She said that she never ignored Sandiganbayan whenever it required her attendance in the
arraignment, which was supposed to be over last year.
to find grounds - such as parole holds - to keep 31 of the suspects beyond the normal 48- hour deadline set by law to either arraign or release them, 30 suspects were set free and didn't return for
arraignment the next day.
Simtrol's Curiax Arraigner digital
arraignment software leverages Polycom's market leading videoconferencing platform to provide a distinct offering to the government marketplace.
This equates to a total market size of approximately $3 billion for digital
arraignment products, of which $1 billion is software.
Parachini said there is no statutory requirement that those suspects who were released could not have been kept in custody and returned the next morning for
arraignment.
Eliminating the need to transport prisoners for
arraignment saves money and increases public safety.
By conducting
arraignments using videoconferencing, more than a typical day's worth of cases can be completed in about two hours.
The
arraignments for a Lake Los Angeles couple accused of starving their severely handicapped 15-year-old daughter to death were postponed Monday until next month to allow them time to hire private lawyers.
When it came time for trial Monday, attorney John Martin requested that the charges be dismissed because denying Zepeda the right to have an attorney stand in for him at previous
arraignments constituted the denial of a right to a speedy trial.
The temporary transformation was arranged to accommodate
arraignments for more than 40 men and women arrested during ``Project Men in Black,'' an undercover sting operation that targeted burglars and car thieves.
Jesse Alvarado, 19, and Jorge Cabrera, 24, were booked on suspicion of making terrorist threats at the Valencia Boulevard courthouse during the
arraignments of gang member suspects Alberto Juarez and Raul Ballesteros, both 18, deputies said.
I was concerned that it might be a little bit impersonal,'' said Klopfer, the only judge in the county conducting video
arraignments.
