Private Counsel More Important than Ever

Weekend arraignments will be dramatically shortened starting June 11, 2011. Since the weekend tends to be the busiest time of the week, arraignments on Saturday and Sunday could become more of a bottleneck. This could make having private counsel on a case more important than ever. Read the article to find out why.

NOTE: Initially, the reduced hours seemed to have little impact on the system, but as of late July there have been instances of massive delays with as many as 100 cases held over. It remains to be seen whether weekend arraignments will be tamed or whether being arrested on the weekend will condemn people to days in the system waiting in prison cells.

Desk Appearance Ticket Information

If you have a Desk Appearance Ticket, and want information about how to understand the Desk Appearance Ticket process in New York, visit our new web site devoted exclusively to Desk Appearance Tickets.

Pink Summons Information

If you have received a Pink Summons in New York City and want information about how to understand what this means or how to respond, visit our pink summons information site or our pink summons information page.