initial appearance

initial appearance
ini·tial appearance /i-'ni-shəl-/ n: the first appearance of a criminal defendant before a judge or usu. a magistrate – called also arraignment on the warrant, initial presentment;

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

initial appearance
The defendant comes before a judge within hours of the arrest to determine whether or not there is probable cause for his or her arrest.

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